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German for dummies

Designed to help the reader start speaking German quickly and easily. It includes practical lessons, cultural facts and references, a dictionary, common verb lists and an audio CD for listening exercises. Covering vocabulary and pronunciation to commonly used idioms and phrases.
eBook, English, ©2000
IDG Books Worldwide, Foster City, CA, ©2000
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1 online resource (350 pages) : illustrations
9781118258798, 9781118018460, 9781118018484, 1118258797, 111801846X, 1118018486
645831524
Introduction. PART I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little German. Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritty: Basic German Grammar. Chapter 3: Guten Tag! Hallo! Greetings and Introductions. PART II: German in Action. Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk. Chapter 5: Guten Appetit! Dining Out and Going to the Market. Chapter 6: Shopping Made Easy. Chapter 7: Going Out on the Town. Chapter 8: Recreation and the Outdoors. Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone and Sending Mail. Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House. PART III: German on the Go. Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money. Chapter 12: Asking for Directions. Chapter 13: Staying at a Hotel. Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and Buses. Chapter 15: Planning a Trip. Chapter 16: Handling Emergencies. PART IV: The Part of Tens. Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Pick Up German Quickly. Chapter 18: Ten Things Never to Say. Chapter 19: Ten Favorite German Expressions. Chapter 20: Ten Holidays to Remember. Chapter 21: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound German. PART V: Appendixes. Appendix A: Verb Tables. Appendix B: Mini Dictionary. Appendix C: About the CD. Appendix D: Answer Keys. Index.
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