The Best Books for Learning Spanish

There are quite a few books out there for learning Spanish. Listed below are a few that we've bought, used, found helpful and actually helped us to improve our Spanish. If you've found a particularly good book for learning or expanding your knowledge of Spanish for your travel in Mexico, please send your suggestion to the .

	1001 Useful Spanish Words Well this little tome take first place when it comes to dorky title, but you know, it's a really helpful little book. It's small enough you can take it with you everywhere; study for 5 minutes on the bus or in the doctor's office. And the really great part, is that unlike a Spanish dictionary, each of the 1001 words is then used in a complete sentence. It gives a whole new meaning to comprendo!
Spanish Verb Tenses I know it's hard to get to excited about conjugating verbs, but if want to speak Spanish with any fluency, you'd better have them down. Since so much of the meaning in a sentence spoken in Spanish comes from how the verb is articulated, you'd best know know your irregulars and stem-changers, pronto! Lot's of basic Spanish exercises that'll drive the point home. Practice will make perfect. Trust us.
	Breaking Out Beginner's Spanish Once you start getting the hang of Spanish you'll want to pick up this gem of a book up just so you minimize your opportunities to make a fool of yourself. Joe Keenan has written a far from boring book that will leave you both amused and grateful that on your next trip south of the border you'll be less than obvious a "gringo".