Spanish for Dummies by and the Language Experts at Berlitz
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Book Reviews of Spanish for Dummies
Book Review: spanish for dummies
Summary: 3 Stars
The book is good and the service was fast. However, the book was supposed to have a CD and that was missing. The seller refunded my money.Book Review: ok i guess
Summary: 3 Stars
it's an ok book,I don't know if you will be fluent in spanish but i'm still trying.and it's a little cluttered this book.Book Review: Spanish for Dummies
Summary: 3 Stars
I really haven't looked at it page by page, but for what I wanted it for, it doesn't seem like it is going to helpBook Review: Too Much Stuffing and not enough Spanish
Summary: 2 Stars
Thank God I didn't have to pay for this book. It's overloaded with information that I didn't find helpful in actually learning to speak Spanish. Even a retired person, such as myself, began to grow impatient with the abundance of information that was not directly related to speaking Spanish. If you really want to get to the "meat" of Spanish vocabulary and grammar, you would do much better by purchasing "Spanish Grammar for Indepedent Learners." It is expensive but I think it's much better than Spanish for Dummies.
But even with Spanish Grammar for Indenpendent Learners, you will still need private lessons or a good Spanish course. If you like learning on your own, Pimsleur is excellent. It's my favorite because the Spanish is very formal, you'd have to go to Spain if you wanted to learn Spanish more formal. If you don't like the formal Spanish and just want to learn Spanish for communicating with employees, customers, co-workers, or for dating, then you may prefer Learning Spanish Like Crazy.
Book Review: Mainly a crash course
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is only for those who might be going on vacation in a Spanish speaking country and only want to know a few words and phrases.
It covers beginner topics like: vocabulary for food, asking how someone is and their name, talking on the phone, and asking directions.
It very briefly covers some grammar: the difference between ser and estar, simple present and simple past tense, the [(ir) + a + (infinitive)] future tense, and reflexive verbs. It doesn't cover any other tenses.
The speakers in the audio portions speak slowly. It is only for a very beginner of the language.