Fast Talk Spanish - Essential Language for Short Trips (Lonely Planet) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2004

When time is short, Fast Talk Spanish gives you the essential language to:

• do the sights & shop till you drop
• book a room & order a meal
• get from A to B fast
• clinch that crucial deal
• get your message across

Includes easy pronunciation of all words & phrases plus a mini dictionary of key words. Lonely Planet’s Fast Talk series provides you with all the basics for a short trip or weekend away in a practical pocket-sized format, making sure your stay is fun, easy and hassle free.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740599942
• ISBN-13: 978-1740599948
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 3.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #545,511 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, with many odd omisions, March 12, 2010

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This review is from: Fast Talk Spanish - Essential Language for Short Trips (Lonely Planet) (Paperback)

Just got back from a week in Guatemala. This book was great for it size--fit in my back pocket comfortably, so it was very handy.

The phrases were mostly good. The ones i used were understood. There were some key phrases missiong tho, like: how do you say xxx in spanish (they have how do you pronouce xxx, but that's different), or please speak slower. How great would THAT little phrase have been.

Same wiht the small dictionary..."engagement" is included, but "jam" (for my toast) was not?

So overall it was helpful and much better than nothing, just could have been a lot better--more focused on the truly essential phrases and words needed.