Product Description

Part of the "Fast Talk" series, this title includes useful key phrases for short trips, and features sightseeing, shopping and food vocabulary. It also contains easy pronunciation tips and mini dictionary.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11916 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Customer Reviews

Great and Easy to Use!
I bought this book for a 4 day mini-break to Berlin, and it really helped us out! I did German at school about 10 years ago, so could barely speak a word, but with the help of this book, we got through fine (though almost everyone in Berlin spoke English!).

Most common phrases used were how to ask for a table in a restuarant, how to order, and what the menu meant!

It's pocket sized, so fitted comfortably in my handbag, and was fairly cheap too.

Would recommend for people looking for phrases to get by in German when going for a short holiday.

Not bad but you'll really need something else too...
This phrasebook does give you a lot of what you would expect and need. Asking for directions, getting yourself something to eat, telling someone you've got a punctured tire etc.

The problem is that you won't necessarily be able to pronounce it correctly or understand the reply. I first used this phrasebook to go to Germany and it was sort of helpful but also sometimes unhelpful. Having said that, I have since that time taken an intensive weekend language course (one of those famous ones that have been featured a lot in the news by The Paul Noble Language Institute) and, having visited Germany again since I first went with the book, this little pile of paper has now become far more useful, as I can now pronounce what it contains correctly and I can use it to help me make up lots of other things that I want to say.

So, not terrible, so long as you don't use it entirely on its own. Find yourself a good "live" course to go with it.

A good basic book for travelling
This pocket-sized book is just right for taking with you on short breaks and holidays. It's split into categories which makes it easy to find what you're looking for.
The different subjects covered are:
'Chat' - Conversation
'Explore' - Sightseeing
'Shop' - Making purchases
'Enjoy' - Small talk
'Eat and Drink' - Eating out and ordering
'Services' - Local services and communications
'Go' - Directions and transport
'Sleep' - Accommodation
'Work' - Business
'Look Up' - Reference

There is a helpful pronunciation guide and an English-German/German-English dictionary, as well as basics such as numbers, the alphabet and greetings.

This is meant to be a short reference guide and will not teach you how to speak German in any great depth. It does not cover things such as grammar rules, past/present/future tense, or feminine/masculine/neutral terms which are all important to the language but take some time to understand properly. If you are looking to learn and study the language I would suggest something more advanced.