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Author:   Pedro Vázquez Bermejo ,  Susana Wald
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.737kg
ISBN:  

9780470688151

ISBN 10:   0470688157
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   26 March 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Realising that You Know a Little Spanish Already 9 Chapter 2: Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty: Basic Spanish Grammar 25 Part II: Spanish in Action 41 Chapter 3: ¡Hola! Hello! Greetings and Introductions 43 Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 63 Chapter 5: Dining Out and Going to Market 77 Chapter 6: Shopping Made Easy 101 Chapter 7: Organising a Night on the Town 121 Chapter 8: Enjoying Yourself: Recreation 141 Chapter 9: Talking on the Telephone 163 Chapter 10: Looking Around the Home and Office 175 Part III: Spanish on the Go 199 Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money 201 Chapter 12: Asking Directions: ¿Dónde Está? (Where is it?) 213 Chapter 13: Checking into a Hotel 229 Chapter 14: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis and More 245 Chapter 15: Planning a Trip 267 Chapter 16: Handling Emergencies 283 Part IV: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Speak Spanish Quickly 307 Chapter 18: Ten (Plus Two) Favourite Spanish Expressions 311 Chapter 19: Ten Holidays to Remember 315 Chapter 20: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Spanish 321 Part V: Appendixes 325 Appendix A: Mini-Dictionary 327 Appendix B: Spanish Verbs 343 Appendix C: Spanish Facts 355 Index 359

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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.

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