Books like Italian : Learn Italian for Beginners by Simple Language Learning

Thirty-four-year-old Manhattan accountant Cat Connelly has always lived life on the safe side. But after her little sister gets married, Cat wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of boredom by playing by the rules. She decides to take a chance for once, accepting an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in Italy. But her reunion with the slick and gorgeous Francesco is short-lived, and she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome. Now, she must see if she has the courage to live outside the lines for the first time - and to face a past she never understood. It will take an unexpected friendship with a fiery Italian waitress, a whirlwind Vespa tour of the Eternal City with a handsome stranger, and a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance to show Cat that life doesn't always work out the way you expect, but sometimes you have to have fall in order to fly.

Complete beginners will find this an entertaining guide to learning Italian - includes tips on pronounciation (including spoken Italian on the Web), new grammar, puzzles and exercises as well as an Italian-English word list.

Learn Italian step-by-step and soon you'll be making leaps and boundsYour quickest route to learning Italian is through a solid grounding in grammar basics. Now don't be put off by the "G-word." What you won't find in this book is a lot of repetitive drills. Instead, you get an original, step-by-step approach to learning Italian based on the way people naturally acquire language.From the very beginning, you are introduced to the most essential structures—allowing you to communicate in Italian almost immediately. Gradually, through a series of interconnected "steps," you logically progress to more common concepts that govern how Italian is spoken and written. And along the way you are introduced to hundreds of carefully selected verbs and vocabulary words presented on the basis of how often they are used in everyday Italian.Guaranteed to get you quickly up and running with the knowledge and skills you need to communicate in Italian with confidence, Easy Italian Step-by-Step features:A unique "building-block" approach to mastering essential grammar, verbs, and vocabularyDown-to-earth explanations of important rules and conceptsHundreds of frequently used verbs and key terms a beginner should knowExercises to test what you've learned and measure progressEngaging readings that help you hone your skills in everyday contexts