When ordering a cafe au lait in Paris, calamari in Venice, or bratwurst in Munich, 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 traveller is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling, an English-French/Italian/German dictionary, the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' French, Italian & German Phrase Book is an essential item for any traveller's backpack.

Author Biography

Rick Steves has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring Europe. Rick produces a public television series (Rick Steves' Europe), a public radio show (Travel with Rick Steves), and an app and podcast (Rick Steves Audio Europe) writes a bestselling series of guidebooks and a nationally syndicated newspaper column organizes guided tours that take thousands of travellers to Europe annually and offers an information-packed website (RickSteves.com). With the help of his hardworking staff of 80 at Europe Through the Back Door,in Edmonds, Washington, just north of Seattle,Rick's mission is to make European travel fun, affordable, and culturally broadening for Americans.