This phrasebook contains a guide to Spanish pronunciation and grammar, sample phrases and sentences arranged by topic, and a dictionary of 850 of the most commonly used words and phrases. It focuses on the dialect spoken in Cuba.

The Spanish spoken in Cuba differs from that spoken in other countries in the Caribbean and South America in several ways. While it still shares the spelling of the words with other dialects, you will see some pronunciations which are distinctive particularly in the softening of consonants and some letters are silent or dropped. Since Spanish is primarily a phonetic language we are beginning to see some althernate accepted spellings emerge.

CONTENTS:

Introduction
Other Languages Spoken in Cuba
Destinations in Cuba
La Habana (Havana) – Capital City
Santiago de Cuba
Holguin
Ciego de Avila City
Morón
Viñales
Trinidad
Medical Tourism
Cuban Beaches
Cuban Nature Reserves and Parks
Great Natural Park of Montemar
La Redonda Lagoon
Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve
Baconao Biosphere Reserve
Peninsula de Guanahacabibes
Humedal Río MáximoCagüey
Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation
How Cuban Spanish is Distinctive
Quick Summary of Cuban Spanish
Morphology
Lisp
Cuban Words
Some Useful Cuban Spanish Phrases
Some More Cuban Phrases
Cuban Slang Phrases
Spanish Phrases for use in an Emergency
Vocabulary
Animal / Animal
Pájaro(s), El Ave / las Aves – Bird (s)
El Pez / Los Peces Fish(es)
El Insecto Insect
El Jardín / Parque Zoológico Garden / Zoo
El Cuerpo Body
La Medicina Medicine
La Ciudad – City, Town
Les Habits Clothes
El Color Colors
Correos Post
El Ordenador El Computador, La Computadora Computer
Los Días de la Semana – Days of the Week
Los Meses Months
Las Temporadas Seasons
La Geografía Geography
Direcciones Directions
La Familia Family
La Comida Food
Utensilios Utensils
La Bebida Beverage, Drink
Condimentos Condiments
El Postre Dessert
Bienvenido/a Welcome
La Casa House
La Naturaleza Nature
La Pregunta Questions
El Deporte Sports
El Juguete Toy
El Juego Game
Las Cartas Playing Cards
El Tiempo Time
El Transporte Transportation
El Clima Climate, Weather

English / Spanish Dictionary

Spanish / English Dictionary

Cuban Proverbs