INTRODUCTION

Spanish is the most widely spoken Romance language, with more than 400 million native speakers all over the world. It is the official language in 21 countries including Spain, Mexico,  Colombia, Puerto Rico, Cuba,Argentina, and Equatorial Guinea. It is the most popular second language in the United States and Europe. The large population of Spanish speakers around the  world in four continents and beyond makes it a smart choice for a second language.

The fast and steady growth of the Spanish speaking population has made Spanish a necessity in business. Learning Spanish will empower you to communicate in the most productive way with  Spanish speaking co-workers, employees, or customers. Hispanic consumers are the most dynamic market segment in North America.

Knowing Spanish is particularly advantageous if you’re in the healthcare or education sector. The globalization trend has made it possible to tap this vast and fast growing market segment.  Health practitioners and professionals who want to provide the best services to their Spanish-speaking clients will want to speak and understand their language to ensure that there are no  barriers to excellent service.

If you’re looking for job opportunities worldwide, having Spanish in your résumé will certainly confer definite advantages over those who are monolingual.

If you have plans of travelling to Spanish-speaking regions, the ability to understand and speak the language will make your trip a truly enriching experience.

If this is your first time learning a Romance language, you can use this knowledge to easily learn other related languages.

The book “Spanish for Beginners” is designed to help you learn Spanish and bridge the communication gap in as fast as one week. It is written with the self-learner in mind and organized to  help its readers understand and speak the language confidently within a short span of time.

This learning material will prove that by identifying the most important features of a language and by applying proven techniques and strategies to language learning. Anyone can master the  basics of the language and use this knowledge base to start speaking confidently and properly in Spanish in as little as seven days.

Most English speakers will find Spanish a relatively easy language to learn. For one, like English, it uses the same Latin or Roman alphabet.

Except for the letter Ňň, the rest of the alphabet will look familiar. 
There are no special characters to learn. In addition, the vowels have the same sound wherever you find them. As both English and Spanish have Latin roots, there are thousands of cognates  between them that will make vocabulary building an easier task.

While they share the same roots, English and Spanish have vastly distinct grammar and pronunciation rules. An area that always poses a challenge to an English-speaker is the extensive  application of gender in Spanish. Gender, along with the number of nouns, influences the way modifiers like adjectives and articles are formed. This book provides the techniques you need to  overcome difficulties with gender and noun identification.

Learning a language permanently requires mastery of its fundamentals. This book highlights the important features of the Spanish language in the areas of grammar, pronunciation, yllabication,  sentence formation,and communication. It provides the strategies you need to understand the Spanish numeric system easily and be able to count in Spanish in less than thirty minutes.

By learning the core of the language, you will be able to build other important skills such as telling time, forming your own sentences, introducing yourself to people, reading literary works, and  taking part in daily conversations in Spanish. This learning material will provide the steps and strategies you need to give yourself a solid foundation in Spanish.

The book ‘Spanish for Beginners’ is a complete training course for beginners who want to learn Spanish quickly, easily, and permanently. It is developed for self-learners who are looking for a  well-organized and comprehensive yet concise and straightforward approach to language learning.

This learning material will help you overcome the apprehensions and frustrations language learners face when using conventional methods. By helping you achieve learning milestones in a  short amount of time,you will be able to build the confidence and skills you need to level up,speak confidently, and hold conversations with native speakers in no time at all.

While the lessons in this book are organized with the beginner in mind,the lessons can also be used by anyone with or without a background in Spanish. You can work at your own pace but to  maximize learning time,it is best to take up the lessons sequentially.

The book begins with tips and strategies to maximize your learning sessions and help you learn Spanish in record time. It provides a guide for studying the lessons on a daily basis for the next  seven days. The book ends with a list of useful words and common expressions that you can use immediately to deal with real life situations.

The topics are presented in a straightforward and concise manner to keep the reader’s interest and to highlight the important points of the subject. You will find relevant examples and charts  which are designed to complement the discussion and ease the task of memorization.

The book covers the important topics that every beginner should know to start speaking Spanish. It presents grammar rules in a simplified manner and clarifies issues that are hindering most  language students from fully absorbing the lessons. It discusses the three moods in Spanish and imparts the techniques to understand their rules of usage.

The book “Spanish for Beginners” is ideal for professionals who are working with Spanish-speaking clients and must learn the language fast. It is recommended for travellers, business owners,  and language enthusiasts who want to expand their horizon, learn the Hispanic culture, and take advantage of the consistently growing market.

Thank you for buying this book. I am confident that by following the steps and focusing on the task of learning the language consistently, you will be able to understand, use, and speak the  Spanish language in practically no time at all.