BBC SPANISH PHRASE BOOK & DICTIONARY

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Common travel phrases like ¿Donde está el hotel? (Where is the hotel?) and ¿Cuánto cuesta? (How much does it cost?) may be great for doing touristy things, but if you want to make friends, you may want some more interesting conversation. As a new Spanish learner, you might know your hola from your gracias and a handful of common Spanish phrases, but things get real when you’re asked to talk about your hobbies, emotions or language skills.

Dr. Pablo Garcia Loaeza did a great job compiling this wonderful collection of over 700 handy everyday phrases.

Months [ edit ] NOTE All the months in Spanish are written in lower case letters. January enero ( eh-NEH-roh) February febrero ( feh-BREH-roh) March marzo ( MAR-soh) April abril ( ah-BREEL) May mayo ( MAH-joh) June junio ( HOO-nyoh) July julio ( HOO-lyoh) August agosto ( ah-GOHS-toh) September septiembre ( sehp-TYEHM-breh) October octubre ( ohk-TOO-breh) November noviembre ( noh-VYEHM-breh) December diciembre ( dee-SYEHM-breh) Seasons [ edit ] Spring primavera ( pri-ma-VEH-rah) Summer verano ( VEH-ra-no) Autumn otoño ( OH-to-NYO) Winter invierno ( in-VYEH-no) Writing Dates [ edit ] If you find the right books, they can provide you with all of the grammar theory you will need as well as give you opportunities to practice what you are learning. Best books to learn Spanish Counting in "hundreds" is unheard of for numbers larger than 1 000. This is also true for years. Instead of "nineteen hundred fifty three" a Spanish speaker would say "mil novecientos cincuenta y tres". It’s designed to have a “clean” look, so it should be easy to refer to with few visual distractions. The book is organized in a three column approach, with the English phrase, Spanish phrase and Spanish pronunciation all appearing side-by-side. If you've made it this far that means you probably enjoy learning Spanish with engaging material and will then love FluentU.

January enero ( eh-NEH-roh) February febrero ( feh-BREH-roh) March marzo ( MAR-soh) April abril ( ah-BREEL) May mayo ( MAH-yoh) June junio ( HOO-nyoh) July julio ( HOO-lyoh) August agosto ( ah-GOHS-toh) September septiembre ( sehp-TYEHM-breh) October octubre ( ohk-TOO-breh) November noviembre ( noh-VYEHM-breh) December diciembre ( dee-SYEHM-breh) Writing time and date [ edit ]Start by selecting a couple of Spanish phrases. Perhaps the ones you’re most likely to need in your next conversation. Examples: (1st pronunciation: Spanish; 2nd pronunciation: Latin America; when there is only one, it's common) Spanish ( español), also known as Castilian ( castellano), is the third most-spoken language in the world (after English and Mandarin Chinese), with around 540million speakers. Originating in Spain and spoken by most residents there, it is also an official language in Mexico and all of Central America except Belize (though it is widely understood there as well), and of most countries in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. Spanish as a second language is generally understood to some level in most of the rest of the continent.

Plus, you can use phrasebooks regardless of whether your Spanish ability. If you know Spanish, they can be helpful tools to ensure your phrases are spot on. If you don’t speak Spanish, they’re essential to communicate clearly. This makes phrasebooks a versatile tool regardless of your skill level.Don’t underestimate the worth of phrasebooks such as this! Very handy tools for learners of any level!! Most diphthongs can be approximated by blending the first vowel into the second in a single syllable. However, according to the Real Academía Española only diphthongs containing an i or u are "one syllable", all others are two syllables (this is relevant in questions of where to place accents) The verb "to take", as in to take a bus or train is coger in Spain, and tomar in Latin America. The former is not used in this context in Latin America, where it is a vulgar sexual term. A Western Romance language, Spanish is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the other romance languages to an extent, such as Portuguese, Catalan, Italian and Romanian. English and Spanish share variants of approximately one third of their words (via Latin), although the pronunciation tends to be very different. The topics within Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish are short and sweet ensuring the new learner doesn’t get bogged down in a mire of complex grammar.