Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started 7

Chapter 1: Spanish in a Nutshell 9

Chapter 2: Warming Up with Spanish Grammar Basics 21

Chapter 3: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 41

Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 65

Chapter 5: Speaking Spanish at Home 85

Part II: Spanish in Action 111

Chapter 6: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 113

Chapter 7: Asking for Directions 127

Chapter 8: Dining Out and Going to the Market 141

Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy 163

Chapter 10: Going Out on the Town 185

Chapter 11: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications 199

Chapter 12: Recreation and the Great Outdoors 219

Part III: Spanish on the Go 237

Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 239

Chapter 14: Dealing with Money in a Foreign Land 249

Chapter 15: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 261

Chapter 16: Finding a Place to Stay 283

Chapter 17: Handling Emergencies 295

Part IV: The Part of Tens 315

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Pick Up Spanish Quickly 317

Chapter 19: Ten Things Never to Say in Spanish 321

Chapter 20: Ten or So Favorite Spanish Expressions 325

Chapter 21: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Spanish 329

Part V: Appendixes 335

Appendix A: Mini-Dictionary 337

Appendix B: Verb Tables 365

Appendix C: On the CD 383

Appendix D: Answer Keys 385

Index 391

About the Author

Berlitz(R) has taught languages to millions of people for more than 130 years. Susana Wald is a writer and literary translator in Hungarian, Spanish, English, and French, and she has taught abroad in Chile and Canada. Cecie Kraynak, MA, has taught and tutored Spanish at the junior high school and college levels for more than 25 years. She is the author of Spanish Verbs For Dummies.