The fast, easy way to master the essentials of Spanish

Now, learning Spanish can be as easy as uno, dos, tres! Combining the quick- reference virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full-fledged language course, this popular guide gives you a solid start. Completely revised and updated for today's usage, Practical Spanish Grammar gives you:

• A proven interactive format that has been tested, rewritten, and retested to ensure you can teach yourself at your own pace
• Exercises to reinforce what you've learned
• Clear explanations of approximately 80 percent of Spanish grammatical structures
• Over 1,000 of the most frequently used Spanish words
• Sample dialogues with cultural notes and lists of terms

The Spanish language has numerous words that are similar in appearance to English words but have different meanings. These false cognates can have vastly different meanings from the English words they resemble, or may only differ in nuance. This dictionary covers Spanish false cognates.