"Best value for the buck" | 2009-11-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: ALLNT2X448AGI |
| I'm headed to Spain next year so I'm preparing now for the language. A friend of mine had a copy of this book but left it in a Taxi outside of Madrid. He was not a happy camper....the book had helped him through some tough communication situations. I bought the book on his recommendation and after looking over the text, I'm glad I did. It handles general everyday conversations with ease and clarity. I will pack this book for sure. |
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"Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use" | 2009-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2H5PSKG91IBN7 |
This is James from James Spanish (the learning Spanish blog). Sometimes the quickest and easiest way to make yourself understood in a foreign language is to rely on a stock of phrases. With over 770 of the most commonly used phrases, the Easy Spanish Phrase Book is an ideal companion to traveling in a Spanish speaking country, as well as a great learning aide to help you memorize some key sentences.
The phrases are organized into easy to use categories, so you can quickly find the one that you need. You will find phrases for most common situations.
Even if you don't know a single word in Spanish, and have no prior knowledge you should be able to get by in many circumstances with this phrase book. Each phrase also has helpful pronunciation tips to make sure you are understood. Most phrases are short sentences, making them easy to remember and use. Practicing the phrases, paying particular attention to the pronunciation keys, can also help you to feel more comfortable speaking Spanish and build on your confidence.
Study topics such as introducing yourself, telling the time, ordering a meal, or making travel arrangements. A little regular study of the phrases will soon get you on the road to being able to have a basic conversation without relying on looking up each individual phrase.
For students with a little more knowledge, the book is a useful back up with plenty of phrases and vocabulary that you might not already know. Its handy compact size means that it can easily be carried around to have to hand when needed.
While you may not need all 770 phrases, you can memorize some of the phrases that you are likely to use and have the peace of mind that if you get stuck, you can probably find more useful phrases in the book.
The Easy Spanish Phrase Book is not a comprehensive way to learn how to speak Spanish but it is an ideal first step. A good phrase book is a great item to have in your language learning `tool kit', and this one is a great choice.
At such a low price, this little book is one of the wisest purchases you can make if you need to speak in Spanish.
In closing my review of this product, I'd like to share with you the three Amazon products that I have found most helpful in my pursuit to learn Spanish. If you are truly serious about achieving fluency, I'd recommend getting all 3 of them if you can afford it.
1. Lights, Camera, Spanish (Book + DVD): Learn Conversational Spanish by Watching a Romantic Adventure This is actually a 90 minute movie for Spanish-language learners. It gives the option to watch the movie with subtitles but I'd recommend not using them to improve your Spanish. This "movie" also includes a workbook so that you can reinforce the Spanish vocabulary words and phrases from the film. The workbook also has lots of exercises to keep you engaged in the film. But be prepared to hear Chilean accents. Although pleasent to the ear, the accents from Chile are very different from most Latin American accents.
2. Verbarrator Version 1.1 (Windows Version) This software replaces the traditional verb conjugation books and makes learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs an interactive and fun activity. This should be a required resource for anyone who wants to improve their ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. Especially anyone who is challenged by the drudgery of learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs and who is looking for a new way to make learning how to conjugate Spanish verbs an easy and fun activity
3. Diccionario esencial de la lengua espanola de la Real Academia Espanola (Spanish Edition) If you are really serious about speaking the language fluently, then at some point you will need to replace your Spanish-English dictionary and get a pure Spanish dictionary with both the vocabulary words and the definitions entirely in Spanish. I use this one only because it was highly-recommended by a friend from Spain who teaches Spanish.
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"self explanatory phrase book" | 2009-06-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3JQQ2TWTKFVNH |
self explanatory spanish phrase book it has a lot of travel phrases and basic everyday phrases, which comes in handy, if you travel.
I wish the book was pocketsized so I can shove it in my pockets, but the book is like any other book size. |
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"Good Basic Travel Dictionary" | 2009-06-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2NK279FZJU3OJ |
| I bought a number of these books to include in beach bags for guests at our destination wedding. While they are not going to teach you to be fluent in Spanish, they are a good basic guide for travelers who know little to no Spanish. Plus, they were a good price and really fit the theme well. :) |
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"Perfect for travel, brush up or spanish learners" | 2009-06-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2B7PY35ZRKS7S |
Just from the pictures of the book pages I could tell this was what I was looking for. This book itself hsa no pictures but that doesn't matter.
Me and my girl have been trying to recoup our spanish from some years ago. We had started to learn it but slipped away from it since entering college since entering college. So I suprised her with two of these (which she was thrilled and loves them as well) Now we're using spanish every day and expanding our vocabulary. It has a large variety of phrases (for many different and normal situations) and multiple examples of certain phrases with different words. (Ex: May I have some soda - May I have some lemonade.) Any spot thats masculine also shows the feminine version. Its an all around great book. Like the title says, perfect for Travelers, brush up or spanish learners. :) |
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"Perfect Service" | 2009-06-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QI4WPFW0YIA3 |
| They give what they offer. I ordered a book and I got it the exact day they told me I would have it. |
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