Conversational Spanish in 20 Lessons

by R. Diez De La Cortina

Step By Step, these twenty lessons, with charming and helpful illustrations, will enable you, regardless of previous language training, to read, write and speak Spanish in the shortest possible time.

The Cortina Method has been time-tested and is the quick, easy and natural way to learn a language. It has received the approval of teachers, students, schools, colleges and business firms all over the world.

Guide To Pronunciation And Spelling
Explains how to pronounce the sounds, words and phrases of the language through simple phonetic symbols based on English spelling. Rules of spelling are also explained.

Twenty Conversational Lessons
These lessons include useful vocabularies and everyday conversations. Alongside of each word and sentence is given the correct pronunciation and English translation. Easy-to-understand grammatical footnotes are combined in this Method to make your language study effective and interesting.

Complete Reference Grammar
Provides a complete and clear explanation of every rule of structure. It is cross-referenced with and adds to the explanation in the conversational lesson footnotes.

Bi-Lingual Dictionary
Spanish-English/English-Spanish Dictionary contains all useful words and terms you need to know, so you can locate them easily.

Over 2,500,000 Cortina Method language books have been sold.

390 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 1990

Reviews

[Shavon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book starts elementary and ends at a level that would require a Spanish immersion for the beginner to progress that far in a reasonable amount of time. I understood the first few lessons well since I once lived abroad. I learned a lot from the next few. I was overwhelmed by the last few. But I think a second or third reading should be enough to learn it all.

[Roland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great vocab and grammar but crappy dialogs seem to be the norm in this series. Pick it up!