Collins Dictionaries - Collins Spanish Visual Dictionary

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Whether youre on holiday or staying in a Spanish-speaking country for a slightly longer period of time, your Collins Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. With over a thousand clear and helpful images, you can quickly locate the vocabulary you are looking for. The Visual Dictionary includes:

• 10 chapters arranged thematically, so that you can easily find what you need to suit the situation
• images illustrating essential items
• YOU MIGHT SAY common phrases that you might want to use
• YOU MIGHT HEAR common phrases that you might come across
• VOCABULARY common words that you might need
• YOU SHOULD KNOW tips about local customs or etiquette

USING YOUR COLLINS VISUAL DICTIONARY In order to make sure that the phrases and vocabulary in the Collins Visual Dictionary are presented in a way thats clear and easy to understand, we have followed certain policies when translating: 1) In Spain, t can be used for anyone you are on first-name terms with, as well as when talking to children and young people. It is also generally considered appropriate to use t in shops, banks and so on to address the people working there, particularly if they are young.

However, it is best avoided when addressing people in authority or older strangers, unless you are invited to use t, for instance: Shall we call each other t? Nos tuteamos? In this dictionary, we have used either t or usted depending on what was deemed to be more likely in a given context, for example: When is your birthday? Cundo es tu cumpleaos? (informal) May I ask how old you are? Puedo preguntarle qu edad tiene? (formal) 2) The grammatical gender of Spanish nouns has been indicated using the articles el (masculine singular), la (feminine singular), los (masculine plural) and las (feminine plural). key la llave building el edificio curtains las cortinas shoes los zapatos When a feminine word in Spanish starts with stressed a, it takes the masculine article, rather than the feminine, to make it easier to pronounce. These have been marked with the label f to indicate that it is a feminine word even if preceded by the masculine article el: water el aguaf eagle el guilaf When a Spanish noun has both a masculine and feminine form (as in the case of many professions), both forms are shown: nurse el enfermero / la enfermera 3) The masculine form of adjectives only has been shown for vocabulary items and in phrases, for example: happy contento Im tired. Estoy cansado. Remember that, in Spanish, the adjective often changes depending on whether the noun it describes is masculine or feminine. Often the ending of the adjective changes from o to a, so cansado becomes cansada, although there are some adjective endings that behave differently. Las nias estn cansadas. However, some words, among them the days of the week, are the same in both singular and plural: the umbrella el paraguas the umbrellas los paraguas Im busy next Monday Estoy ocupado el prximo lunes. Im always busy on Mondays. Siempre estoy ocupado los lunes. When an adjective or noun ends in -z, the plural form becomes -ces: feliz => plfelicesFREE AUDIO We have created a free audio resource to help you learn and practise the Spanish words for all of the images shown in this dictionary. Siempre estoy ocupado los lunes. When an adjective or noun ends in -z, the plural form becomes -ces: feliz => plfelicesFREE AUDIO We have created a free audio resource to help you learn and practise the Spanish words for all of the images shown in this dictionary.

The Spanish words in each chapter are spoken by native speakers, giving you the opportunity to listen to each word twice and repeat it yourself. Download the audio from the website below to learn all of the vocabulary you need for communicating in Spanish. www.collinsdictionary.com/resources

Whether youre going to be visiting a Spanish-speaking country, or even living there, youll want to be able to chat with people and get to know them better. Being able to communicate effectively with acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues is key to becoming more confident in Spanish in a variety of everyday situations. umbrella el paraguas 1. red rojo 3. green verde 4. white blanco 5. black negro 6. yellow amarillo Hello/Hi! Hola! Good morning. Buenos das. Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. Good evening. Buenas tardes / noches. Goodnight. Buenas noches. See you soon. Hasta pronto. See you later. Hasta luego. See you tomorrow. Hasta maana. See you on Saturday. Hasta el sbado. Bye! Adis! Have a good day/evening! Que pases un buen da! / una buena noche! Pleased to meet you. Encantado.YOU SHOULD KNOW Spanish people are very welcoming and friendly. Encantado.YOU SHOULD KNOW Spanish people are very welcoming and friendly.

In everyday situations, men normally greet each other with a hug, a handshake, or a pat on the back, and greet women with a kiss on both cheeks; women also greet each other with two kisses. In more formal situations, a handshake is fine, and if you are meeting for the first time, it is polite to say Encantado / Encantada (Pleased to meet you). Yes. S. No. No. I dont know. Por favor. Yes, please.