This humorous volume of colorful idioms gives your students an understanding of Spanish language and culture through popular phrases. Each idiom has a literal English translation followed by an idiomatic English equivalent of the Spanish phrase. Then the idiom is placed in context, in a natural Spanish dialogue. Full English translations of the dialogues appear at the back of the book.
Every idiom has a hilarious cartoon to increase their retention.
This book has all the basic language rules with all their exceptions. You ll find even more attention given to those special problems that seem to abound. This book will be a great addition to your reference library. This book is an indispensable reference to the divergent cultural traits of the Spanish speaking world a guide to understanding how people think, do business and act in their daily lives. Included are 73 key traits, representing every major Hispanic country and region, from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Mexico to Spain, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Equatorial Guinea.