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.
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like Prada, Armani, Gucci, and Versace, which are the most expensive and exclusive ones, but also for other less upscale names like Benetton. Italy is most often associated with style and fashion and many Italians take pride in always being ben vestiti (well dressed) and in keeping with the latest tendenze (trends). Young Italians want to be alla moda (hip with the latest trends) and in most cases would never wear something that is fuori moda (out of style). The most important city in Italy in
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
ROS-so pair fah-VO-reh): A glass of red wine, please. Italy is one of the top producers and consumers of wine, with each Italian region producing excellent wines. Italy’s wines—such as Chianti, Barolo, Moscato, Valpolicella, Montepulciano, and Marsala, just to name a few—are considered among the best in the world. Wine classifications in decreasing order of quality are: DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita), DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata), IGT (Indicazione
ahn-DAH-reh VEE-ah pair fah-VO-reh oh-POO-reh vee FAH-choh la MOOL-tah): Loitering is forbidden here. Please go away, otherwise I have to give you a ticket. In Italy today, the city mayors have been given the power of promoting certain specific laws within their territory: This means that, for example, in Venice è vietato dar da mangiare ai piccioni (it is forbidden to feed the pigeons); while in some seaside towns è vietato camminare in bikini nel centro città (it is forbidden to wear your
cycling race in Italy, is 100 years old; it is divided into stages which total about 2500 kilometers covering almost all regions of Italy, and it lasts almost the entire month of May. Each stage has a winner; the overall leader wears the maglia rosa (pink jersey), but there are many colored jerseys for a variety of leaders. For example, the green jersey is assigned to the leading mountain climbers. Cyclists (ciclisti) are unofficially divided into three categories; there are sprinters, scalatori
