Pigeon Italian: Almost Get by In...Italian (Almost Get By in) - Softcover

Kenneth Griffiths

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0953436012 ISBN 13: 9780953436019

Publisher: Pigeon Publications Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

The quick and simple way of communicating in a foreign language on the move. Phrasebooks can be bulky, difficult and slow to use, with a phonetic system that is rarely understood. What makes these cards unique is the way you use them. Instead of looking up complete phrases, you tailor-make your own using the words on the cards. Pigeon cards are discreet and they look like postcards. Three tough 110x165mm laminated cards with a wraparound cover. They come as a single strip, perforated and consortia folded into a resealable polypropylene bag.

About this title

Review:

"A great little idea" -- The Sunday Telegraph

"We love them" -- Woman

"a novel solution... for communicating with folk from other lands" -- The Guardian

"ditch cumbersome dictionaries and phrase books" -- The Independent on Sunday

From the Author:

The new way of communicating in a foreign language
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Pigeon in the press

"a novel solution... for communicating with folk from other lands" The Guardian

"ditch cumbersome dictionaries and phrase books" The Independent on Sunday

"such a good idea" The London Evening Standard

"tidy and childproof...worth the price" The Observer

"worry no longer... about the embarrassing language barrier... with Pigeon cards you will be able to give a friendly chirp, with minimum effort" The Express

"real face-savers to a non-linguist...making communication a great deal more comfortable than a phrase book" Books in the Media

Phrase books can be bulky, difficult and slow to use, with a phonetic spelling system that is rarely understood. Pigeon cards are discreet - they look like postcards - and contain most of the words and phrases a typical holiday-maker might need when out and about.

What makes Pigeon cards unique is the way you use them. Instead of looking up complete sentences via an index through subjects to a situation, you tailor make your own phrases using the words on the cards. A typical sentence could be made up from just a few elements eg:

"Can I have... coffee... with milk?"

Begin with "hello" and end with "please" and you’ve placed your order before your companion has found the right page in their phrase book. With only three Pigeon cards you can order drinks, make sense of a menu, and find your way around the shops.

Available in Spanish, Italian and French.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pigeon Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0953436012
• ISBN 13: 9780953436019
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 10
• Editor: Kenneth Griffiths
• Illustrator: Kenneth Griffiths