Table of Contents Español Rápido
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1 GETTING STARTED.
1
The alphabet and names.
2
GETTING STARTED IN SPANISH.
8
Greetings and phrases useful for beginning with Spanish.
3
GETTING STARTED IN COUNTRY.
11
Signs and phrases useful for the airport. Changing money.
Countries and nationalities.
4
GETTING STARTED IN COUNTRY - At the Hotel.
30
Addressing the bellhop and placing an outside call from your hotel room.
The days of the week, months of the year, seasons, weather, and time.
5
GETTING STARTED IN COUNTRY - At the Restaurant
50
Ordering a meal and tipping.
6
GETTING STARTED IN COUNTRY -
62
Giving Instructions
to the
Baby-Sitter.
7 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Managing a Conversation. 73
8 GETTING AROUND OUTSIDE - Asking for Directions. 79
9 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Taking a Message. 94
10 GETTING AROUND INSIDE.
101
Asking for directions involving office numbers, floors, "right" and "left," and
so forth.
11 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Dealing with Wrong Numbers. 113
12 GETTING AROUND - Public Transportation.
120
An introduction to some of the conventions involved in using public t
ransportation and to El Regateo, the bargaining custom.
13 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Leaving a Message. 138
14 GETTING ACQUAINTED - The Familiar Form. 145
15 MEETING PEOPLE.
161
An introduction to the social conventions involved in
meeting people in the Spanish-speaking world.
16 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Placing a Long Distance Call. 181
17 GETTING ACQUAINTED - Describing Yourself and Your Family. 191
18 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Calling the Physician. 203
19 GETTING ACQUAINTED - Social Courtesies. 210
20 GETTING ACQUAINTED - Social Courtesies - Small Talk,
225
Expressing Appreciation, etc.
21 TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - Reserving a Room at a Hotel. 246
22 AT THE OFFICE - Greeting Visitors. 251
23 GETTING ACQUAINTED - Local Holidays.
259
Learning about local holidays and customs.
24 GETTING OUT - The Outing. Where to go on an outing. 268
25 GETTING OUT - Shopping at a Local Market.
280
Where to go shopping.
26 GETTING OUT - Dining Out.
293
Where to go out to eat.
27 GETTING OUT - Paying at a Restaurant. 306
28 GETTING OUT - Sight-Seeing.
317
Making the arrangements for a sight-seeing tour.
29 GETTING OUT - Sports.
331
Talking about sports, such as football, soccer, tennis, and swimming.
30 GETTING THINGS - HOUSING- Looking for a house or apartment 343
31 GETTING THINGS - Where to Go Grocery Shopping. 355
32 GETTING THINGS - How to Pay a Maid or Deliveryman. 378
33 GETTING THINGS - At the Gift Shop. 389
34 GETTING THINGS - Entertainment.
403
Buying concert tickets at the box office.
35 GETTING THINGS - At the
Bank.
414
Opening an account at a local bank.
36 AT THE OFFICE - Directing the Secretary. 425
37 GETTING THINGS - An Emergency.
441
Dealing with an emergency, such as a traffic accident, that requires calling an
ambulance.
38 GETTING THINGS - Household Repairs. 456
APPENDICES
A
Useful Phrases
472
I Instructions on How to Do the Housecleaning
472
II Showing the Maid How to Wash Clothes
473
III In the Kitchen with the Maid
475
IV With the Technician, Plumber, Electrician, or Mechanic 477
V At the Service Station 478
VI At the Cleaners or
Laundry 479
VII At the Shoe Repair Shop 480
VIII At the Vegetable
Vendor's (Greengrocer's) Shop 481
IX At the Beauty Parlor or
Barber Shop 482
B
Parts of the Body and Medical Terms 484
I The Human Body 484
II Medical Terms 486
C Important Signs and Signals 490
D Useful Food and Kitchen Vocabulary 492