Collins Dictionaries: Easy Learning Spanish Conversation

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Second Edition 2015

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Acknowledgements

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MANAGING EDITOR

Janice McNeillie

CONTRIBUTOR

Eduardo Vallejo

FOR THE PUBLISHER

Gerry Breslin

Hannah Dove

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Introduction

What is it?

Why do you need it?

How is it structured?

How does it work?

Why choose Collins Easy Learning Spanish Conversation?

The Collins Easy Learning range

Spanish pronunciation

Spanish vowels

Spanish consonants

Which syllable to emphasize

Units

Small talk

¿Qué tal? – How are things?

Greetings

Introducing people

Talking about yourself

Apologizing

Asking for information

Saying what you want to do

Expressing opinions

Making suggestions

Talking about your plans

Making arrangements

Saying what you have to do

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Getting there

¡Buen viaje! – Have a good trip!

Talking about your plans

Saying what you want to do

Making suggestions

Asking for information

Asking for things

Asking for permission

Saying what you have to do

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Home from home

¡Que descanses! – Sleep well!

Saying what you want

Asking for information

Talking about yourself

Asking for things

Saying what you have to do

Asking for permission

Saying what you like, dislike, prefer

Making suggestions

Talking about your plans

Complaining

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Wining and dining

¡Buen provecho! – Enjoy your meal!

Making arrangements

Asking for information

Asking for things

Saying what you like, dislike, prefer

Making suggestions

Complaining

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Hitting the town

¡Que te diviertas! – Enjoy yourself!

Making suggestions

Saying what you want to do

Talking about your plans

Asking for information

Asking for things

Saying what you like, dislike, prefer

Expressing opinions

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Museums, monuments and much more

¡Que lo pases bien! – Have a good time!

Talking about your plans

Making suggestions

Saying what you want to do

Asking for information

Asking for things

Asking for permission

Saying what you like, dislike, prefer

Complaining

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Retail therapy

¿Necesita alguna cosa? – Can I help you?

Asking for things

Saying what you have to do

Talking about your plans

Expressing opinions

Asking for information

Saying what you like, dislike, prefer

Making suggestions

Asking for permission

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Service with a smile

¡Un servicio excelente! – Excellent service!

Asking for information

Saying what you want to do

Asking for things

Talking about yourself

Saying what you prefer

Asking for advice

Making arrangements

Talking about your plans

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Ouch!

¡Que te mejores! – Get well soon!

Explaining the problem

Saying what happened

Asking for information

Asking for things

Saying what you want to do

Making suggestions

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Help!

¡No pasa nada! – Don’t worry about it!

Explaining the problem

Saying what’s happened

Describing people and things

Asking for information

Asking for things

Saying what you want to do

Saying what you have to do

Making suggestions

Talking about your plans

Listen out for

Lifestyle Tips

Getting in touch

¡Dígame! – Hello!

Making a telephone call

When the number you’re calling answers

Saying why you’re calling

Giving information

Answering the telephone

Ending a telephone call

Listen out for

Writing emails and letters

Addressing an envelope

Texting

Social media

Lifestyle Tips

Time, numbers, date

¡Uno, dos, tres, ya! – One, two, three, go!

Los números – Numbers

La hora – The time

Listen out for

Saying how long

Las estaciones – The seasons

Los meses del año – The months of the year

Las fechas – Dates

Los días de la semana – The days of the week

El alfabeto – The alphabet

Listen out for

Interesting days and dates

In summary…

Bueno, resumiendo… – So, to sum up…

Apologizing

Asking for and giving explanations

Asking for information

Asking for permission

Asking for things

Complaining

Describing people and things

Explaining a problem

Expressing opinions

Making suggestions

Saying what’s happened

Saying what you have to do

Saying what you like, dislike, prefer

Saying what you want to do

Talking about your plans

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