This handy guide has everything you need for quick familiarity with Spanish: useful phrases, pronunciation guide, basic sentence patterns, grammar outline - PLUS a bilingual dictionary with more than 4000 entries. Don't leave home without it! Key To Pronunciation : simplified spelling takes the mystery out of pronouncing new words, makes it easy to start speaking right away. Basic Sentence Patterns : the "building blocks" for basic statements and questions. Everyday Conversations : situational phrases, questions and answers that travelers are most likely to need. Outline Of Grammar : clear concise explanations lead to rapid understanding and usability. Bilingual Dictionary : Over 4000 entries cover most frequent words, give helpful information for instant correct usage.
This is a good introduction to the language for those whose contact with Spanish speakers is limited to days or weeks rather than longer periods. Within that period, it is excellent, since you are unlikely to need more "sentence patterns" than it supplies. It is not designed to replace an academic course in the language. It is designed to give someone over the process of a few days a reasonably complete tour of most of the working parts of the language, designed for immediate use. If you're going on a trip to a Spanish speaking locale, this is a good buy!
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