How to Learn Spanish

Spanish I [ABRIDGED] By Pimsleur Audio CD. This is a risk-free way to start learning Spanish with the Pimsleur method. You can get started in Spanish and not spend too much money. It is a shortened version of the full-length comprehensive course, but uses the same method. If you like the method, you can go on to Spanish I: Comprehensive. Inspect/Order Spanish I [ABRIDGED] from Amazon.com Click here for Audio Cassette edition

Pimsleur Spanish I: 2nd Rev. Ed. Comprehensive By Pimsleur Audio CD. We suggest you start with this course. The Pimsleur method is the best when you are beginning, don't like reading grammar books, and want to learn how Spanish sounds. Inspect/Order Pimsleur Spanish I: 2nd Rev. Ed. Comprehensive from Amazon.com Click here for Audio Cassette edition

Pimsleur Spanish II: 3rd Ed. Comprehensive By Pimsleur Audio CD. Use this after Spanish I. This is for someone who knows some Spanish and wants to learn more. Not as easy as Spanish I from Pimsleur, but it will take you to real Spanish in the best way there is. Inspect/Order Pimsleur Spanish II: 3rd Ed. Comprehensive from Amazon.com Click here for Audio Cassette edition

Pimsleur Spanish III: Comprehensive By Pimsleur Audio CD. Use this after Spanish II. It is more advanced than Spanish II. It will be difficult for those who have not taken the easier courses. Inspect/Order Pimsleur Spanish III: Comprehensive from Amazon.com Click here for Audio Cassette edition

Pimsleur Spanish IV: Plus By Pimsleur Audio CD. To be used after Comprehensive Spanish III. Inspect/Order Pimsleur Spanish IV: Plus from Amazon.com Click here for Audio Cassette edition

Immersionplus Spanish Complete By Penton Overseas Audio CD. For improving your listening comprehension. You hear a conversation at normal speed, then slow. If you miss something at normal speed, you'll get it at the slow speed. A unique method that works so that you can understand conversation. Doesn't teach grammar. Inspect/Order Immersionplus Spanish Complete from Amazon.com

Spanish With Michel Thomas By Michel Thomas Audio CD. This is another approach to learning by audio. Some readers like it. "Using Spanish with Michel Thomas, listeners learn in real time--fully understanding as they go along, turning words into short sentences, and then building them into longer, more complex sentences, until they are conversing in Spanish." Inspect/Order Spanish With Michel Thomas from Amazon.com

The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English-Spanish Edition By Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Norma Shapiro Excellent picture book with Spanish and English words. Great for teaching and/or learning Spanish. Inspect/Order The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English-Spanish Edition from Amazon.com

Spanish Now: Level 1 Second Edition By Ruth J. Silverstein For Spanish Beginner's Class. Low price, humor, useful vocabulary, clear grammar explanations, logical organization, extensive cultural information, and the textbook/workbook format. Inspect/Order Spanish Now: Level 1 Second Edition from Amazon.com

Spanish Now: Level 2 By Christopher Kendris For Spanish Beginner's Class. Designed especially to complement Barron's Spanish Now! Level 2, 3rd Ed. textbook, this package features dialogues and drills in Spanish. Their focus is to help students become proficient in conversational Spanish, and acquire skills in speaking and listening comprehension. Other features for building speaking proficiency include popular phrases, idiomatic expressions and verb forms in different tenses. Inspect/Order Spanish Now: Level 2 from Amazon.com Click here for Second Edition

Easy Spanish Reader By William Tardy An excellent way to practice Spanish by reading. The stories start out real easy and get progressively harder. Perfect for use in a class or for self-study. Inspect/Order Easy Spanish Reader from Amazon.com

The Everything Learning Spanish Book: Speak, Write, and Understand Basic Spanish in No Time By Frank H. Zambrano Although this publisher has only a few language books, they have found a winning formula with this series. Inspect/Order The Everything Learning Spanish Book from Amazon.com

E-Z Spanish By Ruth J. Silverstein For Spanish Beginner's Class. This newly revised edition contains amusing dialogues and stories to introduce Spanish vocabulary and grammatical concepts to beginning students. Useful as an informal self-teaching manual, the book can also be used in a classroom situations as a language text or supplement. The new edition features additional exercises and more than 100 illustrations. Inspect/Order E-Z Spanish from Amazon.com

Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way By Gene Hammitt For Spanish Beginner's Class. Halfway between a textbook and a phrase book. Here's how to learn Spanish painlessly for vacationing, shopping, making phone calls, dining, sightseeing, and generally getting around Spanish cities and countrysides. Vocabulary cards, gummed labels and other fun-learning features come as part of the book. Inspect/Order Learn Spanish the Fast and Fun Way from Amazon.com

2001 Spanish and English Idioms By Eugene Savaiano A bilingual dictionary of high-frequency Spanish and English idioms alphabetized according to their key words. Inspect/Order 2001 Spanish and English Idioms from Amazon.com

Street Spanish 2 By David Burke Inspect/Order Street Spanish 2 from Amazon.com

Street Spanish 3 By David Burke Inspect/Order Street Spanish 3 from Amazon.com

Street Spanish Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus. By David Burke Inspect/Order Street Spanish Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus from Amazon.com

Mierda!: The Real Spanish You Were Never Taught in School. By Frances De Talavera Berger If Spanish is not your first language, do not use the words that you see in this book. They will not win you any friends. Also, the same word can be "nice" in one country, and "bad" in another. Inspect/Order Mierda!: from Amazon.com

Dictionary of Spanish Slang and colloqual expressions By Michael Mahler I like this book. It tells you what countries you are likely to hear a slang word in! Slang is not gutter language. Inspect/Order Dictionary of Spanish Slang from Amazon.com

Streetwise Spanish: Speak and Understand Everday Spanish By Brenda Wegmann Here is Spanish as it's really spoken--in conversations, jokes, and cartoons that are full of everyday slang and colloquialisms. Inspect/Order Streetwise Spanish from Amazon.com

Que Paso? an English-Spanish Guide for Medical Personnel By Martin P. Kantrowitz Useful phrases for dealing with someone until you get a translator. A small and handy book that will solve a lot of problems. Inspect/Order Que Paso? from Amazon.com

Medical Spanish By Gail L. Bongiovanni Medical Spanish provides the health professional with essential Spanish needed to communicate with and successfully treat Spanish-speaking patients. The text presents Spanish translations of the terms, phrases, and questions used in conducting the patient history, performing the physical examination, giving patient instructions, and providing general treatment and follow-up care. Inspect/Order Medical Spanish from Amazon.com

Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary/Diccionario Medico Espanol-Ingles, Ingles-Espanol By Onyria Herrera McElroy More than 20,000 entries. Includes abbreviations, tips on grammar and pronunciation, conversion tables, phrases for speaking to patients, and appendices of weights, measures, and numbers. Inspect/Order Spanish-English English-Spanish Medical Dictionary from Amazon.com

Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Business Dictionary: Diccionario De Negocios Ingles-Espanol, Espanol-Ingles Wiley By Steven M. Kaplan Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Business Dictionary provides a ready reference to essential terms and phrases used in all areas of business, including international business, banking, management, commerce, and securities. Inspect/Order Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Business Dictionary from Amazon.com

The Firefly Mini Spanish/English Visual Dictionary By Jean-Claude Corbeil Beautifully illustrated picture dictionary for Spanish and English. Great for learning just what things are called, or for teaching Spanish or English. Inspect/Order The Firefly Mini Spanish/English Visual Dictionary from Amazon.com

Using Spanish Synonyms By R. E. Batchelor Synonyms for different words used in different contexts. Tells what geographical area a word is used in. Very useful for English speakers. Inspect/Order Using Spanish Synonyms from Amazon.com

Spanish for Health Care Professionals By William C. Harvey Updated with a new verb list, more vocabulary, more key phrases, and expanded exercise sections, this book teaches English-speaking doctors, nurses, and medical assistants some basic Spanish vocabulary to help them deal with Hispanic patients who speak little or no English. Inspect/Order Spanish for Health Care Professionals from Amazon.com

Spanish for Healthcare Providers: A Practical Course for Quick and Confident Communication By Joanna Rios and Jose Fernandez Medical terms, pronunciation guide, CD's, quick-reference bilingual glossary. Inspect/Order Spanish for Healthcare Providers from Amazon.com

Spanish for EMS By Aida de La Cruz Dean Features include an audio CD-ROM, pronunciation guide, dialogues, practice exercises, and cultural capsules Inspect/Order Spanish for EMS from Amazon.com

Mastering Spanish Vocabulary, a Thematic Approach By Jose María Navarro This book teaches you new words in the most sensible way possible: organized by subject! So you learn about tellers and deposit slips at the same time, unlike most other books which teach you things in the stupidest way - by alphabetical order! Inspect/Order Mastering Spanish Vocabulary from Amazon.com

Translator Self-Training--Spanish By Morry Sofer A practical course in technical translation. Legal, medical, business and technical topics are given. With CD containing over 1000 translation work sources. Inspect/Order Translator Self-Training--Spanish from Amazon.com

Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish By Dr. Bernard H. Hamel A large number of Spanish words, plus words used in Mexico Spanish and English translations for all Mexican words and expressions. You can look up Mexican words and find the English translation. Inspect/Order Bilingual Dictionary of Mexican Spanish from Amazon.com

The Rough Guide to Mexican Spanish By Rough Guide Very practical everyday Mexican Spanish. Inspect/Order The Rough Guide to Mexican Spanish from Amazon.com

Traveltalk Mexican Spanish [Audio CD] By Lonely Planet Publications Traveltalk Audio CD with 300 essential Mexican travel words & phrases. Inspect/Order Traveltalk Mexican Spanish [Audio CD] from Amazon.com

There's a Word for It in Mexico By Boye Lafayette De Mente The Complete Guide to Mexican Thought and Culture. Contains two page descriptions of commonly used words that can't be translated directly. Inspect/Order There's a Word for It in Mexico from Amazon.com

Culture Shock!: Mexico By Mark Cramer Avoid misunderstandings by knowing the culture of Mexico before you go there. Do you know the unwritten rules of driving in Mexico? Do you understand the Peso? Get this book and avoid acting like a complete jerk! Inspect/Order Culture Shock!: Mexico from Amazon.com

Making Friends in Mexico: A Spanish Phrasebook By Robert F. Powers Fun book, easy to use, indexed, that helps you make friends in Mexico Inspect/Order Making Friends in Mexico from Amazon.com

Folk Wisdom of Mexico / Proverbios y dichos mexicanos By Jeff M. Sellers Proverbs used in Mexico. Short sayings that carry a lot of wisdom. Inspect/Order Folk Wisdom of Mexico from Amazon.com

Mexican Sayings: The Treasure of a People/Dichos Mexicanos: El Tesoro De Un Pueblo By Octavio A. Ballesteros Learn about the customs and etiquette of Mexico. Inspect/Order Mexican Sayings from Amazon.com

NTC's Dictionary of Mexican Cultural Code Words By Boye Lafayette De Mente The book explains the meanings of, and cultural context for, over 100 essential Mexican expressions. Inspect/Order NTC's Dictionary of Mexican Cultural Code Words from Amazon.com

Live Better South of the Border in Mexico: Practical Advice for Living and Working By Mike Nelson Information on how to work in Mexico, how to find a place to live, realistic costs for living in paradise, banking and owning property in Mexico, medical care, telephone and Internet access, and more! Inspect/Order Live Better South of the Border in Mexico: Practical Advice for Living and Working from Amazon.com

Side By Side: Spanish and English Grammar By Edith R. Farrell If you understand grammar this book will help you understand both Spanish and English grammar by comparing the two, side by side. It is very much available at amazon.com. It wasn't at my local mega bookstore. The standard format in each section introduces the part of speech, provides examples of its use, and then answers the most frequently asked questions about it. - A systematic, comparative approach. Inspect/Order Side By Side: Spanish and English Grammar from Amazon.com

Lado a lado gramática inglesa y española By Edith R. Farrell Like the previous book, but written in Spanish. Inspect/Order Lado a lado gramatica inglesa y espanola from Amazon.com

Correct Your Spanish Blunders By Jean Yates Just what Americans need to improve their Spanish. Shows clearly how to avoid mispronouncing Spanish, using English grammar instead of Spanish grammar, missing agreements and false friends. Just what you need to put those bad habits to rest. Inspect/Order Correct Your Spanish Blunders from Amazon.com

Language of the Puerto Rican street: a slang dictionary with English cross-reference By Cristino Gallo Slang actually used today in Puerto Rico. Good for social workers, police. Not the kind of Spanish that is recommended for learners. Inspect/Order Language of the Puerto Rican street from Amazon.com

Multicultural Spanish Dictionary, 2nd Revised Edition: How Everyday Spanish Differs From Country to Country By Agustin Martinez Different countries use the same words differently. This book tells you what is different about Spanish in the various countries where Spanish is spoken. Inspect/Order Multicultural Spanish Dictionary from Amazon.com

Guide to Costa Rican Spanish By Christopher Howard Essential book for surviving in Costa Rica. Learn the Costa Rican Spanish that is essential for anyone who spends any time in Costa Rica. Slang and language that is different from other forms of Spanish. Inspect/Order Guide to Costa Rican Spanish from Amazon.com

1001 Most Useful Spanish Words By Seymour Resnick It has the Spanish word, its definition, then it has an example in Spanish plus the English translation. Inspect/Order 1001 Most Useful Spanish Words from Amazon.com

1001 Pitfalls in Spanish By Julianne Dueber Just when you thought you knew Spanish.... 1001 Pitfalls series is designed to help students get past such trouble spots as irregular verbs, homonyms and homophones, confusions caused by words and phrases that resemble one another Inspect/Order 1001 Pitfalls in Spanish from Amazon.com

Way-Cool Spanish Phrase Book: The Spanish That Kids Really Speak By Jane Wightwick How teens and pre-teens really speak. So we can talk 'real cool' and get kids to laugh at us. Inspect/Order Way-Cool Spanish Phrase Book from Amazon.com

Huevos verdes con jamón / Green Eggs and Ham, in Spanish By Marcuse Aida Silly, witty, and fun for Spanish-speaking kids. Non-native speakers can enjoy the rhythm and sound of the language, and the delight on kids' faces. Inspect/Order Huevos verdes con jamon from Amazon.com

Spanish Grammar in Context By Juan Kattan-Ibarra Language should be learned in context, not in dry isolated examples so often found in grammar books. This book presents Spanish grammar with real-life texts from the Spanish-speaking world. The texts illustrate grammar points. For intermediate and advanced students. Inspect/Order Spanish Grammar in Context from Amazon.com

Spanish for Human Resources Managers By William C. Harvey Spanish for Human Resources Managers. A very useful book by someone who has written other successful books on Spanish. Some readers complain of flaws in the Spanish. Inspect/Order Spanish for Human Resources Managers from Amazon.com

Speak Basic Spanish In No Time By Larry Rios Speak Basic Spanish In No Time can help you learn Spanish for every day interaction with Hispanics at work, the store, school. Chapters are organized by situations such as At The Work Place, Shopping, At the Restaurant and Travel. This is a good way to learn Spanish small talk in no time. Inspect/Order Speak Basic Spanish In No Time from Amazon.com

Como el Grinch robo la Navidad! By Dr. Seuss Learning language should be fun. This book makes learning/practicing Spanish fun. It keeps the fun rhythm of the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas. For kids of all ages. Inspect/Order ¡Como el Grinch robo la Navidad! from Amazon.com

Goodnight Moon (Spanish edition): Buenas noches, Luna By Margaret Wise Brown Great book to read to kids! In Spanish. Inspect/Order Goodnight Moon (Spanish edition): Buenas noches, Luna from Amazon.com

Harry Potter y el caliz de fuego By J. K. Rowling For kids of all ages. A translation of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire". A fun way to practice reading Spanish. Inspect/Order Harry Potter y el caliz de fuego from Amazon.com

Amazon Books in Spanish

My favorite books, that I have read, in Spanish