The Rough Guide to Spanish Dictionary Phrasebook 3 (Rough Guide Phrasebooks)

276 Pages·2006·12.36 MB·English

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T H E R O U G H G U I D E
SPANISH
PHR A S E B O O K
Compiled by
LEXUS
www.roughguides.com
Credits
Compiled by Lexus with Fernando Léon Solís
Lexus Series Editor: Sally Davies
Rough Guides Reference Director: Andrew Lockett
Rough Guides Series Editor: Mark Ellingham
First edition published in 1995.
Reprinted in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2004.
This updated edition published in 2006 by
Rough Guides Ltd,
80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL
345 Hudson St, 4th Floor, New York 10014, USA
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CONTENTS
Introduction 5
Basic Phrases 8
Scenarios 13
English - Spanish 31
Spanish - English 125
Menu Reader
Food ........................................................................................................... 203
Drink ......................................................................................................... 227
How the Language Works
Pronunciation ..................................................................................... 235
Abbreviations ..................................................................................... 235
Nouns ....................................................................................................... 236
Articles ..................................................................................................... 237
Adjectives and Adverbs ............................................................ 238
Possessive Pronouns .................................................................. 243
Personal Pronouns ........................................................................ 244
Demonstratives ................................................................................ 247
Verbs ......................................................................................................... 248
Questions .............................................................................................. 261
Dates ......................................................................................................... 261
Days ........................................................................................................... 262
Months ..................................................................................................... 262
Time ........................................................................................................... 262
Numbers ................................................................................................. 263
Conversion Tables .......................................................................... 266
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Introduction
he Rough Gui de Spanis h phrasebook is a highly practi-
Tcal introduction to t he contemporary language. Laid out
in clear A-Z sty le, it uses key-word referencing to lead you
straight to the words and phrases you want – so if you need
to book a room, just look up ‘room’. The Rough Guide gets
straight to the point in ever y situation, in bars and sho ps, on
trains and buses, and in hotels and banks.
The main part of the Rough Guide is a double dictionary:
English-Spanish then Spanish-English. Before that, t here’s a
section called Basic Phrases and to get you involved in two-
way communication, the Rough Guide includes, in this new
edition, a set of Scenario dialogues illustrating questions and
responses in key situations such as rentin g a car and askin g
directions. You can hear these and then download them free
from www.roughguides.com/phrasebooks for use on your
computer or MP3 player.
Forming the heart of the guide, the English-Spanish sec-
tion gives easy-to-use transliterations of the Spanish words
wherever pronunciation might be a problem. Throughout this
section, cross-references enable you to pinpoint key facts an d
phrases, while asterisked words indicate where further infor-
mation can be found in a section at the end of the book called
How the Language Works. This section sets out the funda-
mental rules of the language, with plenty of practical exam-
ples. You’ll also find here other essentials like numbers, dates,
telling the time and basic phrases. In the Spanish-English
dictionary, we’ve given you not just the phrases you’ll be likely
to hear (starting with a selection of slang and colloquialisms)
but also many of the signs, labels, instructions and other basic
words you may come across in print or in public places.
Near the back of the book too the Rough Guide offers an
extensive Menu Reader. Consistin g of food and drink sec -
tions (each startin g with a list of essential terms ), it’s indis pen-
sable whether you’re eatin g out, sto pping for a quick drink, or
browsing t hrough a local food market.
¡buen viaje!
have a good trip!
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Basic
Phrases
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Basic Phrases
yes please
sí por favor
[fabor]
no
no thanks, thank you
gracias
OK
[grath-yass]
vale
[balay] that’s OK, don’t ment ion it
no hay de qué
[ ī day kay]
hello
¡hola! yes pleas e
[ola] sí, por favor
good morning no tha nks
buenos días no gracias
[bwaynoss]
good evening how are you?
buenas tardes ¿cómo est ás?
[bwenass tardess]
I’m fine , thanks
good night bien, gracias
buenas noches [b-yen grath- yass]
[nochess]
please d to meet you
goodbye encant ado de conocerle
adiós [day konot hairlay]
[ad-yoss]
hi!
excuse me
(hello) ¡hola!
(to get pas t)
[ola]
con perm iso
see you! (to get attentio n)
¡hasta luego! ¡por favor!
[asta lwaygo] [fab or]
(to sa y sorr y)
perdone
[pair donay ]
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