Basic Spanish for Simple Conversation

Mavis P. Bennett

Description

The goal of this is to motivate all students, workers, and travelers from the Caribbean and other places where Spanish is not their official language. The simple vocabulary, songs, quizzes, anecdotes, dialogues, etc. This will give enjoyment and good communication skills.

Sujets

• Foreign Language study
• Lettres et linguistique
• Idioma inglés
• Spanish
• Language
• English
• Anglais

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 03 avril 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669870951
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Basic Spanish for Simple Conversation
Vamos a Hablar el Español
Mavis P. Bennett

Copyright © 2023 by Mavis P. Bennett.
 
Library of Congress Control Number:
2023905020
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-6698-7097-5

Softcover
978-1-6698-7096-8

eBook
978-1-6698-7095-1
 
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
 
Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.
Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.
 
 
 
 
 
Rev. date: 03/16/2023
 
 
 
 
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CONTENTS
Introduction
La Introducción
Acknowledgments
Section 1: INTRODUCTION
El Alfabeto
Pronunciation
Dictation
Popular Phrases
Sayings
Section 2: BASIC VOCABULARY
Numbers
Time
Date
Seasons of the Year
Weather
Special Days
The Family
The Body
Colors
Clothes
Animals
In the Classroom
Subjects
Classroom Instructions
Section 3: SKILLS
Occupations
Workplace Signs
Travel Vocabulary
Reception/Front Desk
Conversation/Dialogue
Food Service
Common Expressions
Dining Room
Kitchen
Cooking Methods
Menu Dishes
Side Dishes
Desserts
Drinks/Beverages
Fruits
Vegetables
Meat
Seafood
Other Foods
Dialogue
Housekeeping
Bathroom
Washroom/Laundry Room
Living Room
Section 4: FUN ACTIVITIES
Let’s Sing
Tests/Exercises
Comprehension
Section 5: GRAMMAR
Article
Possessive Pronouns
Verbs (Los Verbos)
Verb Tense
Reflexive Pronouns
Some Common Regular Verbs
Adjectives
Comparison of Adjectives
Prepositions and Adverbs
Section 6: CULTURE AND ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY
Spanish Culture (La Cultura Dev Español)
Appendix
INTRODUCTION
This book is designed as an effective tool to encourage conversation in Spanish for students, adult learners, and travelers. The word list in every section includes functional words and popular phrases, which will enhance communication and enjoyment in a new language.
The book gives an easy-to-use layout and pictures which should motivate anyone who is interested to learn to speak Spanish. It is divided into six sections:
1. Introduction
2. Basic Vocabulary
3. The Workplace
4. Fun Activities
5. Grammar
6. Appendix
Section 3 relates to workers in the following areas:
1. Food
2. Reception
3. Housekeeping
Section 4 has nursery songs, folk songs, and Christmas songs.
Section 5 contains materials for the advanced learner.
Section 6 (the appendix) gives a brief introduction to the culture of the people of Cuba and Mexico.
Additional vocabulary words are listed in this section.
It is advisable to use an English-to-Spanish dictionary to help with the translation of words not found in the lists given in the book.
G OOD LUCK!
T ENGA SUERTE!
LA INTRODUCCIÓN
Este libro ha sido concebida como una herramienta eficaz para fomentar una conversacion en Español para los estudiantes, aprendiz los adultos y los viajeros. La lista de palabras en todas las secciones incluyen palabras funcionadas y frases populares que mejoren comunicación y divertidos en una lengua nueva.
El libro da una presentación clara y es fácil de usar y cuadros que motivara alguien que tiene interés para aprender a hablar el Español.
Está dividido en 6 secciones:
uno:
La Introducción
dos:
Los Vocabularios Básico
tres:
El Trabajador
cuatro:
Las Actividades Divertidas
cinco:
La Gramática
seis:
El Apéndice
 
La sección cuatro tiene las canciones guardería, las canciones gente y las canciones de la Navidad.
La sección cinco contene materiales para el aprendizo avanzado.
La sección seis (el apéndice) da una introducción breve de la cultura della gente de Cuba y Mexico.
Los vocabularios adicionales en esta sección es aconsejable para usar un diccionario de Inglés a Español para ayudar con la traducción de las palabras que no están en las listas en el libro.
Tenga Suerte!
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I greatly appreciate all the help I have received from my former students and friends whose advice and criticisms have made this book a success. I could not have done it without their help. Thanks also to my fellow teachers who showed support and interest in my efforts in putting this book together.
To the users of this book, please take it as a guide in learning the Spanish language. I am suggesting that you use a Spanish-to-English/English-to-Spanish dictionary to find additional words and phrases as needed.
Thanks again for your interest in this book and C ONGRATULATIONS !
Vamos a Hablar el Español!
SECTION 1
Introduction
La Sección Uno
La Introducción
EL ALFABETO        EN ESPAÑOL
A
ah
B
beh
C
she
D
deh
E
eh
F
eh-feh
G
heh
H
ah-cheh
I
ee
J
hoh-tah
K
keh
L
eh-leh
M
eh-meh
N
eh-neh
N
nyleh-nyeh
O
oh
P
peh
Q
ku
R
eh-reh
RR
eh-rreh
S
eh-she
T
the
U
oo
V
veh
W
doh-bleh-veh
X
eh-kees
Y
ye/I/griega/ee-gree-eh-gah
PRONUNCIATION        (PRONUNCIAR)
Vowels—a, e, i, o, u
Short English Sounds
C
Soft s
C
Hard k
G
h
H
Silent
J
h
LL
y
Q
koo
V
b/v
W
w
X
x/z
Y
Y/I
Z
s/th
 
DICTATION        (EL DICTADO)
Period / Full stop .
Punto
Comma ,
Coma
Question ?
El signo de interogacion
Exclamation !
El signo de exclamacion
Are you ready?
Esto listo? / Esta lista?
Begin
Comienze / Empienze
End
El fin
Capital Letter
La mayuscula
Lowercase
La minuscula
Final period
Punto final
 
POPULAR PHRASES        (FRASES POPULARES)
A

About
A eso de
According to
Según
Again
Otra vez