The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

Gabrielle Ann Euvino (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1592572766 | ISBN-13: 978-1592572762 | Publication Date: September 7, 2004 | Edition: 3

Learn the language of la dolce vita!

 

For anyone who wants to learn and enjoy the most expressive and romantic of languages, the third edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Learning Italian is the first choice for a whole new generation of enthusiastic students of Italian. This updated edition includes two new quick references on verbs, grammar, and sentence structure; two new appendixes on Italian synonyms and popular idiomatic phrases; and updated business and money sections.

 

            •First two editions have sold extraordinarily well

            •Italian is the fourth most popular language in the United States

 

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About the Author

GABRIELLE EUVINO, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Learning Italian, has been teaching Italian since 1986 and is the president and founder of La Bella Lingua, an educational immersion program where students visit Italian historical landmarks while learning the language and culture of Italy. She teaches Italian at the Learning Annex in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 3 edition (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592572766
• ISBN-13: 978-1592572762
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Good Introduction to Italian, May 16, 2006

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Charles Eddy (Shreveport, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian, 3rd Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

If you want to learn Italian on your own, this is an excellent book. It helps to have already learned a romance language (French, Portugese, etc.), but even a novice at foreign languages can pick this up and begin to learn vocabulary and grammar in a snap. While she does break it down very well, I won't downplay the difficulty. An idiot you may not be, but grammar is tough in any language, and you may get lost sometimes without a teacher. In all, however, this book is a really good buy. I recommend purchasing three things with this: Pimsleur's Italian I (because hearing the language is so important), the Barron's Italian Grammar (which helps you get out of any tough spots you encounter in grammar), and a good Italian/English dictionary (Larousse or Oxford are the best). With these four items you can truly begin to learn Italian, then through careful study you might even achieve fluency alone. And all because of this guide. It's for this reason that I have to give it 5 stars, because it's such an incomprehensibly great resource for starting out. If you want to learn Italian without a class, I'd start here.

41 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Idiots Guide to Learning Italian - Gabrielle Euvino, December 18, 2001

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Henry Urbanksi,Ph.D (New Paltz, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian (Paperback)

I found Gabrielle Euvino's "The Complete Idiots Guide to Learning Italian", Second Edition useful and fun to read & work with. The vocabulary,phrases and situations presented are down to earth, very practical and surprisingly comprehensive & exhaustive.
Ms. Euvino's love for the Ialian language and culture is quite apparent throughout the book. It is a "can do" book anbd her enthusiam for learning Italian is contagious. A wonderful resource. I recommend it highly.
Henry Urbanksi, Ph.D,
Director,Language Immersion Institute
State University of New York at New Paltz

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amore Italiano, June 28, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian (Paperback)

I have always wanted to learn Italian. In my opinion it is the most Romantic, culture reflective language out there. I have always dreamed of traveling to Italy and experiencing all the history behind it with the art, architecture, food, music and scenery but I was intimidated by the language. I noticed that this book recieved wonderful reviews and I have had sucess with Idiot's Guides in the past. This one was no different. It is broken down in easy to understand, step-by-step instruction where you gradually build on what you know. Pronunciation is broken down for you. I havent even finnished it and I feel like I'm well on my way to my dream. It has an extensive glossary for english/italian translations and is perfect for beginners starting with the basics and climbing upward.