3,000 Spanish Words and Phrases They Won't Teach You in School
By (Author) Eleanor Hamer
By (author) Fernando Diez De Urdanivia
Skyhorse Publishing
Sky Pony Press
12th December 2017
United States
General
Non Fiction
468.3421
Paperback
496
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
No matter how much Spanish you study, it's nearly impossible to fully convince the native-speakers that you've got it. Even those estudiantes perfectos who have seemingly mastered speaking a foreign language in a classroom run into problems in real-life situations.
3,000 Spanish Words and Phrases They Won't Teach You in Schoolgoes beyond classroom Spanish by thoroughly explaining expressions, idioms, and quirks used daily by native speakers. This must-have manual also includes information on pronunciation, manners, abbreviations, and culture, making it much more than a phrase book! Learn within these pages everything you need to know to speak colloquial Spanish.
Eleanor Hamer is a writer and a teacher. She is currently the official translator for Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Mexico City. She lives in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Fernando Dez de Urdanivia is a Mexican-born writer, journalist, and teacher of both English and Spanish. He lives in Cuernavaca, Mexico.