The right tool for the task of speaking Spanish, minimizing the fluff and filler When you want to get a job done right, you do it yourself. With DIY Spanish, you can build your Spanish language skills on your own without the distraction of minor details. This part-workbook/part-reference gets straight to the point, offering useful structures, model sentences, essential vocabulary and grammar to get you communicating in a basic, functional manner. Your Spanish language-learning toolbox includes: Power Tools Focuses on how to communicate basic wants, desires, future plans, likes & dislikes, and needs Hand Tools Essential for describing and identifying your surroundings and yourself Nuts & Bolts Covers common structures like commands and past tenses The Tool Shed A comprehensive reference and review of the important tenses, telling time, possession, irregular verb charts, and 13 theme-based vocabulary sections with the essential “fill-in” words, common verbs, cognates, and adjectives

The right tool for the task of speaking Spanish, minimizing the fluff and filler When you want to get a job done right, you do it yourself. With DIY Spanish, you can build your Spanish language skills on your own without the distraction of minor details. This part-workbook/part-reference gets straight to the point, offering useful structures, model sentences, essential vocabulary and grammar to get you communicating in a basic, functional manner. Your Spanish language-learning toolbox includes: Power Tools Focuses on how to communicate basic wants, desires, future plans, likes & dislikes, and needs Hand Tools Essential for describing and identifying your surroundings and yourself Nuts & Bolts Covers common structures like commands and past tenses The Tool Shed A comprehensive reference and review of the important tenses, telling time, possession, irregular verb charts, and 13 theme-based vocabulary sections with the essential “fill-in” words, common verbs, cognates, and adjectives

If you have taken a semester or a year of Spanish and cannot say anything, 12 Tools for Learning Spanish was written with you in mind! This unique system organizes prior language learning into useful "tools" designed to get you speaking Spanish from the first chapter. Whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced student, 12 Tools for Learning Spanish will enable you to start speaking Spanish immediately! By organizing Spanish by practicality instead of difficulty, 12 Tools for Learning Spanish emphasizes the power of communication and minimizes difficulty. By providing both spoken sections and reference sections, students are able to gain quick command of the language and "fill in the gaps" for pinpoint communication. Each chapter is organized and clearly written for fast learning. Common vocabulary and verbs, a pronunciation guide, an exhaustive review section, and other practical chapters make 12 Tools for Learning Spanish the only resource you will need for speaking Spanish.

Use the English you already know to quickly learn the basics of Spanish with this unique, accessible guide featuring original illustrations by Andy Warhol—from one of America’s most prominent language teachers. Read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks! Even the most reluctant learner will be astonished at the ease and effectiveness of Margarita Madrigal’s unique method of teaching a foreign language. Completely eliminating rote memorization and painfully boring drills, Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish is guaranteed to help you: • Learn to speak, read, and write Spanish quickly and easily • Convert English into Spanish in an instant • Start forming sentences after the very first lesson • Identify thousands of Spanish words within a few weeks of study • Travel to Spanish-speaking countries with confidence and comfort • Develop perfect pronunciation, thanks to a handy pronunciation key With original black-and-white illustration by Andy Warhol, Madrigal’s Magic Key to Spanish will provide readers with a solid foundation upon which to build their language skills.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

Benny Lewis, who speaks over ten languages—all self-taught—runs the largest language-learning blog in the world, Fluent In 3 Months. Lewis is a full-time "language hacker," someone who devotes all of his time to finding better, faster, and more efficient ways to learn languages. Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World is a new blueprint for fast language learning. Lewis argues that you don't need a great memory or "the language gene" to learn a language quickly, and debunks a number of long-held beliefs, such as adults not being as good of language learners as children.

"Bite sized weekly lessons designed to get you and your family speaking Spanish today!"--Cover.