Living Language: Spanish: 2005 Daily Phrases & Culture Calendar [Calendar]

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ISBN-10: 0740744984 | ISBN-13: 978-0740744983 | Publication Date: September 15, 2004 | Edition: Page/Day

Do you want to learn Spanish' Es mo?=s fo?=cil que el pan (It's as easy as pie). Do you think French a bit daunting' Il n'y a pas de quoi fouetter un chat (It's nothing to make a fuss about). Believe you could never learn German' Man soll nie nie sagen (Never say never). Have you always wanted to learn Italian' Va da so?= (It goes without saying). Living Languageo?= Calendars are the perfect way to bring a little bit of a foreign language into everyday speech. Full of amusing dialogue, they give a lighthearted touch to language study. Each page highlights a common expression along with an English translation and a simple phonetic pronunciation guide. No drills or rote memorization here. And on top of these useful and entertaining phrases, each language features a specific cultural theme throughout the year. Spanish literature is highlighted in this calendar, including bios of such writers as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and analyses of famous literary characters like Don Quixote.

Product Details

• Calendar: 365 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Page/Day edition (September 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740744984
• ISBN-13: 978-0740744983
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,065,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful Item!, April 20, 2005

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NancyB "NancyB" (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living Language: Spanish: 2005 Daily Phrases & Culture Calendar (Calendar)

This calendar has both simple phrases for the beginner as well as some idiomatic phrases which are helpful for the more advanced Spanish learner. I find it a nice review (I usually know most of the phrases) with some new phrases each month which I didn't previously know. A nice, light way to keep up with Spanish at least a little bit every day.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its what I expected, January 4, 2005

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L. M Pistor "grandpa_mike" (Longwood, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living Language: Spanish: 2005 Daily Phrases & Culture Calendar (Calendar)

How in depth can a daily calender be? This helps me review daily, and for that it is good.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not learning what I thought I would, July 26, 2005

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Luvthesun (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Living Language: Spanish: 2005 Daily Phrases & Culture Calendar (Calendar)

Don't expect to really pick up the language with this calendar. It does have some interesting phrases, and funny story lines that follow for several days, but in the end it is a lot of odd phrases that don't literally translate. Also, there is one key word with pronunciation and definition at the top each day, but it is usually not the word I end up wishing I had pronunciation or definition of from that day's phrase. It is unlikely I will get this calendar again.