More than 90 years of teaching languages throughout the world have gone into making this fresh, up-to-date dictionary uniquely useful. The accumulated experience of the Berlitz Schools has enabled their staff to select the words you will actually need and use. The average French-speaking person rarely uses more than a few thousand words in everyday speech. They are all here and, as an aid to your initial grasp of the language, the few hundred indispensable expressions are starred to call them immediately to your attention. Unlike dictionaries designed for readers who already have considerable command of the language, this dictionary can be used to advantage if you do not yet speak any French at all. Key expressions such as "How much does it cost?" are given along with the basic form of the word—"to cost."] In addition there are notes on grammar and usage throughout the text with the words to which they apply. Comprehensive verb tables in the back make it possible for you to form complete sentences.
Knowing that a language is never really learned until it can be spoken aloud, the Berlitz staff has provided every French word with the tested Berlitz pronunciation at a glance.
With a minimum of effort in the use of this dictionary you can get off to a good start in basic French conversation. If you are interested in a concentrated conversational course in French or any other modern language, mail the coupon on the last page of the book for a free demonstration lesson at one of the Berlitz Schools listed on the back of the coupon. And when you are abroad drop into any Berlitz school in the world to have your accent checked. You will be most welcome, or as we say in French: Vous serez le bienvenu!
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