Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary
Useful and fun to read, this French phrasebook is the ideal way for travelers to communicate easily and naturally. The typical French dictionary won't show you how to tell the hotel manager "J'ai dormi comme un enfant" "I slept like a baby" and certainly not "Je suis couvert de piqures des punaises!" "I'm covered with bug bites!". This one does!
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Bonjour! From ordering a cafe au lait in Paris to making new friends in the Loire 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-French and French-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 Louvre. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's sac a dos.
Getting Started1French Basics4Meeting and Greeting4Essentials5Where?6How Much?6How Many?7When?7Struggling with French8Handy Questions9Le Yin et le Yang11Big Little Words12Quintessentially French Expressions13Counting14Numbers14Money17Money Words19Time20Timely Expressions21About Time22The Day22The Week23The Month23The Year24Holidays and Happy Days24Key Phrases: Money19Key Phrases: Time20Traveling26Flights26Making a Reservation26At the Airport27Getting to/from the Airport27Trains28The Train Station28Getting a Ticket29Reservations, Supplements, and Discounts31Ticket Talk32Changing Trains33On the Platform33On the Train34Reading Train and Bus Schedules36Going Places37Places within France37Buses and Subways39At the Bus Station or Metro Stop39Taking Buses and Subways40Taxis42Getting a Taxi42In the Taxi43Driving45Rental Wheels45At the Gas Station46Car Trouble47Parking48Finding your Way49Route-Finding Words50The Police51Reading Road Signs51Other Signs You May See52Key Phrases: Trains31Key Phrases: Buses and Subways41Key Phrases: Taxis42Key Phrases: Driving45Sleeping54Places to Stay54Reserving a Room54L'Alphabet56Using a Credit Card57Just the Fax, Ma'am59Getting Specific59Families61Mobility Issues61Confirming, Changing, and Cancelling Reservations62Nailing Down the Price63Choosing a Room64Breakfast65Hotel Help65Chill Out67Hotel Hassles67Checking Out68Camping69Key Phrases: Sleeping55Eating70Restaurants70Types of Restaurants and Cuisine70Finding a Restaurant71Getting a Table72The Menu74Ordering75Tableware and Condiments77The Food Arrives78Complaints78Compliments to the Chef79Paying for Your Meal79Special Concerns80In a Hurry80Dietary Restrictions81Children82What's Cooking84Breakfast84What's Probably Not for Breakfast84Snacks and Quick Lunches85Hors d'Oeuvres86Sandwiches87If You Knead Bread88Say Cheese88Soups and Salads89Seafood90Poultry91Meat91Meat, but92How Food is Prepared92Veggies95Fruits96Nuts97Just Desserts97Creme de la Creme99Drinking100Water, Milk, and Juice100Coffee and Tea101Wine102Wine Words103Wine Labels104Beer104Bar Talk105Picnicking107At the Grocery107Tasty Picnic Words108Key Phrases: Restaurants72Key Phrases: What's Cooking86Avoiding Mis-Steaks92French Regional Specialties93French Cooking Styles and Sauces96Key Phrases: Drinking101Menu Decoder110French / English110English / French121Activities132Sightseeing132Where?132At the Sight133Please133Tours134Entrance Signs135Discounts135In the Museum135Art and Architecture136Castles and Palaces137Religious Words138Shopping139French Shops139Shop Till You Drop141Street Markets142Clothes143Colors144Materials144Jewelry145Sports146Bicycling146Swimming and Boating147Sports Talk148Entertainment149Entertaining Words149Key Phrases: Sightseeing133Key Phrases: Shopping139Connect151Phoning151Telephone Words152Cell Phones153E-Mail and the Web154E-mail154Web Words155On-Screen155Mailing156Licking the Postal Code156Key Phrases: E-Mail155Key Phrases: Mailing157Help!158Theft and Loss159Helpful Words160Help for Women160Key Phrases: Help!158Services161Laundry161Clean Words162Haircuts162Repair163Filling Out Forms164Health165Ailments167Women's Health168Parts of the Body169Healthy Words172First-Aid Kit173Contacts and Glasses174Toiletries175Makeup176For Babies176More Baby Things177Key Phrases: Health165Chatting178Nothing More Than Feelings179Who's Who180Family180Work180Chatting with Children182Travel Talk183Map Musings184Favorite Things188Thanks a Million189Weather190Smoking191Responses for All Occasions191Conversing with Animals192Profanity192Sweet Curses193Create Your Own Conversation194Who194What195Why195You Be the Judge196Beginnings and Endings197The French Political Scene198A French Romance199Words of Love199Ah, l'Amour199Key Phrases: Chatting179Dictionary203French / English203English / French226Tips For Hurdling the Language Barrier250Don't Be Afraid to Communicate250International Words252French Verbs253French Tongue Twisters256English Tongue Twisters257French Songs258French Gestures260Numbers and Stumblers260Appendix262Let's Talk Telephones262Country Codes263Useful Phone Numbers264Embassies264Tear-Out Cheat Sheet265Hotel Reservation Fax Form267IllustrationsStandard Road SignsParts of the BodyHuman Temp ThermometerWeather ThermometerMapsMajor Rail Lines in FranceFranceEuropeThe United StatesThe World
