Street Spanish 3
Title | Street Spanish 3 PDF eBook |
Author | David Burke |
Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1998-10-01 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1620459108 |
The colloquial Spanish of everyday conversation and commerce is rarely taught in the language classroom. The Street Spanish Series fills this gap, supplying non-native speakers with the vernacular, vocabulary, and odd constructions needed to avoid embarrassment and communicate effectively in any situation. The third guide provides 10 easy lessons on expletives, euphemisms, and obscenities.
Street Spanish 1
Title | Street Spanish 1 PDF eBook |
Author | David Burke |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1997-10-09 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN |
If a native Spanish speaker were to tell you that the pez gordo (fat fish) met a merengue (meringue) with lots of pasta (noodles) who is going to become his media naranja (half an orange), you may not know whether to offer your condolences or your congratulations — that is, unless you’ve read this first book in David Burke’s Street Spanish series. Street Spanish 1 lets you quickly become an insider by presenting some of the most popular slang terms used throughout the many Spanish-speaking countries. With the help of entertaining dialogues, word games and drills, crossword puzzles, and word searches, you’ll finally be able to understand the everyday language used on the street, in homes, offices, stores, and among family and friends.
Street Spanish
Title | Street Spanish PDF eBook |
Author | David Burke |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN |
The first self-teaching guide to the "inside language" of colloquial Spanish, this book is packed with amusing dialogues based on real-life situations--plus entertaining exercises, puzzles, and comprehension-reinforcing drills--to help make those often heard but rarely understood Spanish slang terms comprehendable. Discount coupon for companion cassette included.
Street Spanish 3
Title | Street Spanish 3 PDF eBook |
Author | David Burke |
Publisher | Wiley |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1998-10-09 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780471179726 |
You've mastered Spanish slang, conquered popular idioms, yet still feel like an outsider. The reason is simple. You haven't discovered the third piece to understanding everyday spanish: popular expletives and obscenities - those back-alley words and phrases constantly used in movies, books and coversations between native speakers. STREET SPANISH 3 is the first step-by-step guide of its kind to explore the most comon curses, vulgarities, and obscenities used in many Spanish-speaking countries. Chapters include: * Dating Slang * Nonvulgar Insults & Putdowns * Vulgar Insults & Name-Calling * Body Parts in Slang * Sexual Slang * Bodily Functions, Sounds & Smells * The Many Uses of "Mierda" * The Many Uses of "Cagar" * The Many Uses of "Co?o" * The Many Uses of "Chingar" & "Joder" * Being Obscene Unintentionally! DAVID BURKE is also the author of STREET SPANISH 1: The Best of Spanish Slang; STREET SPANISH 2: The Best of Spanish Idioms; STREET FRENCH 1: The Best of French Slang; STREET FRENCH 2: The Best of French Idioms STREET FRENCH 3: The Best of Naughty French STREET FRENCH SLANG DICTIONARY & THESAURUS all available from Wiley; plus STREET SPEAK & BIZ SPEAK (American slang and idioms).
The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide
Title | The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Hamer |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | 497 |
Release | 2008-08 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1602392501 |
If you were dropped into the middle of Managua, Mexico City, or Miami, would you know how to speak not only the language, but also the lingo? In The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide, the reader who is already familiar with Spanish will discover the banter and metaphor (both polite and rude) that enrich the spoken language as it is really used, hints on avoiding embarrassing mistakes in grammar, and a list of dreaded false cognates. Full of advice on pronunciation and tips on customs and manners, and keyed with time-saving symbols, this is the best guide available to understanding and appreciating Spanish as it is spoken in Latin America and the United States.
Street Spanish 2
Title | Street Spanish 2 PDF eBook |
Author | David Burke |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 1998-04-17 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN |
If a native Spanish-speaker were to say to you, "You’re taking my hair!" (¡Me estás tomando el pelo!), you may not know how to respond…unless, of course, you’ve read David Burke’s newest book on Spanish idioms, Street Spanish 2. Then you’d know that this common expression is equivalent to the American idiom, "You’re pulling my leg!" Street Spanish 2 will lead you through an exciting domain of imaginative and popular Spanish idioms by the use of dialogues, vocabulary lessons, entertaining word drills and games including crossword puzzles, fill-ins, find-a-word charts, and dictations. A comprehensive glossary rounds out this fact- and fun-filled guide.
Street Spanish 1
Title | Street Spanish 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Allen & Unwin, Limited |
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ISBN | 9780040711791 |