Description
About the book. Spanish Phrasebook and CD provides you with a Spanish phrasebook and an audio CD in the same package. Lonely Planet combines practical expressions with pronunciation assistance and vocabulary, allowing you to prepare small conversations before departure. The fourth edition from 2020 uses English as the support language and is suitable when you wish to attempt more Spanish during encounters on your journey.
Content. Thematic sections make it possible to look up phrases based on your situation: transport, accommodation, shopping, food, or social contact. A two-way dictionary with approximately 3,500 words follows examples of sentences and expressions. The book also covers numbers, time, dates, pronunciation, and basic grammar. The menu guide is useful for understanding more about dishes and ingredients. Dedicated themes on practical problems provide additional words for support. The included CD provides audio material for practice.
Who is this book suitable for? Suitable for those who want a physical language resource and wish to alternate between reading and listening. The package can be used for short sessions at home before the trip, while the phrasebook can be brought along as a reference book during the journey. Proficiency in English is useful as the explanations are in English. To use the audio material, you will need equipment capable of playing an audio CD. You can begin with a theme you expect to find useful.
From inspiration to your own plan. Select a few expressions that suit your journey and read them several times before trying them in a conversation. Feel free to start with a greeting, an order, or a simple question that is easy to put to use. Compare what you hear with the words in the phrasebook, and let the practice proceed at a pace that suits you. Spending a short time with the language several times can make it easier to recall an expression when you need it. Use the dictionary for individual words, and the thematic chapters when you want to see words in a practical context. Feel free to browse together with a fellow traveler and practice questions and answers you may need.
About the edition. English book, published 2020. 272 pages. 4th edition. ISBN 9781786571724.
