Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary

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Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary

Title: Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary

Author: Rick Steves

Format: Paperback

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Text: English, French--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description:
Bonjour! From ordering a cafe au lait in Paris to making new friends in the Loire Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-French and French-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Louvre. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's sac a dos.

Product Details

Paperback: 194 pages
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 5th Biling edition (May, 2003)
ISBN: 1566915171
Product Dimensions: 6.0 x 4.0 x 0.6 inches
Average Customer Review: based on 2 reviews.

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130 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

Most practical French phrase book, February 26, 2000

Reviewer:

"sbgantz" (Alexandria, Virginia USA)

I was just getting ready to buy Rick Steve's Italian phrase book and thought I'd review the French version. I've taken other phrase books with me in France, but this is the one I use and it is appropriately worn. Although I got to intermediate French in college, I did not learn how to reserve a hotel room. I first used this phrase book to make hotel reservations (even with non-English speakers). This book also helped me get gas (don't forget, sans plomb) and find English language movies with French subtitles (V.O. = version originale). I have also found Rick's phonetic French to be straightforward. This is the most practical French phrase book I've seen.

95 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent quick reference for the traveler, in any situation, October 6, 1999
Reviewer: A reader
Very helpful. Coded according to subject (food, accommodation, transportation), with phrases that satisfy any situation, and are sufficient to communicate without the need to use complete sentences. Gives the English, French, and French pronunciation... and many travelers books do not give the latter. Of 3 books I took with me to France, this was the one I used almost all the time, due to the ease of finding what I needed, and quickly.