First Phrases - Spanish 1ed -anglais-

by Lonely planet eng, Andy Mansfield (Illustrations)

250 phrases and words to learn A follow-up to the First Words series, First Phrases takes language learning to the next level, providing an easy transition from learning individual words to forming simple phrases.
Readers are taught easy conversational phrases that they will encounter in their day-to-day lives and on holiday, with clear pronunciation guides and bright, fun illustrations.

168 pages, Paperback

Published August 27, 2020

Reviews

[Jora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, a very good resource for those learning Spanish, including, but not limited to, children.

Some problems I have with this book, however, include:

1) It says, on page eleven, "In most areas of Spain [sic] the letter 'z' is lisped. This sounds like the 'th' in the English word 'thing.' ... No letters are lisped in Latin America. This book is based on Latin American Spanish, so lisping is not included in the pronunciation.", yet the book includes lisping in its pronunciations!

Example on page eighty-three:"a fish ... un pez (oon peth)"

2) On page one hundred and thirty-eight, it says "What did you do at the weekend? ... At the weekend", and then it provides a few examples of things people do during a weekend on page one hundred and thirty-nine. I'm fairly sure that the correct phrasing would be "during the weekend" or "on the weekend" or "over the weekend".

3) On page fifty-nine, accompanied by an image of an analog clock that shows that it's 12:00, it says that mediodía means "midday". While I'm not saying this is incorrect, I feel that in a book aimed at children, it should say " noon".

Yes, I nit-picked.

But, regardless, First Phrases - Spanish is a good read and resource for anyone learning Spanish.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

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