The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish [Paperback]

Gail Stein (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Alpha Books None
• ISBN-10: 0028627032
• ISBN-13: 978-0028627038
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,110,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Idiot's Guide is full of errors, March 3, 2005

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Spanish Instructor - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish Phrases, 2E (The Pocket Idiot's Guide) (Paperback)

After reading the Amazon reviews for this book, I decided to use it to teach my adult Spanish course. I didn't want a traditional text, rather a phrase book that students could also take with them on their travels. The overall layout of the chapters appealed to me and the material seemed useful. Although the chapter online looks good, I am discovering lots of errors in other chapters, such as the one on food. Some errors seem to be typos (conjugating "tienen" as "tienan.)" While others, like listing "cucurbitacea" for "squash" seem to show ignorance of the language. I would like to warn people who wish to use this book to learn Spanish on their own, that the information may "look" good, but don't trust everything to be correct.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno!, March 23, 2003

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Deanna (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish Phrases, 2E (The Pocket Idiot's Guide) (Paperback)

I am currently in the ninth grade and I'm taking Spanish. I wanted an extra book to help me with my studies and when I came upon this one at the bookstore, I decided to buy it. It has been an excellent guide.

The thing I liked best about this book is that the sixteen chapters are divided up into subjects, such as "All About You" (greetings & salutations, family members, possession, etc.), "Is There A Doctor On Call?" (symptoms, parts of the body, illnesses, etc.) and "How To Be A Social Butterfly" (sports, places to go, movies, etc.). It also talks about Spanish accents, pronunciations, cognates, masculine & feminine nouns and much more! Located in the back of the book, you'll find a Spanish/English and English/Spanish dictionary.

If you are studying Spanish for school or just for fun, "The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish Phrases" is a definite must have!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Muy excellente!, June 29, 2000

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Diane Slusher "mamaslush" (Applegate, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Spanish (Paperback)

I just came back from a week at a Spanish language immersion school in Antigua, Guatemala. Since our whole family is interested in doing mission work with our church, and most of our trips are to Spanish speaking countries, I really want to put an effort into my continuing study of the Spanish language. This book is the best thing I have ever seen. It is re-emphasizing all of the things that my teacher taught me at language school, and makes them even more clear. I am buying an additional copy for my husband so I don't have to share. This book is a keeper that will be with me when I travel.