Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Spanish in a Nutshell 9 Chapter 2: Warming Up with Spanish Grammar Basics 21 Chapter 3: Getting Started with Basic Expressions 39 Chapter 4: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 59 Chapter 5: Speaking Spanish at Home 77 Part 2: Spanish in Action 101 Chapter 6: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 103 Chapter 7: Asking for Directions 115 Chapter 8: Dining Out and Going to the Market 127 Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy 147 Chapter 10: Going Out on the Town 165 Chapter 11: Taking Care of Business and Telecommunications 177 Chapter 12: Recreation and the Great Outdoors 195 Part 3: Spanish on the Go 211 Chapter 13: Planning a Trip 213 Chapter 14: Dealing with Money in a Foreign Land 223 Chapter 15: Getting Around: Planes, Trains, Taxis, and More 233 Chapter 16: Finding a Place to Stay 253 Chapter 17: Handling Emergencies 265 Part 4: The Part of Tens 283 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Pick Up Spanish Quickly 285 Chapter 19: Ten Things Never to Say in Spanish 289 Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Common Spanish Expressions 293 Chapter 21: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound Fluent in Spanish 297 Part 5: Appendixes 303 Appendix A: Mini-Dictionaries 305 Appendix B: Verb Tables 335 Appendix C: Answer Keys 351 Index 357.