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Combining the best of DK's visual and audio approaches to learning languages, the Eyewitness Travel Visual Phrasebooks with CDs teach the phrases that are essential for navigating successfully in a foreign country.
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ITALI AN VISUA L PHRASE BOOK
l’olio d’oliva lolyo doleevah olive oil
la pizza lah peedza pizza
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la pasta lah pastah pasta
il gelato eel jelatoh ice cream
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SEE IT SAY IT LIVE IT!
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ITALI AN VIS UA L PHRASE BOOK
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CONTENTS
LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, DELHI Senior Editor Angela Wilkes Art Editor Silke Spingies Production Editor Phil Sergeant Production Controller Inderjit Bhullar Managing Editor Julie Oughton Managing Art Editor Louise Dick Art Director Bryn Walls Publisher Jonathan Metcalf
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INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
CTION INTRODU key words and phrases you are
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