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Learning a new language is never an easy task, but it doesn't have to be hard. By learning the 1,000 most-used verbs in a language, you give yourself a fantastic foundation to start building upon to your road to fluency.

For three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America and around the world as volunteers flooded to Spain to help its democratic government fight off a fascist uprising led by Francisco Franco and aided by Hitler and Mussolini. Today we're accustomed to remembering the war through Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and Robert Capa's photographs. But Adam Hochschild has discovered some less familiar yet far more compelling characters who reveal the full tragedy and importance of the war.

If your child is between three to eight years old and you want your child to learn to speak and read Spanish, here's a fun and easy method. All the recordings in this audiobook feature native-Spanish speakers so that your child develops a proper Spanish-speaking accent. The majority of the recordings also feature child voice actors to help keep your child entertained and engaged.

Do you get frustrated when you're on vacation and you can't make yourself understood? Or maybe you'd like to be appreciated by the locals and your family for making an effort? Maybe you don't want to come across as that guy who thinks everyone should speak English? I was that guy once. We went on vacation to Costa Rica, and in the more remote places we went, not a single person spoke English. I ended up miming things to bemused locals, or saying English words really slowly, and I felt really dumb. By the end of the trip, I vowed I wouldn't put myself in that situation again.

¡Hola, future Spanish speaker! Ready to rocket from zero to hero in just 60 días? Buckle up for "Spanish in 60 Days" - your turbo-charged ticket to Spanish mastery! This power-packed trio of audiobooks is your secret weapon to linguistic domination.

This guide provides an overview of the the Guatemalan language and culture. The audio course covers key vocabulary for use in Guatemala including commonly used words and phrases such as greetings, questions, numbers, and colors as well as many other topics.

This language audiobook provides and introduction to the Spanish dialect used in El Salvador including modification and adaptation of Spanish terms. This introductory language course includes modules covering frequently used vocabulary, guide to simple grammar, instructions on improving your pronunciation including many songs and games. If you plan to work or travel in El Salvador, this is a great way to boost your language skills to help you communicate effectively and improve your experience in understanding the traditional and culture of El Salvador.

Do you know what studies have shown to improve the outcome of patient care? To deliver quality care in the patient's language! The Spanish-speaking population is growing rapidly, and the number of people who need your help is only going to increase. Providing world-class medical care is challenging enough without the language barrier, not to mention all the stress involved in emergency situations.

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Learning Spanish can be an incredibly fulfilling project and lifelong activity but many people remember it by the tests, flashcards, and grades in school. By organizing the information based on visuals and working at it for just 12 minutes a day, you can learn how to speak Spanish in a way that is more accessible, and enjoyable, which is what learning should be!

Six Scandalous Short Stories in Spanish follows the mischief and misfortunes of various characters as they pursue romance in modern-day Spain. The stories are guaranteed to leave you wide-eyed, jaw-to-the-floor, and clutching your pearls while taking your Spanish to the next level.

Quieres aprender a pronunciar inglés pero hay demasiados libros para escoger. No sabes cuál libro es el correcto para ti, y no sabes que libro puede darte los resultados que deseas. Ahora, presta atención a esto: Mi nombre es Ken Xiao. Yo no hablaba inglés cuando me mudé a los Estados Unidos a los 17 años, ¡pero escucha mi inglés ahora! ¡El audio de este libro es mi voz!

In Spanish Stories for Beginners, Vol. 2: You will find 10 easily understandable, engaging, and fun stories that will not only help you to dramatically expand your vocabulary, but will give you the tools to improve your grasp of the Spanish language.

Excite your little language leaner with this easy and engaging audio course for kids. This step-by-step Spanish course follows the relaxed approach of best-selling language coach, Paul Noble, who guides children gently through the basics, with no mention of grammar or text books. Simply listen carefully, repeat and most of all, have fun!

Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well-paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking—for lack of a better word—on Instagram for the last few months.

Learn Spanish in a whole new way, based on up-to-date understanding of linguistics and learning psychology. Drawing on the best innovations in language instruction of the last 40 years, Dr. Blair's method integrates a variety of language-teaching approaches and activities into one breakthrough course.

This audiobook details the language spoken in Nicaragua, including explanations of history, food, culture, and the influence of Nahyatl words and phrases on the lexicon of Nicaragua. Of course, Nicaragua is basically a country of Spanish speakers, but this book dives into how Nicaragua is unique and how its usage of Spanish differs from that of other countries, as well as culinary traditions and variations in grammar rules and colloquial speech.

Electrodomésticos is an elegant yet powerful depiction of the post Spanish Civil War era, where class divisions lay bare those who can afford to eat a decent meal and those who can not. Josu is an inexperienced electrician, tasked with installing an oven in the home of an upper-class Basque couple. He’s completely captivated. But the couple, though they seem to have it all, are in a prison of their own. Mesmerizing in its subtlety and sinister intimations, Electrodomésticos reveals the poverty and loneliness of this era.

Amid the many catastrophes of the 20th century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the layperson alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social, and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general audience. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven, and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe.