Construction Spanish (en inglés y español)

Rating:
Summary: Helpful on the job
Review: This book is very helpful on the job, figuring out construction terms English vs.Spanish. Not comprehensive, but it's charm is it is a pocket size, so it's really at hand when needed. Also, for those with little Spanish, it has enough common words that sometimes the English speaker can find help for the words that need to go with the construction term. I work with construction teams of volunteers in Spanish speaking areas, and I recommend all such teams have a copy of this book.
--Tom Mitchell

Rating:
Summary: Utilitarian, but useful
Review: This is a shirt pocket size book. It definitely will NOT teach you to speak Spanish. If this was your only resource, it would be only a little better than pointing and gesturing. It will be most useful if you already know some Spanish, but can't find the words commonly used in construction in your English/Spanish dictionary, and you typically cannot. The terms are mostly for mechanical construction. It doesn't have many specialty terms like "screed" or "splice". But, for the cost, it is definitely worth having if you are working with hispanohablantes.

Rating:
Summary: "I've needed this for years... Well done, Mr. Scott!"
Review: Those folks in the construction business, will find that the author has compiled an enormous listing of useful words, terms and phrases into a handy "shirt pocket" sized format, thus making it easy to use on the job. This book should be sold at every Home Depot in the country!

Rating:
Summary: Helpful on the job
Review: Those folks in the construction business, will find that the author has compiled an enormous listing of useful words, terms and phrases into a handy "shirt pocket" sized format, thus making it easy to use on the job. This book should be sold at every Home Depot in the country!