Introducción a la historia de la lengua española

This practical, easy-to-use guide provides all the hard-to-find vocabulary you will need to repair and maintain your boat while you cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas and Caribbean. You will learn all the Spanish you need to: buy parts and hardware; place orders, confirm prices and schedule repairs; find mechanics, repairmen and canvas makers; describe your problems and the repairs you need; haul, paint or store your boat; call for help at sea and get the assistance you need; communicate with almost everyone!

Este libro va destinado al hispanohablante que estudie japonés por sí mismo y tenga los niveles elementales 4 (el más bajo) o 3 del examen oficial de idioma japonés (Noryoku shiken), así como también para quienes desean estudiarlo desde el principio. La intención del autor queda reflejada en el subtítulo "- Aprender japonés sin profesor -" y en el título principal "La esencia del japonés" expresa su postura de que los lectores podrán entender la esencia de este idioma comparándolo con el español, de que no es sólo una introducción al japonés mediante una explicación concisa...

Three boys. Three stories. And one sport that unites them - and maybe not the one you'd expect.For as long as they can remember, best friends Mario and Carlos have talked about playing professional baseball one day like one of their idols, Rafael Soriano of the Yankees. Though they have only played the game on the streets of the neighborhood, growing up the boys often repeated the same conversation about someday wearing the pinstriped uniform and giving post-game interviews to the press - in English and Spanish! It was wishful thinking, to be sure, but common for many young boys raised in the ...

Each book comes with a companion CD which includes (American) pronunciation of the most frequently used words and phrases from the text. Perfect as a classroom supplement or self-study tool. Appropriate for all ages and levels of study. Exercises at the end of each chapter. Many words are nearly the same as their English counterparts due to their common Latin origin. The only difference is the word ending. For example, you can translate most English words ending in 'ant' (such as 'arrogant').