You've mastered Spanish slang, conquered popular idioms, yet still feel like an outsider. The reason is simple. You haven't discovered the third piece to understanding everyday popular expletives and obscenities - those back-alley words and phrases constantly used in movies, books and coversations between native speakers.
STREET SPANISH 3 is the first step-by-step guide of its kind to explore the most comon curses, vulgarities, and obscenities used in many Spanish-speaking countries. Chapters * Dating Slang * Nonvulgar Insults & Putdowns * Vulgar Insults & Name-Calling * Body Parts in Slang * Sexual Slang
* Bodily Functions, Sounds & Smells * The Many Uses of ""Mierda"" * The Many Uses of ""Cagar"" * The Many Uses of ""Co?o"" * The Many Uses of ""Chingar"" & ""Joder""
* Being Obscene Unintentionally!
DAVID BURKE is also the author of STREET SPANISH 1: The Best of Spanish Slang; STREET SPANISH 2: The Best of Spanish Idioms; STREET FRENCH 1: The Best of French Slang; STREET FRENCH 2: The Best of French Idioms STREET FRENCH 3: The Best of Naughty French STREET FRENCH SLANG DICTIONARY & THESAURUS all available from Wiley; plus STREET SPEAK & BIZ SPEAK (American slang and idioms).
David Burke is a documentary filmmaker and former 60 MINUTES writer/producer who came to Paris in 1986 for what he thought would be a year, but turned into more than twenty. Besides Writers in Paris, he has written two editions of HarperCollinss Access Paris, a travel guide to Mediterranean France, and numerous articles for magazines and web sites. He and his wife, producer/director Joanne Burke, have also made seven documentaries over these years and are working on a eighth. He now divides his time between Paris and New York.