I forgot my English- Italian phrasebook! Live in Hawaii, so can’t run home to get it!
Now In Munich until tomorrow (4 September) when we catch train to Bolzano/Bozen at 11:30 am.
I know it’s unlikely, but if anyone knows of such a place, I’d be hugely grateful.
(Will be going on to Bologna afterwards.)
Many thanks
Posted by
Bavaria
2481 posts
I'd try it at Universitatsbuchhandlung Hueber-Rupprecht, Amalienstr. 79. They're specialized in language teaching.
Posted by
755 posts
If you have a free Kindle app on your phone or tablet, or would want to add it, there are several English-Italian phrase books available to download in Kindle format from Amazon.
Posted by
Frankfurt, Germany
9224 posts
Hugenduble is a big book chain in Germany and should have this, though you might check the book stores in the main train station or airport if you happen to be there.
Posted by
OP
Hawai’i
3 posts
Thanks all,
I tried the Munich Second hand used bookstore - The readery
no luck there. Nothing at train station, either.
I will try to phone the other book stores before visiting them.
Otherwise ... yes to download!
Thanks for such speedy responses.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33875 posts
Or get one at Felterelli in Bologna.
Edit: I read too fast and saw Bologna.
Yes, I agree that you will have a lot of German there. Good luck. It seemed strange to me to expect to find an English-Italian book in Germany.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19275 posts
I am really surprised there was nothing at the train station. In 2007, I realized on my way by bus to DIA that I had left my pocket German-English dictionary at home. (Boy, that's confidence, I thought.) I knew my dictionary was out of date (they'd changed the spelling of some words since my old one was printed), so I figured I needed a new on, anyway. I went to a bookstore in the Haupbahhnof, and they had a big selection of Langenscheidt dictionaries in a lot of languages. I bought a new German-Englisch one, which I never used.
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
7165 posts
You could download the google translate app and the Italian dictionary to your phone. That might suffice.
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32357 posts
Raj,
You'll probably find during your stay in that area, that you hear more German spoken than Italian (although right in Bolzano, Italian seemed to be fairly common). Is Bolzano your end destination or are you going to another place in the region?
If you have Google Translate on your phone, that will suffice somewhat as a "phrasebook". If you have the translate app, you can learn the basics (Hello, Goodbye, Good Morning, etc.) during your train trip to Bolzano.
Posted by
Alsenborn, Germany
1497 posts
Always remember Shakespeare and Co. bookstores!