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Everyday Latin American Spanish for real conversations.
A complete beginner's course (A1–A2) in neutral, Mexican-leaning Latin American Spanish, written in English: learn to read any Spanish word aloud in chapter 1, then talk with neighbors, coworkers, family and customers.
Already have the book? This is your companion material: audio for every dialogue and for the words of chapters 1 to 4, flashcards for every chapter, the pocket guide and the glossary, on your phone.
Pick a chapter. Listen to each dialogue while you read it, then say it aloud. In chapters 1 to 4, tap ▶ next to any word to hear it. Review "Chapter vocabulary" with the flashcards: tap the card to turn it, and the button to hear it.
The phrases of Appendix G, on your phone. Open it and point, or print it.
| Hola, buenos días. | Hello, good morning. |
| Por favor. · Gracias. · De nada. | Please. · Thank you. · You're welcome. |
| Perdón. · Disculpe. · Con permiso. | Sorry. · Excuse me. · Excuse me (to get by). |
| No entiendo. | I don't understand. |
| Más despacio, por favor. | Slower, please. |
| ¿Puede repetir? | Can you repeat that? |
| ¿Cómo se dice…? | How do you say…? |
| ¿Habla inglés? | Do you speak English? |
| Hablo un poco de español. | I speak a little Spanish. |
| ¿Mande? | Pardon? (Mexico) |
| ¿Dónde está el baño? | Where's the restroom? |
| ¿Cómo llego a…? | How do I get to…? |
| ¿Está lejos? | Is it far? |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta? | How much is it? |
| Quisiera… | I'd like… |
| Me da…, por favor. | I'll have…, please. |
| La cuenta, por favor. | The check, please. |
| ¿Aceptan tarjeta? | Do you take cards? |
| ¿Hay…? | Is there…? |
| ¡Ayuda! | Help! |
| ¡Llame al 911! | Call 911! |
| Es una emergencia. | It's an emergency. |
| Necesito un médico. | I need a doctor. |
| Me duele aquí. | It hurts here. |
| Soy alérgico (alérgica) a… | I'm allergic to… |
| ¿Hay un intérprete? | Is there an interpreter? |
| Perdí mi pasaporte. | I lost my passport. |
| Mucho gusto. | Nice to meet you. |
| ¿Me hace el favor de…? | Would you do me the favor of…? |
| ¿Podría ayudarme? | Could you help me? |
| Muy amable. | Very kind of you. |
| ¡Buen provecho! | Enjoy your meal! |
| ¡Que le vaya bien! | Take care! |
| Me encantaría, pero… | I'd love to, but… |
| No se preocupe. | Don't worry. |
| uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| veinte · treinta · cincuenta | 20 · 30 · 50 |
| cien · quinientos · mil | 100 · 500 · 1,000 |
| la una · las dos y media | one o'clock · two thirty |
The same as in the book: English letters, syllables joined by hyphens, and the syllable you stress in capitals.
| ah · eh · ee · oh · oo | casa · mesa · sí · no · uno | Five pure vowels that never slide: café is kah-FEH, never "kah-FAY". |
| CAPITALS | GRAH-syahs · teh-LEH-foh-noh | The stressed syllable. Three rules and the accent mark tell you where it goes. |
| h | HEHN-teh · HOO-goh | A breathy h, spelled j or g before e, i. The letter h itself is silent. |
| r · rr | PEH-roh · PEH-rroh | A quick tap (like the tt in "butter") or a trill: pero is "but", perro is "dog". |
Every word in the book, searchable in Spanish, English or the respelling.
The audio is synthetic speech (Microsoft Edge TTS) in Mexican, US and Colombian Spanish voices: good for rhythm and intonation, while the book's respelling stays the reference. Always here: this same page, the same QR code.