The Everything Learning Italian Book: Speak, write, and understand basic Italian in no time (Everything (Language & Writing)) [Paperback]

Ronald Glenn Wrigley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1605500925 | ISBN-13: 978-1605500928 | Publication Date: November 18, 2009 | Edition: 2

Order zuppa di pesce at an Italian trattoria!
Take a ride on il motorino!
Say ?Buon giorno? to your nuovo amico italiano!

Learning italiano is fun?and far easier than you might think. Americans already know many Italian words, like soprano, al dente, and graffiti! With this guide you will make sense of this fascinating language in no time.

This practical, hands-on libro comes with easy-to-understand lessons, useful exercises, and a CD for pronunciation help. Building on the Italian language?s close relation to English, this all-new edition covers everything from basic introductions to verb conversions. You will learn to:

• Vorrei una bistecca. Order food with ease.
• Che ore sono? Ask someone for the time.
• Ho amici buoni. Use adjectives to communicate more effectively.
• Si parlano italiano e francese in Svizzera. Know when to use passive voice.

Whether you want to sample frutti di mare or converse with your grandparents in their native tongue, you?ll soon discover just how easy it is to learn la bella lingua italiana.

This edition includes completely new material on:

• An audio CD, with a pronunciation guide and interactive exercises
• Updated Italian-English dictionary and verb charts
• Learning from updated examples

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About the Author

Ronald Glenn Wrigley, MA (Newton, MA), studied Italian at the University of Rhode Island and the Universit? di Firenze in Florence, Italy. He earned a master?s degree in Italian language and culture at Boston College and a master?s degree in foreign language education at New York University. Mr. Wrigley is the author of The Everything Italian Practice Book with CD. At Boston University, he is a lecturer of Italian and director of the Educational Resource Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 2 edition (November 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605500925
• ISBN-13: 978-1605500928
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Learning Tool, July 17, 2010

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This review is from: The Everything Learning Italian Book: Speak, write, and understand basic Italian in no time (Everything (Language & Writing)) (Paperback)

The book and CD are easy to follow, making it easier to learn from. I have
only one disappointment. The CD takes you through the basics in a laboriously
slow manner, which makes it frustrating for the "middle" student who wants to
get to the "meat" of the sentence structure, verb usage, etc.
Otherwise...a great job!
Anna Marie Fritz---[...]