For Dummies Series Your comprehensive guide to speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish! Want to speak Spanish? Looking to improve your Spanish skills? Now you can start today with these minibooks, which give you the expert instruction you need to master Spanish basics and beyond. From numbers and vocabulary to common phrases, conversations, and much more, you"ll see how to communicate effectively in Spanish and use it in real-life situations. The practical exercises will give you greater confidence - and the bonus CD helps you start speaking Spanish from day one! Warm up with the basics - handle greetings and small talk and review pronunciation rules, letters, numbers, and dates Speak in everyday settings - handle greetings and small talk, order food and purchase goods, talk on the phone, ask for directions, and deal with emergencies. Grasp grammar essentials - learn to identify and use the various parts of speech while you conjugate verbs in the simple past,...