How to Say Fabulous! in 8 Different Languages [Paperback]

Gerard Mryglot (Author), Ted Marks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006

Honey, Let’s Go!
 
This hilarious handbook translates hundreds of outrageous phrases from English into Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian. There are sections on:
 
     •  Night Life: “Are there any gay bars around here?”
     •  Shopping: “Those shoes! I must have those shoes!”
     •  Opening Lines: “I am a flight attendant/choreographer/actor/owner of a greeting card store.”
     •  Dining Out: “You’ve had worse things in your mouth!”
     •  Parting Glances: “I never meant to hurt you.”
 
With How to Say “Fabulous!” in 8 Different Languages, you’ll always know how to speak the native tongue!
 

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About the Author

Gerard Mryglot was a staff translator at Berlitz Translation Services for five years before starting his own business. He and his coauthor, Ted Marks, live in New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594740909
• ISBN-13: 978-1594740909
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.9 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #521,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Gay & Lesbian > Travel
  • #35 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polyglot
  • #87 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Russian

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Riot! If You're Gay and You Travel, You Need This Book!, February 26, 2007

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Gustavo Arenas (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Say "Fabulous!" in 8 Different Languages: A Travel Phrase Book for Gay Men (Paperback)

First of all, the book is small enough to be a convenient carry-along. It is very thorough and covers most every sexual and nonsexual situation you can think of (REALLY) and it enables you to converse easily with native speakers. Each entry is also listed with its phonetic pronunciation. I tried out a German phrase on some guy I knew and he said "OMG how on earth did you learn that??" Some of the phrases are probably not always going to be used, but are translated and form the basis for comic relief (e.g., "Doll, if you're going to lip-sync, the least you can do is learn the words"). I say buy the book, it will certainly come in handy! The Spanish in particular also has regional differences which is very useful.

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but Limited, September 3, 2010

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Nicholas Pearson (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Say Fabulous! in 8 Different Languages (Paperback)

I really do enjoy this little phrasebook, whether I'm considering travel or just learning to say something for fun. The book has a decent scope of topics that revolve around gay life, but it does seriously lack in many of the other basics. One would still need a second phrasebook to deal with most other aspects of travel.

For entertainment value alone, you'll probably love this cute text. If you travel, you're sure to add color to your parlance in any of these eight languages.

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and Fun, January 12, 2009

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GM (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: How to Say Fabulous! in 8 Different Languages (Paperback)

Not only is this a useful phrasebook but tons of fun! The phrases cover most subjects but the book is not big to throw in a suitcase. A great gift for all your gay friends.