German Phrases For Dummies

Paulina Christensen, Anne Fox

John Wiley & Sons, Aug 19, 2005 - Foreign Language Study - 216 pages

Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips

Speak German - instantly!

Traveling to Germany but don't know German? Taking German at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking German in no time.

Discover how to:

• Get directions, shop, and eat out
• Talk numbers, dates, time, and money
• Chat about family and work
• Discuss sports and the weather
• Deal with problems and emergencies

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German Phrases for Dummies

User Review  - Overstock.com

Very helpful, especially the author's admonition about not being concerned about pronunciation when first learning a language. Once you learn the words, then you can correct the 'accent'. ...

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User Review  - Rob - Goodreads

German Phrases for Dummies tries to be both a phrase book and a beginning German language book and doesn't really succeed at either. It has proven beneficial in teaching me just enough German to ...

Contents

• Chapter 1 I Say It How? Speaking German: 5
• Chapter 2 Grammar on a Diet Just the Basics: 23
• Chapter 3 Numerical Gumbo Counting of All Kinds: 49
• Chapter 4 Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk: 67
• Chapter 5 Enjoying a Drink and a Snack or Meal: 85
• Chapter 6 Shop til You Drop: 99
• Chapter 7 Making Leisure a Top Priority: 115
• Chapter 8 When You Gotta Work: 131
• Chapter 9 Getting Around Transportation: 143
• Chapter 10 Finding a Place to Lay Your Weary Head: 165
• Chapter 11 Dealing with Emergencies: 175
• Chapter 12 Ten Favorite German Expressions: 187
• Chapter 13 Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Like a Local: 191
• Index: 195

About the author

Paulina Christensen has been working as a writer, editor, and translator for almost ten years. She holds a degree in English and German literature and has developed, written, and edited numerous German-language textbooks and teachers’ handbooks for Berlitz International. Her work as a translator ranges from new media art to science fiction (Starlog magazine). She occasionally works as a court interpreter and does consulting and interpreting at educational conferences, as well as voice-overs for educational videos and CD-ROMs. Dr. Christensen received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Düsseldorf University, Germany, and has taught at Berlitz Language Schools, New York University, and Fordham University.

Anne Fox has been working as a translator, editor, and writer for the past twelve years. She studied at Interpreters’ School, Zurich, Switzerland, and holds a degree in translation. Her various assignments have taken her to outer space, hyperspace, and around the world. She has also taught at Berlitz Language Schools and worked as a legal and technical proofreader in the editorial departments of several law firms. Most recently she has been developing, writing, and editing student textbooks and teacher handbooks for Berlitz.

Bibliographic information

• Title: German Phrases For Dummies; For Dummies
• Authors: Paulina Christensen, Anne Fox
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005
• ISBN: 0471772461, 9780471772460
• Length: 216 pages
• Subjects: Foreign Language Study / German