Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary
From ordering tapas in Madrid to making new friends in Costa del Sol, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-Spanish and Spanish-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail...
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From ordering tapas in Madrid to making new friends in Costa del Sol, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling; an English-Spanish and Spanish-English dictionary; the latest information on European currency and rail transportation, and even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice as you wait in line at the Guggenheim Bilbao. Informative, concise, and practical, Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary is an essential item for any traveler's mochila.
Getting Started1Spanish Basics4Meeting and Greeting4Essentials5Where?6How Much?6How Many?7When?7Struggling with Spanish8Handy Questions9El Yin y Yang11Big Little Words12Very Spanish Expressions13Counting14Numbers14Money16Money Words18Time19Timely Expressions20About Time21The Day22The Week22The Month23The Year23Holidays and Happy Days23Key Phrases: Money18Key Phrases: Time22Traveling25Flights25Making a Reservation25At the Airport26Getting to/from the Airport26Trains27The Train Station27Getting a Ticket28Reservations, Supplements, and Discounts31Ticket Talk32Changing Trains32On the Platform33On the Train34Reading Train and Bus Schedules35Going Places36Buses and Subways37At the Bus Station or Metro Stop37Taking Buses and Subways38Taxis40Getting a Taxi40In the Taxi41Driving43Rental Wheels43At the Gas Station43Car Trouble45Parking45Finding Your Way47Route-Finding Words48The Police48Reading Road Signs49Other Signs You May See49Key Phrases: Trains28Key Phrases: Buses and Subways39Key Phrases: Taxis42Key Phrases: Driving46Sleeping52Places to Stay52Reserving a Room53Using a Credit Card54El Alfabeto57Just the Fax, Ma'am58Getting Specific58Families59Mobility Issues60Confirming, Changing, and Canceling Reservations61Nailing Down the Price62Choosing a Room63Breakfast64Hotel Help64Chill Out66Hotel Hassles66Checking Out67Camping68Key Phrases: Sleeping56Eating69Restaurants69Types of Restaurants69Finding a Restaurant70Getting a Table71The Menu72Ordering74Tableware and Condiments76The Food Arrives76Complaints77Compliments to the Chef77Paying for Your Meal78Special Concerns79In a Hurry79Dietary Restrictions79Children81What's Cooking83Breakfast83What's Probably Not For Breakfast84Sandwiches84Typical Sandwiches85Say Cheese86Spanish Cheeses86Soups86Soup Specialties87Salads87Salad Specialties88Seafood88Seafood Specialties90Poultry90Meat91Meat, but91Main Course Specialties92How It's Prepared92Veggies93Veggie Specialties94Fruits95Nuts to You95Just Desserts96Dessert Specialties97Tapas98Tapa Terms99Seafood Tapas100Meaty Tapas101Veggie and Egg Tapas101Tapa Drinks102Drinking103Water, Milk, and Juice103Coffee and Tea104Wine105Wine Words106Wine Labels106Beer107Bar Talk108Picnicking110At the Market110Picnic Prose111Key Phrases: Restaurants74Key Phrases: What's Cooking83Avoiding Mis-Steaks91Key Phrases: Drinking104Drink Specialties109Menu Decoder113Spanish / English113English / Spanish125Activities135Sightseeing135Where?135At the Sight136Please136Tours137Discounts138At the Bullring138In the Museum139Art and Architecture140Castles and Palaces141Religious Words142Shopping143Spanish Shops143Shop Till You Drop144Street Markets146Clothes147Colors148Materials149Lewelry149Sports150Bicycling150Swimming and Boating151Sports Talk152Entertainment153Entertaining Words153Key Phrases: Sightseeing136Spanish Art Terms141Key Phrases: Shopping146Connect156Phoning156Telephone Words157Cell Phones158E-Mail and the Web159E-Mail159On Screen161Web Words161Mailing162Licking the Postal Code163Key Phrases: E-Mail and the Web161Key Phrases: Mailing163Help!165Theft and Loss165Helpful Words167Help for Women167Key Phrases: Help!166Services169Laundry169Clean Words170Haircuts170Repair171Filling out Forms172Health173Allments175Womens Health176Parts of the Body177Healthy Words180First-Aid Kit181Contacts and Glasses183Toiletries183Makeup184For Babies185More Baby Things186Key Phrases: Health174Chatting187Nothing More Than Feelings188Who's Who189Family189Work190Chatting with Children191Travel Talk192Map Musings194Favorite Things198Weather199Thanks a Million200Smoking200Responses for All Occasions200Conversing with Animals201Profanity202Sweet Curses203Create Your Own Conversation203Who203What205Why205You Be the Judge206Beginnings and Endings207Spanish Political Terms208A Spanish Romance209Words of Love209Ah, Amor209Key Phrases: Chatting188Dictionary213Spanish / English213English / Spanish236Tips for Hurdling the Language Barrier262Don't Be Afraid to Communicate262International Words264Spanish Verbs265Spanish Tongue Twisters269English Tongue Twisters269Spanish Song270Numbers and Stumblers271Appendix272Let's Talk Telephones272Country Codes273Directory Assistance274Embasies274Tear-Out Cheat Sheet275Hotel Reservation Fax Form277IllustrationsStandard Road SignsParts of the BodyHuman Temperature ThermometerWeather ThermometerMapsMajor Rail Lines in IberiaSpainEuropeThe United StatesThe World
