THE PHONETIC GUIDE TO SPANISH My name is Matthew Lawry. I have been learning Spanish for a number of years. The idea behind my book was to learn Spanish the most direct way; without coming up to stumbling blocks. This book is ideal for students of Spanish or anyone who has ever fancide learning Spanish, because you learn everything from ordering a drink to hobbies to a person's character. I have explained it in a phonetic way, so you can pronounce the words more easily. If you want a no-nonsense straight down the line, teach yourself Spanish book, then this is the one for you. The reason for me writing this book was when I was at school, I thought why can't they go through the language without waisting time on the alphabet or grammar when I have not even got the basics sorted out yet. I have put two sections in the book. The first section is the situational phase, for instance when going to a restaurant what do you need to learn e.g ask for a table in the corner or everything to asking for the bill. The second section is a conceptual section within that section one of the chapters is a phrase book, where you learn more complicated phrases that you are more likely to come across in life. This book is based on people learning the spoken word of Spanish. I hope you enjoy this book.