I know very little spanish and this book is a help in learning some phrases and asking some questions. It is very basic and helpful. Thank you!

Was very helpful in my classes to learn Spanish. Use it frequently as a reference.
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This book was certainly cheap and it is certainly easy to carry. But it was also almost entirely useless. I know only a little Spanish, but enough that this book was not useful to me, because I already knew how to say anything in it that was meaningful to our travels. My husband, on the contrary, knows almost no Spanish. When attempting to shop on his own, he discovered that this book will tell you how to buy gold cufflinks, scarves, gloves, and almost every item of apparel except shirts and pants. It contains a very strange collection of phrases and does not appear to have been updated since its first publication in the 50s. Not useful if you want to ask the location of an internet cafe.

Very small book that gives you such bare essentials that you really get nothing at all. If you have to go to Mexico tonight and this was the only book you had then maybe take it because its better than zilch.

No question that Easy Spanish Phrase Book is an inexpensive and relevant way to learn useful basic Spanish phrases. The problem is that most of these phrases are canned and not original.
I recommend you use this handy little booklet along with Macmillan Audio's
Behind the Wheel Spanish 8 CDs and book. Behind the Wheel - Spanish 1 (Behind the Wheel) which will teach you how to create your own sentences.
Great combo for the money!

I paid very little for this booklet. Its vocabulary its a bit short (among others; soda/refreshment is not there) Some translations could be better (It's raining, should be; Esta lloviendo, instead of; Llueve) Some times they translate to English using "One" instead of using "A"... These situations are few. To be a traveler's booklet it can help you very well in many situations. The alphabet pronunciation section is very helpful and each word has a pronunciation spelling right under it that is great.

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R29CMZL71HPGPQ This is a very helpful book that I used when traveling to Mexico. It is light and compact but full of Spanish vocabulary words.

Nice size to pack and carry along on vacation. It will be on the Boat with us when we sail to Mexico..

I actually do speak well in spanish, but I needed a few brush ups. I absolutely think this is the easiest and most user friendly book out there. My co workers always come in to use it. If you want to have something handy in case your stuck with your spanish than this is the one. Very user friendly and easy to understand.

This book comes in handy when a quick phrase is needed and has easily understood pronunciations. I would recommend this book as a quick aid while learning Spanish or just to use as a daily referance.

For the price, you get a lot of bang for your couple of bucks. Although this little book doesn't cover much material or grammar rules, you can use the ready-made phrases to make more phrases as you increase your Spanish vocabulary. This along with a Spanish/English dictionary helped me pass my introductory Spanish class when I had to write sentences in Spanish for homework. Some other reviewers didn't like it because the phrases sound touristy, overly formal or out-dated, but I would rather learn proper/formal Spanish before trying to master the colloquial. Besides, it is probably safer to use the more-formal Spanish when traveling. What if you get an idiom wrong trying to use the local dialect, offend the natives, and then who knows what may happen?! If you speak formally and get it wrong, the locals might be more forgiving because they'll figure that the gaffe was unintentional. Besides, it is unfair to critisize a $2.00 phrase book for sounding touristy when that is the main purpose for the book-- to help a vacationing English speaker communicate in a Spanish-speaking country. That's it's purpose, and that is just what it does, despite whatever gringo-isms it may contain. Since it is so cheap, it's not a big loss if you don't share my enthusiasm about it's worth (especially if you are going to buy other books anyway and qualify for amazon's free shipping). So whether you are going to travel to a place where the people "no hablan en ingles" or taking your first Spanish class, you should click on "add to cart" and buy it today!

For the price, you get a lot of bang for your couple of bucks. Although this little book doesn't cover much material or grammar rules, you can use the ready-made phrases to make more phrases as you increase your Spanish vocabulary. This along with a Spanish/English dictionary helped me pass my Spanish I class when I had to write sentences in Spanish for homework. Some other reviewers didn't like it because the phrases sound touristy, overly formal or out-dated, but I would rather learn proper/formal Spanish before trying to master the colloquial. Besides, it is probably safer to use the more-formal Spanish when traveling. What if you get an idiom wrong trying to use the local dialect, offend the natives, and then who knows what may happen?! If you speak formally and get it wrong, the locals might be more forgiving because they'll figure that the gaffe was unintentional. Besides, it is unfair to critisize a $2.00 phrase book for sounding touristy when that is the main purpose for the book-- to help a vacationing English speaker communicate in a Spanish-speaking country. That's it's purpose, and that is just what it does, despite whatever gringo-isms it may contain. It is also useful reference for someone taking a beginner's Spanish class. Since it is so cheap, it's not a big loss if you don't share my enthusiasm about it's worth. So go ahead, buy it today!

I recently went to Costa Rica, and this book proved to be invaluable. I especially learned the phrase "tengo mucho prisa." :-) It is small and lightweight, but has many commonly-used phrases.

Happy to receive this book. Very useful and in wonderful condition.
Arrived promptly.

I bought this book when I was first learning Spanish and actually never touched it in my beginner stages. The book contains useful phrases that you'd need to know; however, they way they translate them into Spanish is almost overly proper and polite and if you were talking to any native Spanish speaker using these phrases, you would just seem awkward. I will say, though, that if your intention isn't to learn Spanish, but just to learn some phrases to get you by while traveling, this book might be ok...just expect some strange looks with some of the phrases.

This is a helpful book in many ways, however it is out of date. I wish I had checked when it was printed, so I would have known that many of the phrases that were commonly used then, are quite awkward now. However, much of the information remains useful. Also, I planned to use this book when working in a third world country, however it would be much more useful in a tourist's back pocket.

I've been reading and studing Spanish for a while now. Useful phrases. Some of them forgot to put the pronunciations under some of the kinda important sentences. It's not a real thick book.

This book is compact and it is easy to find a lot of common Spanish phrases quickly and accurately.

As someone who knows almost no Spanish, I thought this book was helpful. Though my husband, who is a pretty good Spanish speaker, said that some of the phrases in here too formal and aren't really used by people who speak Spanish as their first language.

With as much Spanish that is now being spoken in the US, we must learn just to keep up and retain what we have.

I recently spent two weeks in South America and this little brief pamphlet was indispensible. Its small size made it easy to carry in a pants pocket. It is organized by groups of phrases that one needs in particular travel situations such as on an "Airplane", in the "Bank", at a "Restaurant" (particularly useful). This made it easy to find a needed phrase quickly. It is the perfect thing to study on the airplane as you begin your trip. But perhaps the most useful feature of the book is the phonetic pronunciation guide for each phase. Knowing the phrase is not very useful if you totally mangle the pronunciation. These pronunciation guides will get your meaning across in most situations. This book will not teach you Spanish and its brevity means you will encounter many situations it does not cover, but it will certainly get you around in most large Spanish speaking cities where many folks speak English and all you need is some occasional help.

As someone with basic spanish language skills which allows me to get most of what I need in Mexico, I bought this book to use as quick reference. It's not very good. First, it's too large for your pocket. Second, it doesn't lend itself to easy and fast reference. Third, it is not geared towards "Mexican" spanish. I would recommend the "Lonely Planet Guide to Mexican Spanish" instead.

While the book does what it says...it barely qualifies as a book...it's more like a pamphlet.

The Easy Spnaish Phrase Book was just what it promised; a collection of phrases useful for assisting someone with little to no knowledge of Spanish. I purchased it because:
A) I wanted a small book to help me learn a few phrases just for ease of speaking and writing (I already posses advanced knowledge of Spanish)
B) It is very inexpensive.
This book is helpful for reviewing what one already knows or learning a few words to scrape by in a tourist situation, but that is all.
It is worth what you pay for it.

This book is good if you are in need of communication in order to travel.

Easy Spanish Phrase book is a great way to learn simple sentences in Spanish. For the price, the book in unbeatable.
For a few extra bucks, I would recommend you buy Behind the Wheel Spanish 8CDs and text by Language Dynamics. These guys actually show you how to create your own sentences. Good combo.Behind the Wheel Spanish/Complete Illustrated Text/Answer Keys/8 One Hour

Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase)

Have not used it or read it yet so I cannot comment on it at this time.

An older booklet for which Amazon charges three times the cover price is a good reference for conversational Spanish and small enough for taking with you.

This little book has been a big help in using Spanish as I help and transport the sick and elderly. It has a high percentage of the expressions you will use (and need).

This is a very Basic book for beginners in the Spanish Language. It was helpful but there are better books on the language.

This book makes it easy to reference phrases at a moments notice. This is definitely handy!

I really appreciate the size of this book and how much great content it packs inside. It makes me feel much more confident about traveling to places where Spanish is the 1st language spoken, even though I do not speak the language very well yet. It is very handy to slip into a tote bag or purse. Definitely a good investment for travelers.

This item is exactly what I thought. It will be perfect for my guests traveling to Mexico for my wedding, as part of their welcome/thank you bags~

This is not a complete course by any means, but can be useful if you are already studying spanish. You can use it to quickly look up the correct phrase (or something close) to use when you're struggling to transcribe from english to spanish in your head.

There I was, needing to learn to speak Spanish for a business trip to Mexico in just two weeks. Easy Spanish helped me, but another more excellent program, taught me to speak and understand Spanish in that short period of time. That program is Behind the Wheel Spanish 8 CDs.
The pluses to the Easy Spanish Phrase booklet are obvious. It's cheap, it's small, and the material is useful. Overall, it's a bargain. What's more, it's a easy fit in your pocket.
Downside. Tough to read while driving. I spend a lot of time in my car.
I really like 'Behind the Wheel Spanish' because I can use the CDs over and over again and never look at the book until I get home. Multi-tracks make it easy to optimize a five minute commute.
I recommend Easy Spanish Phrase Book but if you're serious about learning the language, buy Behind the Wheel and learn while you drive like I did.

I found The Easy Spanish Phrase Book a bit outdated with the suggested phrases. I purchased it along with the Merriam Spanish-English Dictionary hoping they would partner in a more affective way. I had hoped it would be more helpful, but truthfully it felt like I was in the dark ages of travel with some of the phrases choosen to translate. It's in great need of updating.

Needed a small book to take with me to review phrasesin Spanish and English. Excellent book. Arrived in good condtioned.

This book was a life-saver in traveling to the Dominican Republic and only knowing some conversational Spanish, with this book i was able to even order room-service! it was great!

If I had been looking for a book of phrases for traveling this might have been helpful. As it was I was looking for everyday phrases (per the title) and this was not it. I don't ride trains and buses and taxis and check into hotels and make dinner reservations on a daily basis. Nor do I go through customs, take boat rides and buy cigars. This is a book for people who are away from home and need phrases for transportation, lodging, restrooms, etc.

There is a bare minimum of hello, how are you, and words like who, what, why, but not much that I would ever use in my daily life. I'd like to be able to converse with spanish speaking customers, and the parents of my children's friends who speak spanish. In my mind that would be everyday use.

This is a nice little volume to have on hand. It is very easy to handle and read...and inside it included most of the phrases you'd need if you were traveling to a Spanish speaking country...or right in your own city thesedays. It seems to of been written with Mexican ideals.but will do well in Puerto Rico and anywhere else pretty much that speaks the languge.

It includes phrases for travelers.....wake me up...when is dinner?...I need a doctor...where is the embassy.....It really covers most situations.

The cost of this book is very low...but beware the additional handling fee. (though even with the extra fee..it is still workwhile to purchase !)

The book is good. But it is much better when used with Behind the Wheel Spanish 8 CDs and text. The reason why is that you learn to speak the phrases while you drive and even make your own sentences fast. Very easy and effective. All 770 phrases are more or less on the CDs.

This is a must have when you're traveling in a Spanish speaking country. Tt covers everything from questions about food to getting help in emergencies. Can't be without it! Wonderful book!

A very good "quickie"-type language book. Helps you with common phrases. You won't learn much about conjugation here, but for the price, a very valuable addition to my library.

This book provides some helpful pronunciation tips and basic phrases (and some rather outdated-seeming phrases, too), but wasn't quite as useful as we'd hoped for. The biggest drawback was that the index only lists ENGLISH words...you're out of luck if you need to look up a Spanish word. But as cheap as it is, you can't complain too much!

Had checked it out in the library and found it extremely useful. Only wish I had it prior to going to the Dominican Republic. Keep it in my car now along with a learning spanish collection of CD's.
Great way to learn spanish.

This books is not very practical..It lacks every day phrases that are necessary in normal conversation,very limited in my opinion..

This phrasebook is small but has a lot of good content packed between its covers. This will be one of the books I carry with me on my trip to Mexico. It is divided into useful sections such as customs, baggage, at the hotel, at the restaurant, sightseeing, shopping, dentist, telephoning, and many more. It is quick to use and to understand.

I am pleased with my purchase of Easy Spanish Phrase Book. The book contains useful categories such as Food, Customs, and so forth, each which contain a number of useful sentences. These sentences are given first in English, then in Spanish, and finally a phonetic pronunciation guide is provided. Very useful and practical, however......
However good the book may be, it is impossible to learn to speak Spanish without hearing it and without a good method and structure from which to learn.
I am using Behind the Wheel Spanish 8 CDs and book with great success. Not only am I learning to speak the language, I am learning to create my own original sentences.
Used together, Easy Spanish is a great companion to Behind the Wheel Spanish.

This small book is useful for many everyday situations. It's handy and easy to reference. There isn't much other information in it. The dictionary is very limited, so you would still need that to make your way around.

This small book is useful for many everyday situations. It's handy and easy to reference. There isn't much other information in it. The dictionary is very limited, so you would still need that to make your way around.