Spanish Phrase Book (Penguin Popular Reference)

by Pepa Roman de Olins, Jill Norman, M.V. Alvarez

Book Overview

Speak for yourself in Spain and Latin America. Jill Norman, Maria Victoria Alvarez, and Pepe Roman de Olins show you how in this easy-to-carry Spanish phrase book. Included: - Useful phrases for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140622721
• ISBN13: 9780140622720
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.1" x 0.6" x 4.4"

Customer Reviews

Handy, Useful, Insightful, and Above All: Easy To Carry!

This is the little book I took to Mexico with me when I was researching my book of inter-related short stories, MEXICAN AUTUMN. All the stories are set in the little Mexican fishing village of Bahia de los angeles in Baja California. Thanks to this Spanish Phrase Book, I was able to make myself understood with little difficulty. All I had to remember was to speak like Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (all you classic movie fans will recall that name)! Of course, understanding the often mumbled replies was quite another matter. "No entiendo. Repita eso, y hable despacio, por favor" ("I don't understand. Repeat that, and speak more slowly, please") became my constant refrain. And that's just a sample of the hundreds of useful phrases in this excellent little book.