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Title: Teach Yourself Instant Italian by Elisabeth Smith ISBN: 0-07-142115-7 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 28 July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: You can really learn a LOT of Italian in 5-6 weeks.
Comment: The first time I visited Italy I could not even say Thank You in Italain. Then I bought this inexpensive little book and cassette. I admit I studied much harder than the requisite 30 minutes a day. But after 5 weeks I was able to communicate in Italian, with lots of grammer mistakes etc. But I was able to communicate. My Italian friends were quite impressed.

The book tries to give you a vocabulary of around 300 words--chosen strategically. And you are taught how to form basic sentences, and ask questions in present and past tenses. After finishing the book I was able to ask directions, buy something in a store, give directions to taxi drivers, find out basic information at hotels as well as make small talk to Italians who could not speak English.

The book contains unfortunately very little grammar, thus alot of questions you will naturally have remain unanswered. So a reasonable italian grammar is also good to have at about the half way point through "Instant Italian".