
Reserve it at BN.com & pick it up in 60 minutes at your local store.
Enter a zip code
(Paperback - Sixth Edition)
Bonjour! From ordering a cafe au lait in Paris to making new friends in the Loire Valley, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-French and French-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Louvre. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's sac a dos.
More Reviews and RecommendationsRick Steves is on a mission: to help make European travel accessible and meaningful for Americans. Rick has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring Europe. He's researched and written 24 travel guidebooks and hosts the public television series Rick Steves' Europe, now in its seventh season. He also organizes and leads tours of Europe and offers an information-packed website (ricksteves.com). Rick lives in Edmonds, WA, just north of Seattle, with his family.
More About the AuthorReader Rating:
See Detailed Ratings
June 30, 2009: I thought this book was great because it gives you all the tools to prep and walk you through using French in everday conversations. Great for anyone traveling. Very easy to understand and helpful with pronunciations. I definetely recommend it.
Reader Rating:
See Detailed Ratings
October 09, 2007: this was a big help! especially at restaurants, even though one of my travel companions was dissappointed that it didn't have 'bacon' It did help us in so many other ways though!!!