You know how you sometimes have difficulty being understood by your Spanish-speaking help.
With this book you can speak directly to them in their language and be understood.

Welcome to the beautiful Spanish language! A wealth of culture and expressiveness is about to be revealed to you.
As you learn and use Spanish you will be drawn into a deep appreciation of this world that is so close to our borders but hidden by a different tongue.
Your desire to communicate in Spanish will reap rich rewards. As you acquire ease and facility in speaking Spanish you will gain in trust and understanding among native speakers.
Once you start speaking Spanish you will improve rapidly, as your opportunities multiply.
With time you will feel comfortable enough to travel in South America, Central America and Spain, where you will be treated like a king due to your command of the language.
This book provides the key: learning simple, useful sentences that will simplify your daily dealings in Spanish.
When you finish with this book I invite you to take a course in Spanish, to look for opportunities to speak Spanish, and to travel and use it.

Many Spanish-speaking people work as housekeepers and most are going to move up the ladder to higher-paying jobs in the business world.
They will move up more readily if you help them with their English. Please do that while you are improving your Spanish.

Spanish for Everybody: Resources, books, websites
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How To Communicate With Your Spanish Employees Audio CDs 2nd Edition By William C. Harvey Published April 2005. These are the audio CD's that go with the book shown at the right. Learn the Spanish used in talking to employees and household workers The booklet with written dialogues improves your command of the written word in Spanish. Inspect/Order How To Communicate With Your Spanish Employees Audio CDs 2nd Edition

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Table of Contents: Speaking Spanish to your Housekeeper

Introduction 3

The Basic Amenities 4

Pronunciation Fundamentals (by the book) 5

Pronunciation (cheating) 7

Hiring and Firing 8

Talking about Work 12

In the Kitchen and Dining Room 15

In the Bathroom 21

In the Bedroom 23

In the Living Room 24

In the Laundry Room 25

Miscellaneous Vocabulary and Sentences 27

Numbers 32

Index 35

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Sample Page

Sentences for the laundry Room

Fold the clothes and put them away. Plege la ropa y guardela.
play-gay lah roe-pah ee goo-are-day-la

Launder these sheets. Lave estas sábanas.
lah-vay ess-tahss sah-bah-nahss

Pick these up at the cleaners. Recoja estas en el limpiador.
ray-coe-hah ess-tahss en ell leem-pee-adore

Put in some bleach. Añade polvos de blanqueo.
ahn-yah-day pole-vohss day blahn-kay-oh

Put in some detergent. Añade detergente.
ahn-yah-day day-tair-hen-tay

Put these in the dryer. Ponga estas en la secadora.
pone-gah ess-tahss en lah say-cah-dora

Put these in the washing machine. Ponga estas en la lavadora.
pone-gah ess-tahss en lah lah-vah-dora

Take these to the cleaners. Lleve estas al limpiador.
yay-vay ess-tahss ah-ll leem-pee-adore

Wash these by hand. Lave estas a mano.
lah-vay ess-tahss ah mah-no

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