content: I was not able to save a human being from the clutches of death, but I was able to order, request the check, and make very low level French conversation with Parisians while on vacation.The book breaks it into settings, so you won't be too lost for the right page when you're in a hurry. I had no trouble being understood, and people were happy to hear me try, and then switch to English if they spoke it. Although the switch was probably because they would have given anything to stop hearing me butcher more of the beautiful language.