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German SpeakOut: Phrase book, menu decoder, two-way dictionary

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I just happened to look through this book for fun when I had some time to kill at a bookstore. I am a native speaker of German and was flabbergasted by the number of errors in this little book-- sometimes several on each page. Each error was one that no native speaker would ever make, just non-sensical stuff, more like the work of a first year student of German who was "creatively" playing around with words.
The concept itself is kind of nice with the fold-out sheet of important phrases etc., but they really should have used a native speaker to proof read it. At the very least, they could have taken a German dictionary and checked if the words offered as translations are actually German words.

This book does not pretent to make you fluent in German. But, it is does include some great if very basic words and phrases. It has a great section on food, drink and food prepartion. This is essential for reading menus in Germany. It also has a good set of phrases for tourists in Germany. It also comes with a basic but useful german-english/english-german dictionary.

The the little book also includes a small pen with a light.

The book will fit into a large shirt pocket or most back pockets.

I recommend this book for people traveling in Germany with translators for most of the great. This is great for dining out, shopping, or asking directions.