Description: 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

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