Spanish for Veterinarians A Practical Introduction

by Frederick, Bonnie; Mosqueda, Juan

• ISBN13: 9780813806877
• ISBN10: 0813806879
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-27
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Spanish for Veterinarians, Second Edition, is designed to help you rapidly learn working Spanish for clinical conversations. Packed with the practical vocabulary information and conversational tools found in the first edition, the new edition now includes a new chapter on exotics and expanded information on the Spanish required for pre-consultation discussion. The pronunciation exercises, available online as audio files to help veterinary team members effectively and confidently use Spanish in their client communications, have also been revised and expanded. This new edition is a lively presentation of the Spanish that working vets increasingly need to know.

Author Biography

Bonnie Frederick is Professor of Spanish at Texas Christian University. She has published several books on women's literature, and she is co-author, with Dr. Mosqueda, of Spanish for Animal Scientists and Food Animal Producers.

Juan Mosqueda is a Professor of Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Getting Started	p. 3
Pronunciation of Spanish	p. 3
Nouns and Plurals	p. 5
Articles and Plurals	p. 6
Names of Animals	p. 6
The Body and How to Describe It	p. 11
Adjectives	p. 11
External Body Parts	p. 14
Internal Organs	p. 15
Verbs: Where the Action Is	p. 19
Regular Verbs	p. 19
Weak-Kneed Verbs	p. 22
Irregular Verbs	p. 25
Four Essential Irregular Verbs: tener, estar, ser, and ir	p. 25
World's Simplest Verb: hay	p. 32
How Long Has the Cow Had a Fever?	p. 33
Duration of Time	p. 33
The Present Perfect	p. 34
The Verb dar	p. 36
Feeding Vocabulary	p. 37
The Past and Accidents	p. 41
Past Time Verbs	p. 41
Accidents	p. 46
Telling People What to Do	p. 49
Verbal Shorthand	p. 49
Giving Commands	p. 50
Giving Something to Somebody	p. 53
Polite Suggestions	p. 54
Taking a Clinical History	p. 57
The Diagnostic Exam	p. 61
Cattle	p. 67
Special Vocabulary	p. 68
Illnesses	p. 69
Horses	p. 75
Special Vocabulary	p. 76
Illnesses	p. 76
Sheep and Goats	p. 79
Special Vocabulary	p. 79
Illnesses	p. 80
Swine	p. 83
Special Vocabulary	p. 83
Illnesses	p. 84
Dogs and Cats	p. 87
Special Vocabulary	p. 87
Illnesses	p. 89
Exotic Pets	p. 93
Special Vocabulary	p. 93
Registration Forms	p. 99
Answer Key to Exercises	p. 103
Dictionary	p. 109
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