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First Phrases - Spanish
This follow-up series to First Words provides an easy transition from learning single words to forming simple phrases. Kids learn simple conversation starters and responses, or can create their own unique phrases by combining building blocks of language.
168 pages, Paperback
Published July 21, 2020
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December 26, 2020
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.
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.
June 21, 2022
Bastante fácil y útil
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