Dear Reader, I have recently made improvements to this book by adding more examples of phrases to go along with the vocabulary. I hope you find it helpful! Thank you.

This book is appropriate for beginners as well as for more advanced Spanish learners and contains phrases useful in daily life, important vocabulary and basic grammar. The author is an experienced high school Spanish teacher who did his studies abroad at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.

Table of Contents

1. Pronunciation, Accents and Stress
2. Pronouns
3. In Class
4. Greetings, Common Phrases
5. People and Introductions
6. Friends and Family
7. The Verb ser (to be) and Professions
8. Place of Origin/Residence and Telling Age
9. Describing People and Clothing
10. Numbers, Days and Dates
11. Telling Time in Spanish
12. Activities, Events and Places
13. Sports
14. Travelling
15. Asking for Directions
16. The Weather
17. The Human Body
18. Food, Drinks and the Kitchen
19. The Family, the Home, Animals and Nature
20. Asking and Answering Questions
21. Basic Grammar
22. Important Words
23. Tricky Words
24. Slang, Profanity, Sexual Terms
25. Music, Culture, Political Parties