Description
Talk with your Spanish-speaking employees--no prior knowledge of Spanish needed
Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction gives you more than 500 vital words and phrases specific to working on commercial and residential job sites, with translations spelled out phonetically so you can say what you need to say immediately.
Space the wall studs sixteen inches apart.Clave los montantes a una distancia de diecis is pulgadas. (KLAH-beh lohs mohn-TAHN-tess ah oo-nah dee-STAHN-s'yah deh d'yeh-see-SACE pool-GAH-thahs)
Put up the walls. Pare las paredes. (PAH-reh lahs-pah-REH-thess)
Use the bulldozer.Use la niveladora. (OO-seh lah nee-bell-ah-THOR-ah)
Learn the Spanish words and phrases for: exchanging pleasantries - interviewing potential employees - discussing pay rate and taxes - giving instructions - terminating an employee - establishing work hours - explaining safety and emergency procedures - praising good work
With Perfect Phrases in Spanish for Construction, you can overcome the language barrier and develop a more comfortable, productive environment at your worksite.
Author: Jean Yates
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Published: 08/04/2008
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780071494755
ISBN10: 0071494758
BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Spanish
- Technology & Engineering | Construction | General
About the Author
Jean Yates teaches Spanish at George Washington University. She has also taught Spanish as a second language on the high school and community college levels and to adults in the workplace. She is the author of several books on Spanish and ESL including the bestselling Master the Basics: English, Domino lo basico, Pronunce it Perfectly in Spanish, Beginning Spanish for the Utterly Confused, and Correct Your Spanish Blunders.
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