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Mexican Spanish: Lonely Planet Phrasebook | 
 enlarge | Authors: Rafael & Cecilia Carmona, Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 89307
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 3.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1740594959
Dewey Decimal Number: 467.972
EAN: 9781740594950
ASIN: 1740594959
Publication Date: October 1, 2003
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Product Description
I would never have found this place, learned your name, shared a bottle of tequila – unless I’d opened this book...
-local expressions and cultural facts
-culinary guide to Mexico’s world-famous cuisine
-shopping lingo, pick-up lines & sports speak
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Don't go to Mexico without it! May 12, 2006
Glen Allan (Renfrewshire, Scotland)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
My wife and I went to Mexico to get married and we are not Spanish speakers. This handy book is first class and here are the reasons why:-
The book is small enough to easily fit into a coat or shirt pocket.
It has drawings of common situations with arrows pointing at items in the drawing with the Mexican word highlighted (how much easier could they make it)
The sections in the book are colour coordinated according to the situations you may find yourself (reservations,dining,partying... etc. Flick to the section and then use the obvious sentences to converse around the subject.
Pronunciation and grammar are explained clearly at the start of the book and all the words in the book are laid out phonetically (the only way you are going to get this wrong is if you can't read)
In conclusion, a first class guide, when we showed the book to the locals in Mexico they wanted to know if they could buy it in Mexico as they didn't think they could. They loved the pictures and even chipped in to help with correct pronunciation if we went astray.
The Mexican slang in the book is spot on, the Mexicans couldn't believe that some of the words were in the book.
When I go back to Mexico this book will be in my pocket, don't leave home without it.
Highly recommended
 Reasonably good Mexican Spanish, TERRIBLE pronunciation guide September 16, 2005
David W. Bodwell (Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
This handy new phrasebook is MUCH closer to the Mexican Spanish being spoken today than any other I have found. It's actually pretty good, BUT the pronunciation guide is very, very bad for anyone from the central/western US or western Canada. If you're from those areas and don't already have some idea of correct Spanish pronunciation, avoid this phrasebook.
I think the authors must have had some idea about this in advance, since they tell you, "Don't worry too much about pronunciation." That of course is totally wrong. Spanish is one of the world's almost perfectly phonetic languages and pronunciation is the MOST important thing about being understood.
 Good, compact basic guide with handy phrases June 21, 2004
M. Burress (Cincinnati, OH United States)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Overall, this book is great and fairly up-to-date with phrases and useful notes throughout. I have a very limited background in Spanish, but I think this is perfect for even a novice. It gets 4 stars instead of 5 for a bit of a disconnect in actual vocabulary. For instance, instead of using the word Gas or Gasoline for the Engilsh word it uses the word "Petrol," which is a word I have NEVER used as an American in reference to the fuel for my car. Other than that, it is excellently organized and uses thoughtful phrases such as how to tell people you have an allergy to an item or that you have a flat tire. I recommend this book to anyone planning to travel to Mexico (I am taking it to Cancun with me!)
A rockin' book! June 22, 2004
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
Note that the dictionary gives the US English terms as well as the UK or Australian English terms. Eg, petrol, gas; icy pole, popsicle; nappy, diaper etc.
Americans aren't the only people who visit Mexico :)
We want more! June 10, 2005
Amanda D (Dover, UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I just want to say how pleased I am I have bought this phrasebook. I have used it on my recent visit to Mexico. It was a 'perfect companion'. The book is extremely well organised, covers what a visitor needs like food, shopping, etc. It also goes beyond what most phrasebooks have to offer. It has an unusual linguistic awareness of the language and its regional dialects. This is a taste of what could be developed into a course book on the Mexican language and its dialects. That would be most welcome. We want more!
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