Gail Stein - Spanish Phrases for Beginners

Whether youre a student, a traveler, or
a businessperson, this book will teach you the basics while giving you the vocabulary and the phrases youll find most useful in almost every conceivable daily situation. Youll be introduced to a wide variety of topics: food, clothing, sports, health, social media, and much more. This book isnt merely a phrase book, a grammar text, or a travel companionits a combination. That makes it not only unique but also an extremely useful tool for people who want a working command of the Spanish language. It will allow you to understand and to be understood without embarrassment or frustration and with ease and enjoyment. Yes, learning Spanish can be fun! This book was written with you in mind.

Thats why its so user-friendly. By the time youve read through it, youll be a pro at ordering a meal to suit your diet, watching a Spanish film without depending on the subtitles, finding the perfect dance partner, dealing with security personnel before they perform a full-body search at the airport, getting the biggest bang for your bucks, and getting help in an emergency. Youll be amazed and surprised at how rapidly youll learn what you need to know.

Quick Pronunciation Guide

Spanish has many regional variations. You might hear vocabulary and pronunciation differences, but theyre all understandable and intelligible to native speakers.

rbol AHR-bohl l ehl fro FREE-yoh dnde DOHN-deh t too
~ (tilde)	Use only with an n.	rbol AHR-bohl l ehl fro FREE-yoh dnde DOHN-deh t too
~ (tilde)	Use only with an n. Pronounce it like ny, like in union.	maana mah-NYAH-nah nio NEE-nyoh
(diaeresis)	Sometimes used when u is followed by e or i . Pronounce each vowel separately.	ambigedad ahm-bee-goo-weh-DAHD lingista leen-goo-WEE-stah