Category Books

Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary » (Second Edition)

Book cover image of Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary by Rick Steves

Authors: Rick Steves
ISBN-13: 9781598801903, ISBN-10: 1598801902
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
Date Published: November 2008
Edition: Second Edition

Author Biography: Rick Steves

Rick Steves is on a mission: to help make European travel accessible and meaningful for Americans. Rick has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring Europe. He's researched and written 24 travel guidebooks and hosts the public television series Rick Steves' Europe, now in its seventh season. He also organizes and leads tours of Europe and offers an information-packed website (ricksteves.com). Rick lives in Edmonds, WA, just north of Seattle, with his family.

Book Synopsis

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 Started	1
	Spanish Basics	4
	Meeting and Greeting	4
	Essentials	5
	Where?	6
	How Much?	6
	How Many?	7
	When?	7
	Struggling with Spanish	8
	Handy Questions	9
	El Yin y Yang	11
	Big Little Words	12
	Very Spanish Expressions	13
	Counting	14
	Numbers	14
	Money	16
	Money Words	18
	Time	19
	Timely Expressions	20
	About Time	21
	The Day	22
	The Week	22
	The Month	23
	The Year	23
	Holidays and Happy Days	23
	Key Phrases: Money	18
	Key Phrases: Time	22
	Traveling	25
	Flights	25
	Making a Reservation	25
	At the Airport	26
	Getting to/from the Airport	26
	Trains	27
	The Train Station	27
	Getting a Ticket	28
	Reservations, Supplements, and Discounts	31
	Ticket Talk	32
	Changing Trains	32
	On the Platform	33
	On the Train	34
	Reading Train and Bus Schedules	35
	Going Places	36
	Buses and Subways	37
	At the Bus Station or Metro Stop	37
	Taking Buses and Subways	38
	Taxis	40
	Getting a Taxi	40
	In the Taxi	41
	Driving	43
	Rental Wheels	43
	At the Gas Station	43
	Car Trouble	45
	Parking	45
	Finding Your Way	47
	Route-Finding Words	48
	The Police	48
	Reading Road Signs	49
	Other Signs You May See	49
	Key Phrases: Trains	28
	Key Phrases: Buses and Subways	39
	Key Phrases: Taxis	42
	Key Phrases: Driving	46
	Sleeping	52
	Places to Stay	52
	Reserving a Room	53
	Using a Credit Card	54
	El Alfabeto	57
	Just the Fax, Ma'am	58
	Getting Specific	58
	Families	59
	Mobility Issues	60
	Confirming, Changing, and Canceling Reservations	61
	Nailing Down the Price	62
	Choosing a Room	63
	Breakfast	64
	Hotel Help	64
	Chill Out	66
	Hotel Hassles	66
	Checking Out	67
	Camping	68
	Key Phrases: Sleeping	56
	Eating	69
	Restaurants	69
	Types of Restaurants	69
	Finding a Restaurant	70
	Getting a Table	71
	The Menu	72
	Ordering	74
	Tableware and Condiments	76
	The Food Arrives	76
	Complaints	77
	Compliments to the Chef	77
	Paying for Your Meal	78
	Special Concerns	79
	In a Hurry	79
	Dietary Restrictions	79
	Children	81
	What's Cooking	83
	Breakfast	83
	What's Probably Not For Breakfast	84
	Sandwiches	84
	Typical Sandwiches	85
	Say Cheese	86
	Spanish Cheeses	86
	Soups	86
	Soup Specialties	87
	Salads	87
	Salad Specialties	88
	Seafood	88
	Seafood Specialties	90
	Poultry	90
	Meat	91
	Meat, but	91
	Main Course Specialties	92
	How It's Prepared	92
	Veggies	93
	Veggie Specialties	94
	Fruits	95
	Nuts to You	95
	Just Desserts	96
	Dessert Specialties	97
	Tapas	98
	Tapa Terms	99
	Seafood Tapas	100
	Meaty Tapas	101
	Veggie and Egg Tapas	101
	Tapa Drinks	102
	Drinking	103
	Water, Milk, and Juice	103
	Coffee and Tea	104
	Wine	105
	Wine Words	106
	Wine Labels	106
	Beer	107
	Bar Talk	108
	Picnicking	110
	At the Market	110
	Picnic Prose	111
	Key Phrases: Restaurants	74
	Key Phrases: What's Cooking	83
	Avoiding Mis-Steaks	91
	Key Phrases: Drinking	104
	Drink Specialties	109
	Menu Decoder	113
	Spanish / English	113
	English / Spanish	125
	Activities	135
	Sightseeing	135
	Where?	135
	At the Sight	136
	Please	136
	Tours	137
	Discounts	138
	At the Bullring	138
	In the Museum	139
	Art and Architecture	140
	Castles and Palaces	141
	Religious Words	142
	Shopping	143
	Spanish Shops	143
	Shop Till You Drop	144
	Street Markets	146
	Clothes	147
	Colors	148
	Materials	149
	Lewelry	149
	Sports	150
	Bicycling	150
	Swimming and Boating	151
	Sports Talk	152
	Entertainment	153
	Entertaining Words	153
	Key Phrases: Sightseeing	136
	Spanish Art Terms	141
	Key Phrases: Shopping	146
	Connect	156
	Phoning	156
	Telephone Words	157
	Cell Phones	158
	E-Mail and the Web	159
	E-Mail	159
	On Screen	161
	Web Words	161
	Mailing	162
	Licking the Postal Code	163
	Key Phrases: E-Mail and the Web	161
	Key Phrases: Mailing	163
	Help!	165
	Theft and Loss	165
	Helpful Words	167
	Help for Women	167
	Key Phrases: Help!	166
	Services	169
	Laundry	169
	Clean Words	170
	Haircuts	170
	Repair	171
	Filling out Forms	172
	Health	173
	Allments	175
	Womens Health	176
	Parts of the Body	177
	Healthy Words	180
	First-Aid Kit	181
	Contacts and Glasses	183
	Toiletries	183
	Makeup	184
	For Babies	185
	More Baby Things	186
	Key Phrases: Health	174
	Chatting	187
	Nothing More Than Feelings	188
	Who's Who	189
	Family	189
	Work	190
	Chatting with Children	191
	Travel Talk	192
	Map Musings	194
	Favorite Things	198
	Weather	199
	Thanks a Million	200
	Smoking	200
	Responses for All Occasions	200
	Conversing with Animals	201
	Profanity	202
	Sweet Curses	203
	Create Your Own Conversation	203
	Who	203
	What	205
	Why	205
	You Be the Judge	206
	Beginnings and Endings	207
	Spanish Political Terms	208
	A Spanish Romance	209
	Words of Love	209
	Ah, Amor	209
	Key Phrases: Chatting	188
	Dictionary	213
	Spanish / English	213
	English / Spanish	236
	Tips for Hurdling the Language Barrier	262
	Don't Be Afraid to Communicate	262
	International Words	264
	Spanish Verbs	265
	Spanish Tongue Twisters	269
	English Tongue Twisters	269
	Spanish Song	270
	Numbers and Stumblers	271
	Appendix	272
	Let's Talk Telephones	272
	Country Codes	273
	Directory Assistance	274
	Embasies	274
	Tear-Out Cheat Sheet	275
	Hotel Reservation Fax Form	277
	Illustrations
	Standard Road Signs
	Parts of the Body
	Human Temperature Thermometer
	Weather Thermometer
	Maps
	Major Rail Lines in Iberia
	Spain
	Europe
	The United States
	The World

Subjects

« Previous Book Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish

Next Book » E-Z Spanish

Category Books

Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book and Dictionary » (Second Edition)

Author Biography: Rick Steves

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

Subjects