Book excerpt: The ideal travel companion and at-home reference, this volume features over 2,000 common Italian words, each accompanied by a brief definition, a sentence in Italian demonstrating proper usage, and a translation. These up-to-date terms cover twenty-first-century digital technologies and consumer electronics, and a convenient category section offers greetings and words related to food, the family, days of the week, and the seasons, plus helpful tips on vocabulary and grammar.