The colloquial Spanish of everyday conversation and commerce is rarely taught in the language classroom. The Street Spanish Series fills this gap, supplying non-native speakers with the vernacular, vocabulary, and odd constructions needed to avoid embarrassment and communicate effectively in any situation. The third guide provides 10 easy lessons on expletives, euphemisms, and obscenities.

Street French I guides the reader through the colorful and popular world of French slang and colloquialisms by using dialogues, vocabulary lessons, word games, drills, crossword puzzles, and special inside tips for sounding like a native.

If you were dropped into the middle of Managua, Mexico City, or Miami, would you know how to speak not only the language, but also the lingo? In The Street-Wise Spanish Survival Guide, the reader who is already familiar with Spanish will discover the banter and metaphor (both polite and rude) that enrich the spoken language as it is really used, hints on avoiding embarrassing mistakes in grammar, and a list of dreaded false cognates. Full of advice on pronunciation and tips on customs and manners, and keyed with time-saving symbols, this is the best guide available to understanding and appreciating Spanish as it is spoken in Latin America and the United States.

If a native Spanish speaker were to tell you that the pez gordo (fat fish) met a merengue (meringue) with lots of pasta (noodles) who is going to become his media naranja (half an orange), you may not know whether to offer your condolences or your congratulations — that is, unless you’ve read this first book in David Burke’s Street Spanish series. Street Spanish 1 lets you quickly become an insider by presenting some of the most popular slang terms used throughout the many Spanish-speaking countries. With the help of entertaining dialogues, word games and drills, crossword puzzles, and word searches, you’ll finally be able to understand the everyday language used on the street, in homes, offices, stores, and among family and friends.

A world list of books in the English language.