The Everything Italian Phrase Book: A quick refresher for any situation

320 Pages·2008·1.37 MB·English

by  Ronald Glenn Wrigley

THE
EVERYTHING
®
Series
Dear Reader,
Ciao! And a heartfelt grazie for picking up The
Everything® Italian Phrase Book, my second book with
Adams Media.
My passion for the Italian language and culture started
when I was very young. My maternal grandfather, Eugenio
Savastano, was born in Italy, in a small town in the
Provincia di Caserta called Orchi. Though he died when I
was very young, my memories of him as a kind and gentle
man are indelible. Never wanting to forget my grandfather, I
suppose my passion for everything Italian is my way of
keeping hi s memory alive, and honoring the family legacy
that he left behind.
I’ve been studying, teaching, and speaking Italian for
about twenty-five years. Hopefully, some of my passion
(and experiences!) will come through in this book. Try hard
to use as much Italian as you can when traveling —you’ll
find that Italians are generally very receptive to your efforts
to speak their language.
Ronald Glenn Wrigley
The EVERYTHING Series
These handy, accessible books give you all you need to tackle a
difficult project, gain a new hobby, or even brush up on something
you learned back in school but have since forgotten. You can read
from cover to cover or just pick out information from our four useful
boxes.
Alerts: Urqent warnings
Essentials: Quick handy tips
Facts: Important snippets of information
Questions: Answers to common questions
When you’re done reading, you can finally
®
say you know EVERYTHING !
PUBLISHER Karen Cooper
DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS AND INNOVATION Paula
Munier
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THE
EVERYTHING
®
ITALIAN
PHRASE
BOOK
A quick refresher for any situation
Ronald Glenn Wrigley, M.A.
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Dedication
For Ellen and Matthew
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my beautiful wife, Ellen, for her support, to Matthew
for his good cheer, and to my family for their inspiration. And many
thanks to Lisa Laing and Elizabeth Kassab, and to all of the folks at
Adams, for their guidance along the way.