Learn to speak Italian like a native? Easy.
Italian All-in-One For Dummies appeals to those readers looking for a comprehensive, all-encompassing guide to mastering the Italian language. It contains content from all For Dummies Italian language instruction titles, including Italian For Dummies, Intermediate Italian For Dummies, Italian Verbs For Dummies, Italian Phrases For Dummies, Italian Grammar For Dummies, and Italian For Dummies Audio Set.
- Offers readers interested in learning Italian a valuable reference to all aspects of this popular language
- The content appeals to students, travelers, and businesspeople who visit Italian-speaking countries
- An online companion site allows you to download audio tracks allows for more practice opportunities, as well as additional content empowering you to speak Italian like a native
Whether you're a pure beginner or have some familiarity with the language, Italian All-in-One For Dummies, with downloadable audio practice online, is your ticket to speaking, and writing, Italian.
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6 BOOKS IN 1
- Italian For Dummies
- Intermediate Italian For Dummies
- Italian Grammar For Dummies
- Italian Verbs For Dummies
- Italian Phrases For Dummies
- Italian For Dummies Audio Set
Your all-encompassing guide to speaking, reading, and writing Italian
Buongiorno! Italian All-in-One For Dummies brings together content from the Italian Dummies library into one handy guide that covers all the bases of the Italian language. Plus, go beyond the book and get online for access to even more opportunities to practice speaking the language. If you want to improve your Italian, whether it's for work, travel, or enjoyment, Italian All-in-One For Dummies has you covered.
- Talkin'the talk — explore some basic Italian pronunciations and phrases, common greetings, and everyday conversational topics
- Out and about — get the know-how to confidently navigate public transportation, dine out, find a hotel, and handle an emergency in Italian-speaking regions
- Get down with grammar — grasp the various parts of speech, including nouns, articles, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, and tenses
- If you build it... — find out how to build compound tenses, use reflexive verbs in the past, master the past conditional and past perfect, get a grip on progressing through gerunds in Italian, and more
Open the book and find:
- Popular Italian phrases and expressions
- How to get numbers, dates, and times in line
- Tips for asking and answering questions
- How to make Italian sentences grammatically correct
- Correct ways to use verbs, tenses, and moods in Italian
- Italian-English and English-Italian mini-dictionaries
- Verb tables for conjugating commonly used verbs
- Games and exercises
Inhalt
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 2
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Book I: Speaking Italian in Everyday Settings 5
Chapter 1: Exploring Pronunciations and Italian You May Already Know 7
You Already Know Some Italian! 8
Getting to the root of cognates 9
Picking up popular expressions 9
Mouthing Off: Basic Pronunciation 11
Starting with the alphabet 11
Vowels 12
Consonants 14
Stressing Syllables Properly 18
Chapter 2: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Time 21
Counting from Zero to a Billion: Cardinal Numbers 21
Building numbers in Italian 23
Speaking numbers like a native 25
Making sense of addresses 26
Putting Things in Order: Ordinal Numbers 27
Looking at the Calendar: Days, Months, and Seasons 29
Days of the week 29
Months and seasons of the year 30
Specific dates 31
Telling Time 34
Familiarizing Yourself with the Metric System 38
Converting the temperature to/from Celsius 39
Measuring in metric units 40
Chapter 3: Buongiorno! Salutations! 41
Looking at Common Greetings and Goodbyes 41
Issuing a greeting 41
Deciding between formal and friendly 43
Replying to a greeting 43
Specifying your reunion 44
Making Introductions 44
Introducing yourself 45
Introducing other people 47
Talking about Language, Countries, and Nationalities 49
Finding out whether someone speaks Italian 49
Talking about where you come from 50
Extending and Responding to Invitations 54
Chapter 4: Making Small Talk 55
Discovering Interrogative Pronouns 55
Asking simple questions 56
Taking care of basic needs 58
Talking About Your Family 60
Discussing What You Do 61
Talking shop 62
Discussing your job 62
Chatting about the Weather 64
Chapter 5: Casa Dolce Casa: Home Sweet Home 67
Describing Where You Live 67
Stating your country and hometown 67
Noting the type of home you have 68
Taking a Tour of Your Home 69
Il soggiorno: The living room 69
La cucina: The kitchen 71
La sala da pranzo: The dining room 72
La camera da letto: The bedroom 75
Il bagno: The bathroom 76
Other areas around the house 77
Chapter 6: Using the Phone and Talking Business 81
Phoning Made Simple 81
Connecting via cellphones, texts, and video 82
Calling for business or pleasure 84
Making Arrangements over the Phone 86
Asking for People and Getting the Message 88
Discussing Your Job 91
Referring to coworkers 92
Interviewing 92
Covering compensation and breaks 93
Describing things around the office 93
Chapter 7: Food, Glorious Food, and Drink 97
Eating, Italian-Style 97
Having breakfast 97
Eating lunch 98
Enjoying dinner 100
Drinking, Italian-Style 103
Expressing your love for espresso 103
Beverages with even more of a kick 105
Dining Out, from Start to Finish 106
Making reservations 106
Paying for your meal 108
Shopping for Food 109
Dal macellaio (butcher shop) 109
Pesce (fish) 109
At the panetteria (bread shop) 110
Chapter 8: Shopping, Italian-Style 115
Checking Out Stores 115
Deciding between department stores and boutiques 116
Navigating the store 116
Admiring shop displays 118
Clothing ...