Speak Spanish with Confidence in just 6 weeks

The Living Language® Spanish Complete Course teaches the basics of Spanish language and usage. It uses a highly effective speed-learning method developed by U.S. government experts to teach languages to overseas-bound service personnel and diplomats.

• Begin with simple words and progress to complex phrases and sentences.
• Just listen and repeat after the native speakers on the recordings to learn naturally, the way you learned English.
• 40 lessons from the recordings with translations, additional vocabulary, detailed explanations, quizzes, and reviews.
• Verb charts, a comprehensive grammar summary, and a section on letter writing are also included.
• More than 20,000 words, idioms, and expressions.
• Examples show how words are used in everyday conversation.
• 1,000 frequently used words are highlighted for easy reference.

You’ve conquered classroom Spanish — bravo! Now, naturally, you want to learn how Spaniards actually speak. The best way to learn the lingo of any place is to take to the streets, which is what you can do with this guide. Alphabetical and clearly laid out, this learning tool features more than 4,000 colourful expressions, bits of slang and idioms from the Spanish speakers of the world. The Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus includes mini-dialogues, quizzes, funny illustrations, cultural notes, and usage information to round out your real-life experience of this popular language.

Here is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, self-guided language series available today. The "Breakthrough" method, developed by the same team that brought listeners the highly successful "Just Listen 'n Learn" method, has been tested and proven effective for students who want to learn on their own