BBC SPANISH PHRASE BOOK & DICTIONARY

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Most diphthongs can be approximated by blending the first vowel into the second in a single syllable. Common signs STOP PARE, ALTO, STOP ( PAH-reh, AHL-toh, stohp) NO PARKING NO APARCAR / ESTACIONAR ( noh ah-pahr-KAHR/ ehs-tah-syoh-NAR) PARKING APARCAMIENTO / ESTACIONAMIENTO ( ah-pahr-kah-MYEHN-toh/ ehs-tah-syoh-nah-MYEHN-toh) NO ENTRANCE PROHIBIDO EL PASO ( pro-ee-BEE-doh el PAHS-oh) GIVE WAY/YIELD CEDA EL PASO ( SEH-dah el PAHS-oh) SLOW DESPACIO ( dehs-PAH-syoh) DIVERSION/DETOUR DESVÍO ( dehs-BEE-oh) ONE WAY SENTIDO ÚNICO ( sehn-TEE-doh OO-nee-koh) DEAD END SIN SALIDA ( seen sah-LEE-dah) DANGER PELIGRO ( peh-LEE-groh) CAUTION/ATTENION ¡PRECAUCIÓN!/¡ATENCIÓN! ( pray-caw-SYON/ ah-ten-SYON) You can safely rely on any of these books to help you learn Spanish in a clear and comprehensive manner.

There are many ways to learn Spanish, face-to-face classes in a language school, live online classes, mobile apps, distance learning online courses, etc. You must ask for the bill. A gringo was known to have waited until 2 in the morning because he was too shy to ask:). Are you traveling to a Spanish-speaking country and hoping to sound like a local? Lonely Planet has just the phrasebook for you! Spanish pronunciation varies by region, though speakers from different countries can generally understand each other without trouble. Dialects are usually grouped into the varieties spoken in Spain (which is called Iberian, Peninsular, or European Spanish) and the varieties spoken in Latin America, but there is substantial variation between each of these groups. The one most striking difference between all Latin American dialects and most Spanish dialects lies in the pronunciation of "z", and "c" before "e" or "i". While all Latin American dialects produce an "s" sound (thus making "caza" and "casa" homophones) most Spanish dialects in Spain produce a "th" sound (with the tongue between the teeth, represented as "θ") for those consonants.

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Common signs OPEN Abierto ( ah-bee-EHR-toh) CLOSED Cerrado ( sehr-RAH-doh) ENTRANCE Entrada ( ehn-TRAH-dah) EXIT Salida ( sah-LEE-dah) PUSH Empuje/Empujar ( ehm-POO-heh/ehm-poo-HAHR) PULL Tire/Tirar/Jale ( TEE-reh/tee-RAHR/HAH-leh) TOILET Baños ( bahn-YOS) / Servicios ( sehr-BEE-see-yohs) / Aseos ( ah-SEH-ohs); also S.H. or S.S.H.H. for Servicios Higiénicos MEN Hombres ( OHM-brehss) / Caballeros ( kah-bah-YEH-rohss) WOMEN Mujeres ( moo-HEH-rehss) / Damas ( DAH-mahss) / Señoras ( seh-NYOH-rahs) DON'T SMOKE No fumar/fume ( noh foo-MAHR/FOO-meh) FORBIDDEN Prohibido ( pro-ee-BEE-doh)

Each phrase is also accompanied by audio by a native speaker. Not only can this help you perfect your pronunciation, you can also play it for native speakers if you’re not comfortable speaking.Each chapter is accompanied by a quiz to see what the reader has managed to understand and you will be amazed at how much you do understand. This book to learn Spanish is cleverly geared towards building the student’s confidence by distracting you from the learning process and helping you to immerse yourself in Spanish text. ai, ay like 'eye': baile ( BAI-leh, dance) au like 'ow' in "cow": causa ( KOW-sah, cause) ea like 'eh-ah': fea ( FEH-ah, ugly) ei, ey like 'ay' in "say": reina, rey. ( RAY-nah, queen) eu like 'eh-oo': euro ("EH-oo-roh") ia like 'ee-yah': piano ( pee-YAH-noh) ie like 'ee-yeh': pie ( PYEH, foot) io like 'ee-oh': dio ( DYOH, gave) iu like 'ee-oo': ciudad ( see-oo-DAHD, city) oi, oy like 'oy' in "boy": soy ( soy, I am) ua like 'wa' in "wallet": cuatro ( KWAH-troh, four) ue like 'we' in "well": puedo ( PWEH-doh, I can) ui, uy like 'wee' in "ween": ruido ( RRWEE-doh, noise) uo like "wo" in "won't": averiguo ( ah-beh-REE-gwoh, I find out) Accents and stress [ edit ] The Spanish verb tense system is fairly similar to English, but all six person/number combinations take different endings in the indicative. The formal "you" ( usted(es)) takes a third-person verb. Spanish has genders, so a man says encantado and a woman says encantada. The indirect object and the animate direct object are both marked by a. Plus, you can use phrasebooks regardless of whether your Spanish ability. If you know Spanish, they can be helpful tools to ensure your phrases are spot on. If you don’t speak Spanish, they’re essential to communicate clearly. This makes phrasebooks a versatile tool regardless of your skill level.

Note that you must ask for the bill. A gringo(foreigner/anglo-american) was known to have waited until 2 in the morning because he was too shy to ask:).Would you still be able to use different apologies depending on context? Invite a Spanish-speaking friend for coffee with confidence? React naturally when you bump into a friend you haven’t seen in ages? Besides having a very small number of vowel sounds and a high predictability of exactly what sound is represented by each letter, Spanish has a very clear set of rules about where a stress normally falls, and exceptions are noted with an "acute accent mark" ("´ ") over the vowel of the stressed syllable. Normally, words that end in a vowel, or in n or s, have the stress on the next-to-last syllable ( muchacho = "mu-CHA-cho"); all other words without an explicit accent mark are stressed on the final syllable ( hospital = "os-pee-TAL"). There are no secondary stresses within words. Additionally, Spanish phrasebooks are easy to use. Since phrasebooks are usually organized thematically, it’s easy to browse a phrasebook based on whatever scenario you’re in. For instance, if you’re shopping, skip to the section on shopping for some handy phrases. Students appreciate the clutter-free layout of the book and the interactivity offered by its practice exercises.