Mexican Expressions/Expresiones Mexicanas: The Spice of a People/El Sabor De UN Pueblo [Hardcover]

Octavio A. Ballesteros (Author), Maria Del Carmen Ballesteros (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002

Middle school, high school and college students who are studying Spanish can use the expressions in this book to gain insight in the Hispanic culture. The expressions in this bilingual book can be used to learn more about Mexico, Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and the Spanish language.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 126 pages
• Publisher: Eakin Publications; Bilingual edition (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571685758
• ISBN-13: 978-1571685759
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #595,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Useful, Entertaining., January 15, 2008

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This review is from: Mexican Expressions/Expresiones Mexicanas: The Spice of a People/El Sabor De UN Pueblo (Hardcover)

I was looking for a book with Mexican idioms/sayings for my Dad, who grew up in Zacatecas. He LOVED this. This book had lots of expressions he was familiar with as well as new ones. The authors do a great job of setting sayings up by category. Each saying is then presented in Spanish, translated literally into English and then "figuratively" into English so that you can know the deeper meanings of each one. Example: "No metas la cuchara." Literally: Don't put in your spoon. Figuratively: Stay out of it/Don't get involved.
Overall, a very useful and entertaining reference.