Perfect Phrases in Italian for Confident Travel: The No Faux-Pas Phrasebook for the Perfect Trip (Perfect Phrases Series)
Salvatore Bancheri
Language: English
Pages: 208
ISBN: 0071508244
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
More than your average phrasebook, this portable title shows you how to be a well-mannered visitor and speak the local language in the correct context
Any phrasebook can give you a line listing of essential phrases. But if you use a phrase or term without knowing the correct way to use it, you can find yourself in an embarrassing situation.
Perfect Phrases in Italian for Confident Travel addresses this problem expertly. Yes, you get the basics but you get a lot more background and guidance on how to use these words and phrases correctly without making a faux pas. With the confidence that you are using a phrase correctly, you will enjoy a smoother adventure in Italy.
Course, alterations can also be made by a tailor. Chapter 9 Shopping for Food C’è un supermercato qui vicino? (CHEH oon soo-pair-mair-CAH-toh kwee vee-CHEE-no): Is there a supermarket around here? Supermarkets (supermercati) have become very popular in Italy only in the past ten to fifteen years, as before Italians preferred to do their grocery shopping in the local generi alimentari (grocery store). Italian supermarkets are no different from those in North America in both the selection of.
Is open only for a few hours a day. The tourist information office is a great source for tourists and people who are not acquainted with the city. There you can ask for cartine gratuite (free maps) and dépliant della città (city brochures), and you can buy a city pass to visit sites at a prezzo scontato (discounted price). In most cases you can book a visita guidata della città (guided city tour) and even ask for assistance in finding an albergo (hotel) or a ristorante (restaurant). Due.
(closure day) during the week, in most cases on Monday. Most of these are also closed on Christmas Day and a few other national festivity days. Some of the lesser known sites and attractions may have limited orari d’apertura (hours of operation), and it is a good idea to ask the tourist information office about that before heading to the site. Museums have different tariffe d’ingresso (admission fares): They usually have a standard fare for adulti (adults), then discounted fares for anziani.
Is 110 euros; for a modest pensione 80 euros. C’è un buon bed and breakfast vicino? (CHEH oon boo-ON bed and breakfast quee vee-CHEE-noh): Is there a nice bed and breakfast nearby? Tourism is Italy’s largest asset, and therefore there is a great variety of accommodations throughout the country: from luxurious hotels and villas to resort villages, from family-run pensioni to youth hostels, from agriturismo sites to campgrounds. If you are on a tight budget, there are many bed-and-breakfast.
Uova (eggs), pancetta (bacon), burro (butter), marmellata (jam), croissants, panini (rolls), cioccolata calda (hot chocolate), formaggio (cheese), Nutella, tè (tea), regular coffee, milk, espresso, cappuccino, caffellatte, latte, and many other items. Many hotels also cater to clients with celiac disease and offer a gluten-free breakfast. Breakfast is normally served between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. Dove posso parcheggiare la macchina? (DOH-veh POS-so pahr-kehd-JA-reh lah MAHK-kee-nah): Where.