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Summary: If you need some Spanish in a Hurry!
Review: (By Edward Trimnell, author of "Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One," ISBN:1591133343)Everyone has to start somewhere, and this book is a good place for beginning students of the Spanish language to start. This slender volume provides a lot of expressions that you can readily use as you begin to interact with Spanish-speakers. In the initial stages of language study, it is often difficult to extract the functional sentences you need out of a textbook or more extensive course. This book is just the remedy you need for that problem. It is also a bargain for the price!
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Summary: If you need some Spanish in a Hurry!
Review: (By Edward Trimnell, author of "Why You Need a Foreign Language & How to Learn One," ISBN:1591133343) Everyone has to start somewhere, and this book is a good place for beginning students of the Spanish language to start. This slender volume provides a lot of expressions that you can readily use as you begin to interact with Spanish-speakers. In the initial stages of language study, it is often difficult to extract the functional sentences you need out of a textbook or more extensive course. This book is just the remedy you need for that problem. It is also a bargain for the price!
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Summary: Better Than a Cigarette and a Magazine
Review: A friend of mine that is taking the Learning Spanish Like Crazy lessons with me recommended the Easy Spanish Phrase Book Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use. It's an excellent resource for learning new Spanish words and phrases. I have a rather unusual method of using Easy Spanish Phrase Book Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use.
I keep mine in the bathroom. Instead of reading a magazine and smoking a cigarette in the bathroom, I read the Easy Spanish Phrase Book or I listen to a CD from Learning Spanish Like Crazy. The book is only 60 something pages, so even if I only do a couple of pages a day, I will finish it in a month.
The only thing that I don't like about the Easy Spanish Phrase Book is that it attempts to give written pronunciations. I think any Spanish book that attempts this is really doing the student a disservice because, unlike in English, Spanish pronunciation never changes.
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Summary: Cheap,quick,easy to use spanish guide.
Review: About 70 pages long and for [dollar amount] you cannot beat this book.All the basic spanish for travel shopping dining emergency and amusement.Along with the spanish word is also a phonetic pronunciation guide,which is also a big help.
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Summary: Librarian and Teacher
Review: As an Elementary School Librarian, I see all 800+ K-5 students once a week and more. This past year I had a fifth grade student that spoke (mostly) Spanish at home. I wanted to provide her with some books to help in her English instruction, as well as her reading (Spanish) enjoyment. I also needed some help in communicating with her and her younger siblings. This book helped me tremendously. I didn't become fluent in my communication, but she seemed to recognize that I was trying and that led to a very special and personal relationship. I owe my wonderful relationship with "Jennifer" to this book and the help it offered me! Although she is leaving for middle school, her younger siblings and cousins will still be here and I hope this book will also help in their education.
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Summary: Librarian and Teacher
Review: As an Elementary School Librarian, I see all 800+ K-5 students once a week and more. This past year I had a fifth grade student that spoke (mostly) Spanish at home. I wanted to provide her with some books to help in her English instruction, as well as her reading (Spanish) enjoyment. I also needed some help in communicating with her and her younger siblings. This book helped me tremendously. I didn't become fluent in my communication, but she seemed to recognize that I was trying and that led to a very special and personal relationship. I owe my wonderful relationship with "Jennifer" to this book and the help it offered me! Although she is leaving for middle school, her younger siblings and cousins will still be here and I hope this book will also help in their education.
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Summary: useful
Review: Dont expect to become fluent after reading this book, but if you just need to learn a few useful things to say in spanish this book is certainly worth the cheap price.
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Summary: Exactly what I needed!
Review: I will be traveling to Venezuela in the next few weeks. This book has most of the common phrases that I will need to use! It's user friendly and small enough to tuck into a purse. I would venture to say, though, that this book of phrases works best for people that have a fairly good base knowledge of the Spanish language... ie: those that took Spanish in high school and/or college, but never got an opportunity to actually use the language it to make it functional. I'm
currently "studying" this book, and also plan to keep it nearby me throughout my trip. It's great stuff!!!
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Summary: A great easy reference for the most basic Spanish needs
Review: If you are intending to learn any new language, I first recommned that you read How To Learn Any Language. In that book, you'll find a recommendation to get a phrase book. The purpose of the phrase book is to give you prior practice in real-life situations. When you get a chance to memorize phrases ahead of time, that is the BEST way to use a phrase book. Your grammar book, and sometimes even your course, does not give you the "Which room is mine?" kind of phrases. Yes, you will need to flip through the book to find responses or the next question on different topic, but that is only if you do not practice a bit ahead of time.
This is a great phrasebook and is a great value!
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Summary: Excellent source for beginners!
Review: my husband teaches spanish to high school students and to an adult class. He has found that this little book is extremely useful to both groups. We have ordered 100 of these books at the present; to give to the students and they love them.
He strongly reccomends this book for all interested in learning spanish.
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