Consumer Dummies Spanish All-in-One For Dummies

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-55527-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 704 Seiten, E-Book

Your comprehensive guide to speaking, reading, and writing inSpanish!
Want to speak Spanish? Looking to improve your Spanish skills?Now you can start today with these minibooks, which give you theexpert instruction you need to master Spanish basics and beyond.From numbers and vocabulary to common phrases, conversations, andmuch more, you'll see how to communicate effectively in Spanish anduse it in real-life situations. The practical exercises will giveyou greater confidence -- and the bonus CD helps you startspeaking Spanish from day one!
* Warm up with the basics -- handle greetings and small talkand review pronunciation rules, letters, numbers, and dates
* Speak in everyday settings -- handle greetings and smalltalk, order food and purchase goods, talk on the phone, ask fordirections, and deal with emergencies
* Grasp grammar essentials -- learn to identify and use thevarious parts of speech while you conjugate verbs in the simplepast, present, and future tense
* Stretch your skills -- issue commands with the imperativemood, take action on object pronouns, talk about yourself with thereflexive, and wish and hope with the subjunctive
* Take Spanish to work -- communicate with colleagues orcustomers at the office, tailor phrases to your line of work, andreview example workplace scenarios for common professions
Open the book and find:
* Basic and advanced Spanish grammar
* Pronunciation tips and vocabulary charts
* Verb conjugations for regular and irregular verbs
* Masculine and feminine nouns
* Tips for using adjectives, adverbs, and prepositionalphrases
* Proper ways to ask questions
* The inside scoop on the key verb haber
* Key phrases for numerous work environments
* Spanish-to-English and English-to-Spanish dictionaries
Bonus CD Includes
* Features dialogues by native Spanish speakers
* Allows you to hear Spanish as it's really spoken
* Please see the CD appendix for details and complete systemrequirements.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1
Book I: Speaking in Everyday Settings 7
Chapter 1: Warming Up with the Bare Basics 9
Chapter 2: Uno, Dos, Tres: Numbers, Colors, Dates, and Time23
Chapter 3: Greetings, Salutations, and Farewells 39
Chapter 4: Engaging in a Little Chitchat 53
Chapter 5: Speaking of Food 69
Chapter 6: Going Shopping 89
Chapter 7: Conversing Over the Phone 109
Chapter 8: Asking Directions 121
Chapter 9: Dealing with Emergencies 133
Book II: Grasping Basic Grammar Essentials 149
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Parts of Speech 151
Chapter 2: Addressing Gender Issues 165
Chapter 3: Dealing with the Here and Now: Present Tense Verbs181
Chapter 4: ¿Qué? Asking Questions 201
Chapter 5: What's Happening: Present Participles and thePresent Progressive Tense 213
Chapter 6: Two More Simple Tenses: Future and Conditional221
Chapter 7: Spicing Up Your Talk with Adjectives and Adverbs231
Chapter 8: Defi ning Relationships with Prepositions 247
Book III: Mastering More Advanced Grammar Essentials257
Chapter 1: Getting Bossy with the Imperative Mood 259
Chapter 2: Getting Object Pronouns Involved 271
Chapter 3: Involving Yourself in the Action with the Reflexive281
Chapter 4: Been There, Done That: Past (Preterit) Tense 289
Chapter 5: Continuing in the Past with the Imperfect Tense301
Chapter 6: Getting That Subjunctive Feeling 307
Chapter 7: Forming the Compound Tenses 323
Book IV: Spanish at Work 337
Chapter 1: Spanish for Healthcare Workers 339
Chapter 2: Spanish for Law Enforcement Professionals 367
Chapter 3: Spanish for Educators and Administrators 383
Chapter 4: Spanish for Banking and Financing 401
Chapter 5: Spanish in the Office 417
Chapter 6: Spanish for Hotel and Restaurant Managers 437
Chapter 7: Spanish for Builders, Mechanics, and Factory Workers459
Chapter 8: Spanish for Real Estate Professionals 471
Chapter 9: Spanish for Gardening and Landscaping 491
Book V: Appendixes 503
Appendix A: Spanish Verbs 505
Appendix B: Spanish-English Mini Dictionary 585
Appendix C: English-Spanish Mini Dictionary 605
Appendix D: About the CD 627
Index 631
End-User License Agreement 669