Pedro Vázquez Bermejo & Susana Wald 
Spanish For Dummies, Enhanced Edition 

Whether you want to take up Spanish from scratch or brush up onyour existing skills, this practical, easy-to-follow guide is foryou! Inside you’ll find helpful lessons, cultural facts, handyreferences and much more, including a Spanish-Englishmini-dictionary and common verb lists. Learn how to use your skillsin a variety of everyday contexts, and discover common expressions, important holidays and phrases that’ll make you sound fluent.Complete with an audio CD that allows you to hear actual Spanishconversations by native Spanish speakers, Spanish For Dummies is your one-way ticket to speaking mainland Spanishwith confidence.

Spanish For Dummies includes:

Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Spanish
Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritty: Basic Spanish Grammar

Part II: Spanish in Action
Chapter 3: Hola! Hello! Greetings and Introductions
Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk
Chapter 5: Dining Out and Going to Market
Chapter 6: Shopping Made Easy
Chapter 7: Going Out on the Town
Chapter 8: Enjoying Yourself: Recreation
Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone
Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House

Part III: Spanish on the Go
Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money
Chapter 12: Dónde Está? (Where Is It?): Asking Directions
Chapter 13: Checking into a Hotel
Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More
Chapter 15: Planning a Trip
Chapter 16: Help! Handling Emergencies

Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Speak Spanish Quickly
Chapter 18: Ten Favourite Spanish Expressions
Chapter 19: Ten Holidays to Remember
Chapter 20: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Spanish

Part V: Appendixes
Appendix A: Spanish-English Mini Dictionary
Appendix B: Spanish Verbs
Appendix C: On the CD
Appendix D: Spanish Facts

Note: CD files are available to download after purchasing thee-Book version

Содержание

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started.

Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Spanish.

Chapter 2: The Nitty Gritty: Basic Spanish Grammar.

Part II: Spanish in Action.

Chapter 3: Hola! Hello! Greetings and Introductions.

Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk.

Chapter 5: Dining Out and Going to Market.

Chapter 6: Shopping Made Easy.

Chapter 7: Going Out on the Town.

Chapter 8: Enjoying Yourself: Recreation.

Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone.

Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House.

Part III: Spanish on the Go.

Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money.

Chapter 12: Dónde Está? (Where Is It?): Asking Directions.

Chapter 13: Checking into a Hotel.

Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More.

Chapter 15: Planning a Trip.

Chapter 16: Help! Handling Emergencies.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Speak Spanish Quickly.

Chapter 18: Ten Favourite Spanish Expressions.

Chapter 19: Ten Holidays to Remember.

Chapter 20: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Spanish.

Part V: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Spanish-English Mini Dictionary.

Appendix B: Spanish Verbs.

Appendix C: On the CD.

Appendix D: Spanish Facts.

Index.

Об авторе

Pedro Vázquez Bermejo is a Spanish teacher living in London. He tutors privately as well as being the BBC’s in-house Spanish teacher. He is a proofreader, editor and adviser on Sega Multilingual role games at Soho Voice Over studios. Susana Wald is a language instructor, translator and publisher.