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
One-stop phrase shop
¡Mucho gusto! – Pleased to meet you!
Hellos and goodbyes
Please and thank you
Attracting someone’s attention
Making sure you’ve understood
Checking facts
Wishing someone something
Apologizing
Reassuring someone
Opinions
Agreeing, disagreeing and declining
Congratulating someone
Reacting to good and bad news
Exclamations
Surprise
Encouraging someone
Handing someone something
Dangers and emergencies
Speaking your mind
Conversational words
Grammar
Nouns
Articles
Pronouns
Adjectives
Questions
Negatives
Some common translation difficulties
Verbs
Verb tenses
Verb tables
Hablar: to speak, to talk
Deber: to have to, to owe
Vivir: to live
Lavarse: to wash (oneself)
Dar: to give
Decir: to say, to tell
Entender: to understand
Estar: to be
Haber: to have
Hacer: to do, to make
Ir: to go
Oír: to hear
Pensar: to think
Poder: to be able (to)
Poner: to put
Querer: to want, to love
Saber: to know
Sentir: to feel, to be sorry about
Ser: to be
Tener: to have
Traer: to bring
Ver: to see
Vocabulary builder
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