--- product_id: 244949 title: "Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary" price: "FREE" currency: TND in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/244949-rick-steves-italian-phrase-book-and-dictionary store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/244949-rick-steves-italian-phrase-book-and-dictionary) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Buon giorno! From ordering calamari in Venice to making new friends in Tuscan hill towns, 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-Italian and Italian-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 Sistine Chapel. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's zainetto. Review: This is the one - This was very useful on our recent trip to Italy. We had both the Lonely Planet phrase book and this one with us, but this is the one we ended up using. We found it easier to navigate and more comprehensive than the other. It had more information and was organized more clearly than Lonely Planet. In particular, I thought the Rick Steve's pronunciation guide was easier to follow and got me closer to the correct pronunciation than the Lonely Planet book. However, what really tipped it over the edge was its section on health and medical care. My husband and I -- who travel frequently and rarely get sick -- contracted some kind of horrible flu/sinus infection/plague on the way out or Rome and needed to seek urgent medical consultation and care from a pharmacy on the Amalfi coast. The Rick Steves guide came to our rescue because it had more than three times the amount of health and medical vocabulary than the Lonely Planet book, which we desperately needed because we had a lot of specific symptoms to communicate and the pharmacist/doctor only spoke a few words of English. Thanks to Rick Steves, we were able to explain what was going on and get the right medical information (and medicine) to help us recover quickly. I don't know what we would have done if we had only had the Lonely Planet phrasebook to go on. We might have been given cough drops instead of antibiotics. If you are on the fence, this is the way to go. Review: Used It In Italy and It Passed the Test - Just used this book on a recent trip to Italy and it was perfect. I speak Spanish, and studied a little bit of Italian before going, so I had a strong base for using the language, but even if you don't have a background in a Romance language, this book would still be incredibly helpful. It has phonetic spellings of all the words and phrases, which is very helpful. It also has all the necessary phrases you need for ordering food and drinks, purchasing clothing and shoes, and purchasing train and bus tickets. It has much more than that, but those were the sections I found myself using the most. I carried this with me everywhere I went and it eliminated a lot of the stress that comes with traveling to a country whose language you do not speak. Can't recommend it enough. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #140,453 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #182 in general Italy Travel Guides #196 in General Travel Reference #257 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 846 Reviews | ## Images ![Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51dkYrJNKOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the one *by A***D on July 1, 2015* This was very useful on our recent trip to Italy. We had both the Lonely Planet phrase book and this one with us, but this is the one we ended up using. We found it easier to navigate and more comprehensive than the other. It had more information and was organized more clearly than Lonely Planet. In particular, I thought the Rick Steve's pronunciation guide was easier to follow and got me closer to the correct pronunciation than the Lonely Planet book. However, what really tipped it over the edge was its section on health and medical care. My husband and I -- who travel frequently and rarely get sick -- contracted some kind of horrible flu/sinus infection/plague on the way out or Rome and needed to seek urgent medical consultation and care from a pharmacy on the Amalfi coast. The Rick Steves guide came to our rescue because it had more than three times the amount of health and medical vocabulary than the Lonely Planet book, which we desperately needed because we had a lot of specific symptoms to communicate and the pharmacist/doctor only spoke a few words of English. Thanks to Rick Steves, we were able to explain what was going on and get the right medical information (and medicine) to help us recover quickly. I don't know what we would have done if we had only had the Lonely Planet phrasebook to go on. We might have been given cough drops instead of antibiotics. If you are on the fence, this is the way to go. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Used It In Italy and It Passed the Test *by S***N on January 19, 2016* Just used this book on a recent trip to Italy and it was perfect. I speak Spanish, and studied a little bit of Italian before going, so I had a strong base for using the language, but even if you don't have a background in a Romance language, this book would still be incredibly helpful. It has phonetic spellings of all the words and phrases, which is very helpful. It also has all the necessary phrases you need for ordering food and drinks, purchasing clothing and shoes, and purchasing train and bus tickets. It has much more than that, but those were the sections I found myself using the most. I carried this with me everywhere I went and it eliminated a lot of the stress that comes with traveling to a country whose language you do not speak. Can't recommend it enough. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice Basic Start *by S***O on September 27, 2001* This is a nice way to start to learn "By the Phrase" Italian. Having just been to Italy, I can vouch for the generally friendly and helpful nature of most of the residents. Also, in most of the more popular tourist destinations, English is often spoken. So, if you were to work with this book and learn some of the useful, ordinary phrases, it would probably make a nice impression on the native Italians and would make you feel less like a clueless tourist. This book will not make you really fluent, nor will it teach you the real mechanics of the language. Keep in mind this a phrase based, quick start approach that is easy to read and should help the average tourist. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/244949-rick-steves-italian-phrase-book-and-dictionary](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/244949-rick-steves-italian-phrase-book-and-dictionary) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-08-21*