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Grab this phrasebook and trade "tiquismos" with the Ticos, chase the best beach break, track down a toucan and go home knowing you've had an all-round "pura vida" time.
Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.
Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travel experience.
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Format:Paperback
Ordered this book for a friend of mine who was going to Casta Rica on Hols and she was totally very pleased with all the info in this book!
Format:Paperback
Useful for Costa Rica - slang section could be larger. Great to break the ice and show Ticans that you've taken the trouble to learn a little Spanish (which makes a lot of difference) PURA VIDA!
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15 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback
I haven't seen this new edition, but the previous editions were seriously flawed. You may look at my reviews of those books. The author made some corrections in the last edition, but it still had very basic language mistakes throughout. I guess the book's intent is misguided in the first place. You don't really need a "basic" "Costa Rican" phrasebook. For that purpose any basic Spanish phrasebook would do. And then the problem I found by consulting the book and in a few emails with the writer is that he was not an expert at all on Costa Rican Spanish or Spanish in general. So he made mistakes in Spanish and specifically in his assumption of what Costa Ricans would say or what terms they would use. I have a feeling he's just someone that was in the position to publish this book and no doubt make some big bucks from its publication. If Lonely Planet were serious about this publication the book would have a true expert or experts on Costa Rican Spanish writing it. My original recommendation still goes, which is to buy a good bilingual dictionary instead. What are my qualifications for this review? B.A., M.A., Ph.D., all in Spanish, 20 years of language instruction, married to a Tica for 7 years (7 long years by the way), learned Spanish originally in Costa Rica, have spent several years there overall and several more in Central America and Mexico, and several years of interpreting and translating experience, etc.
Well, now that I look again, maybe this is the last edition I did see, just with a different cover.
Well, now that I look again, maybe this is the last edition I did see, just with a different cover.
comprehensive and great for looking up phrases quickly
3 Jan 2012
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took this along to costa rica and has everything you need. divided into sections such as transportation, dining, etc. it has a section in the beginning about pronounciation. and also has good tips on costa rican specific spanish and customs
4 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This book had some value but......
22 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback
I am a serious student of the Spanish language and have lived in Costa Rica for a number of years. I must admit that the new edition is an improvement over precious ones. Probably the best part of the booklet is the brief discussion on grammar and some of the daily situations which are covered. Although it is not a complete course on the subject of grammar it does give some basics. I do realize that it is impossible to cram every grammatical concept into a book this short. it is designed for travelers and NOT for people who want to live in Costa Rica and does fit the mold of the publisher's other books on Latin American Spanish in that sense. Where I think it really falls short is that the author is not a native speaker nor does he live full-time in Costa Rica. Therefore, I question the booklet's accuracy in terms of the local culture and slang. I feel it should have been written by a Costa Rican or by an English/Spanish speaking foreigner who has resided in the country for a long time. Other than that I have no complaints about it.
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