Streetwise Spanish
Author: Mary McVey Gill
Publisher: Contemporary Books
Published: 1999-05-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780844223933
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides practical language instruction that focuses on everyday usage.
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The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide
Author: Eleanor Hamer
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Published: 2008-08
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 1602392501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf 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.
Streetwise
Author: Russell A. Vassallo
Publisher:
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780977673933
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Before he was forty, the author had risked his own life to save a friend from hit men. His was a divided loyalty and silence to his family and friends who skirted the treacherous borders of gangsterism. Serious at times, hilarious at others, he paints the underworld with glowing strokes of his early life."-- Cover.
The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang
Author: Mary McVey Gill
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Published: 2006-10-18
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 007170907X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDon't sound like una momia--add a little sizzle to your Spanish! If someone called you tragaldabas would you be insulted or flattered? If you shouted ¡Mota! in the street, would you expected to get a cab or get arrested? Thanks to The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms, you'll always know your tejemaneje (scheme) from your merequetengue (mess) no matter where you find yourself in the Spanish-speaking world. Five thousand words and phrases--plus helpful hints as to what's cordial and what's vulgar--keep you in sync with Spanish slang. Spanish to English niños popis (upper-class kids) Spoiled brats Contigo ni a China me voy. (I'm not even going to China with you) You're impossible La cruda (rawness) Hangover English to Spanish Ugly as sin ser un espantapájaro (to be a scarecrow) To be lucky tener leche (to have milk) Why are you staring at me? ¿Tengo monos en la cara? (Do I have monkeys on my face?)
Mierda!
Author: Frances de Talavera Berger
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1990-06-27
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1101664657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of hard-core curses, colorful colloquialisms, and streetwise slang never taught in Spanish class includes sample conversations, painless quizzes, tips on body gestures, and discussions of Spanish history, culture, and cuisine—complete with delightful cartoons.
Streetwise Spanish (Book + 1CD)
Author: Mary McVey Gill
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2005-11-15
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780071460866
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEasy lessons that help you speak Spanish like a native This revised edition of Streetwise Spanish features an overview of the “signature” words that differentiate speakers across the Spanish-speaking world. It also includes an audio CD featuring 30 dialogs from the book, spoken by native speakers from more than 15 countries and exercises that test your grasp of key slang expressions.
Basic Spanish
Author: Carmen Arnaiz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780415355018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresenting twenty individual grammar points in lively and realistic contexts, this clearly presented and user-friendly text is an accessible reference grammar with related exercises in one, easy to follow volume.
The Syntax of Spanish
Author: Karen Zagona
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780521576840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA clear and well-organised introduction to Spanish syntax, assuming no prior knowledge of current theory.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Author: Junot Díaz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2008-09-02
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 1594483299
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.
Streetwise Spanish with Audio CD
Author: Mary McVey Gill
Publisher:
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780071460873
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