Spanish Workbook For Dummies

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2022-11-23
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

¡Hola! Nuestro nombre es Dummies y estamos aquí para ayudar.

 Spanish Workbook For Dummies is packed with all the necessary information for a beginning Spanish learner. Inside Spanish Workbook For Dummies, you'll find foundational grammar coverage, packed with integrated vocabulary, pronunciation help, and tons of practical exercises to help you put your new skills into practice. As you make your way through the workbook, your confidence will grow as you discover how to handle greetings and introductions, make small talk, and understand daily encounters... en Espanol!

Author Biography

Gail Stein is a retired foreign language instructor who taught in New York City public junior and senior high schools for more than 30 years. She is the author of several Dummies books, including Spanish Essentials For Dummies and Intermediate Spanish For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with the Basics 5

Chapter 1: Getting a Jump Start in Spanish 7

Chapter 2: Selecting the Proper Part of Speech 33

Part 2: The Here and Now 49

Chapter 3: Sorting Out Word Gender 51

Chapter 4: Coloring Your Sentences with Adjectives 73

Chapter 5: Expressing Yourself in the Present 91

Chapter 6: Expressing Yourself with Subjunctive Feeling 121

Chapter 7: Enriching Your Sentences with Adverbs and Comparisons 149

Part 3: Giving and Obtaining Information 163

Chapter 8: Getting Answers with the Right Questions 165

Chapter 9: Being Clear and Concise with Object Pronouns 185

Chapter 10: Reflecting on Reflexive Pronouns and Verbs 205

Chapter 11: Getting Attention with Commands 217

Chapter 12: Preparing to Connect with Prepositions 239

Part 4: Reminiscing about the Past and Seeing into the Future 253

Chapter 13: Leaving It Completely in the Past 255

Chapter 14: Looking Back with the Imperfect 269

Chapter 15: Seeing into the Future 283

Part 5: The Part of Tens 293

Chapter 16: Ten Most Common Mistakes in Spanish 295

Chapter 17: Ten Important Verb Distinctions 301

Part 6: Appendixes 307

Appendix A: Verb Charts 309

Appendix B: Thematic Vocabulary 319

Appendix C: English-Spanish Dictionary 331

Appendix D: Spanish-English Dictionary 335

Index 341

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