About The Book

Learning Spanish can be easy and fun!

Hola! If you've always wanted to learn Spanish, here's a quick and easy way to get started. Whether you're planning a vacation in Mexico or adding a valuable second language to your resume, The Everything Essential Spanish Book will help you order the right dish in a restaurant, answer customer's questions, or converse with locals when traveling.

With easy-to-follow instructions and simple explanations, this portable guide covers the most important Spanish basics, including:

The Spanish alphabet and translation
Greetings and conversation starters
Common questions and answers
Verb tenses and sentence structure

Don't just learn to repeat words and key phrases--learn to understand them on your own terms and at your own speed. The simple step-by-step approach and lively examples will have you speaking--and understanding--Spanish in no time!

About The Author

Julie Gutin

Julie Gutin is a professional editor and writer with a BA in Spanish and Comparative Literature from Boston University. She was a volunteer teacher for the Boston Red Cross English as a second Language program, teaching English to native speakers of Spanish and Portuguese. She lives in New York City.