Rick Steves' German Phrase Book and Dictionary | 
 enlarge | Author: Rick Steves
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 25607
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1566915198
Dewey Decimal Number: 430
EAN: 9781566915199
ASIN: 1566915198
Publication Date: May 2003
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Condition: Purchased for a trip to Germany that never happened. In Great Condition!
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Product Description
Guten Tag! From ordering bratwurst in Munich to making new friends in the Rhine 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-German and German-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 Gemaldegalerie. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' German Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's Rucksack.
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 fine for travel March 25, 2008
I really liked the pronunciation guides and the phrases, but i had difficulty finding the specific words that I wanted. For example, I couldn't look at a restaurant menu and then look in this book and figure out what my food options were. Probably works better for a touristy trip, than my permanent move.
 Not as helpful as Lonely Planet October 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recently took a trip to Europe and needed 3 language books. I had Lonely Planet books for French and Italian then bought this book for German. I was really disappointed in this book after having used the Lonely Planet books prior. The menu translator, in particular, is lacking. I could hardly find anything from the menu in this book...and I went to Oktoberfest. I'm sure the food served was traditional German food so why wasn't it in the book? Next time, I'll stick with Lonely Planet.
 Great, but one caveat September 28, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a very useful phrase book, which i have used successfully in germany. it's fresh and fun, unlike other phrase books i have used. i very much agree with other reviewers: this is the best phrase book i have seen, of the 5 or 6 i have used. but, for me, the book is missing what i think could have easily been included: article and gender. the book doesn't list what article (the/a) goes with a noun (masculine, feminine, or neuter; der, die, das/ein, eine, ein). for those with no experience in german this lack may seem like no big deal. but article/gender plays a critical role in constructing sentences--adapting what rick steves provides--because word endings change according to gender.
Good book for reference June 7, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
More Hotels should be listed, including 4 stars. Locations of hotels should be in light gray marks to separate them from Attractions. Aprox. times for visiting should also be suggested.
 GREAT BOOK! February 12, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
IT GIVES YOU ALL THE BASICS AND MORE!
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