A handbook designed to provide the reader with the Spanish skills needed to communicate on the job site and effectively manage today's diverse workforce.

A continuation of our Spanish for Construction 1 guide, this jam-packed 3-panel (6-page) guide lists additional key words and phrases--along with Spanish translations--used in the construction industry, broken out into specific categories. Our easy-to-use format enables construction managers and their Spanish-speaking employees to find the terms they most need to learn and remember.

This Pronto Guide contains over 700 Spanish words and phrases specific to the Construction industry. It is designed for people working with Spanish-speaking co-workers and customers within the Construction field.

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.

Talk with your Spanish-speaking employees--no prior knowledge of Spanish needed! Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction gives you more than 500 vital words and phrases specific to working on commercial and residential job sites, with translations spelled out phonetically so you can say what you need to say immediately. Space the wall studs sixteen inches apart.Clave los montantes a una distancia de dieciséis pulgadas.(KLAH-beh lohs mohn-TAHN-tess ah oo-nah dee-STAHN-s'yah deh d'yeh-see-SACE pool-GAH-thahs) Put up the walls. Pare las paredes. (PAH-reh lahs-pah-REH-thess) Use the bulldozer.Use la niveladora. (OO-seh lah nee-bell-ah-THOR-ah) Learn the Spanish words and phrases for: exchanging pleasantries • interviewing potential employees • discussing pay rate and taxes • giving instructions • terminating an employee • establishing work hours • explaining safety and emergency procedures • praising good work With Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction, you can overcome the language barrier and develop a more comfortable, productive environment at your worksite.

When construction managers need to talk about the specifics of a construction job – where the electrical outlets need to go, when the framing will be completed, how a plumbing problem will be solved – they need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively with workers. That task gets considerably more difficult when managers and workers are speaking in different languages. More than simple dictionary terms or phrases, managers need a tool for understanding the basics of the language their workers use – a resource that lets them communicate the myriad of questions, issues, schedules, and tasks that come up on a construction job. Learning Construction Spanglish is exactly the tool they need. This book offers up: • Communication tools – a method for understanding the basics of Spanglish – not just dictionary terms. • Practical, useful on-the-job terms and phrases. • Logical organization that makes info fast and easy to find. • Both English/Spanish and Spanish/English glossaries.

Annotation: This new, larger, improved edition handy pocket work translation guide for English and / or Spanish speakers features easy-to-say, two-way words and phrases for all types of labor uses, including construction, lawn care and general use.