Langenscheidt' s Universal Phrasebook Spanish

by Langenscheidt Editorial

• ISBN13: 9780887294174
• ISBN10: 0887294170
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Pub Inc

Summary

Handy, compact phrasebook for pocket or purse. Arranged in an easy-to-read two color format the Universal Phrasebooks feature 2,500 important words and 1,000 essential phrases with their pronunciation, plus useful tips about the language's nativespeakers and their customs.

Table of Contents

The Essentials
Personal Data
How to find it
How do you pronounce it?
Abbreviations
Human Relations
Hi and Bye!	18	(1)
Small Talk ...	19	(1)
... about yourself and others	19	(2)
... about home and vacation	21	(1)
Socializing	22	(2)
Would you like to...?	22	(1)
No, thanks!	23	(1)
Communicating	24	(1)
What do you think?	25	(1)
Basic Phrases	26	(1)
Please; Thank you	26	(1)
Sorry!	26	(1)
Best wishes!	27	(1)
Human Relations (word list)	27	(2)
For the Handicapped	29	(1)
Business Contacts	30	(6)
On the Phone	30	(1)
At the Reception Desk	31	(1)
At Trade Fairs	32	(1)
Business Contacts (word list)	32	(4)
Accommodations
Information	36	(1)
Hotel and Vacation Rental	37	(11)
Hotel	37	(4)
Vacation Rental	41	(2)
Complaints	43	(5)
Youth Hostel, Camping	48	(8)
Youth Hostel	48	(2)
Camping	50	(6)
On the Way
Asking the Way	56	(2)
At the Border	58	(2)
Passport Control	58	(1)
Customs	59	(1)
Luggage	60	(2)
Plane	62	(2)
Information and Booking	62	(2)
On the Plane	64	(2)
Rail	66	(5)
Information and Tickets	66	(3)
On the Train	69	(2)
Boat	71	(3)
Information and Booking	71	(1)
On Board	72	(2)
Car, Motorbike and Bike	74	(13)
Rentals	74	(3)
Parking	77	(1)
Gas Stations; Car Repair	77	(1)
Breakdown and Accidents	78	(3)
Do it yourself	81	(1)
At the Rapair Shop	82	(5)
Bus, Subway, Taxi	87	(5)
Bus and Subway	87	(2)
Taxi!	89	(3)
Hitchhiking	92	(2)
Food and Drink
Menu	94	(13)
Beverages	107	(3)
Information	110	(1)
Waiter!	111	(4)
Complaints	115	(1)
The check, please	115	(2)
Dining with Friends	117	(7)
Sightseeing
Tourist Information	124	(2)
Sightseeing, Excursions	126	(12)
Animals (word list)	134	(1)
Plants (word list)	135	(3)
Shopping
Basic Phrases	138	(7)
Colors and Patterns (word list)	143	(1)
Stores (word list)	143	(2)
Food	145	(6)
Souvenirs	151	(1)
Clothes and Dry Cleaner's	152	(4)
Shoes	156	(1)
Watches and Jewelry	157	(2)
Personal Hygiene and Household	159	(5)
Personal Hygiene (word list)	159	(3)
Household Items (word list)	162	(2)
At the Optician's	164	(1)
At the Hairdresser's	165	(3)
Photo and video	168	(3)
Reading and Writing	171	(2)
At the Tobacconist's	173	(3)
Entertainment and Sports
Swimming and Water Sports	176	(5)
At the Beach	176	(2)
At the Swimming Pool	178	(3)
Mountaineering	181	(2)
More Sports and Games	183	(3)
Culture and Festivals	186	(5)
Going out in the Evening	191	(3)
Post Office and Bank
Post, Telegrams, Telephone	194	(5)
Letters and Parcels	194	(1)
The Line Home	195	(4)
Money Matters	199	(5)
Emergencies
Health	204	(19)
Information	204	(1)
Drugstore	205	(3)
At the Doctor's	208	(2)
What you should tell the doctor	210	(1)
What the doctor says	211	(1)
Ask the doctor	212	(1)
In the Hospital	213	(1)
Parts of the Body and Organs (word list)	214	(2)
Diseases, Doctor, Hospital (word list)	216	(4)
At the Dentist's	220	(1)
What the dentist says	221	(2)
Police; Lost and Found	223	(5)
What the police say	225	(3)
Time and Weather
Time	228	(4)
Time of Day	228	(1)
Basic Vocabulary (word list)	229	(2)
Seasons (word list)	231	(1)
Legal Holidays (word list)	231	(1)
The Date	232	(1)
Days of the Week (word list)	233	(1)
Months (word list)	233	(1)
The Weather	233	(4)
GRAMMAR	237
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