Spanish for Veterinarians

A Practical Introduction

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Av Bonnie Frederick, Juan Mosqueda, Frederick, Mosqueda

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Spanish for Veterinarians, Second Edition, is designed to help you rapidly learn working Spanish for clinical conversations. Packed with the practical vocabulary information and conversational tools found in the first edition, the new edition now includes a new chapter on exotics and expanded information on the Spanish required for pre-consultation discussion. The pronunciation exercises, available online as audio files to help veterinary team members effectively and confidently use Spanish in their client communications, have also been revised and expanded. This new edition is a lively presentation of the Spanish that working vets increasingly need to know.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-05-27
Mått152 x 231 x 8 mm
Vikt254 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor146
Upplaga2
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9780813806877

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Preface ix Acknowledgments xiCHAPTER 1: Getting Started 3Pronunciation of Spanish 3Nouns and Plurals 5Articles and Plurals 6Names of Animals 6CHAPTER 2: The Body and How to Describe It 11Adjectives 11External Body Parts 14Internal Organs 15CHAPTER 3: Verbs: Where the Action Is 19Regular Verbs 19Weak-Kneed Verbs 22CHAPTER 4: Irregular Verbs 25Four Essential Irregular Verbs: tener, estar, ser, and ir 25World's Simplest Verb: hay 32CHAPTER 5: How Long Has the Cow Had a Fever? 33Duration of Time 33The Present Perfect 34The Verb dar 36Feeding Vocabulary 37CHAPTER 6: The Past and Accidents 41Past Time Verbs 41Accidents 46CHAPTER 7: Telling People What to Do 49Verbal Shorthand 49Giving Commands 50Giving Something to Somebody 53Polite Suggestions 54CHAPTER 8: Taking a Clinical History 57CHAPTER 9: The Diagnostic Exam 61CHAPTER 10: Cattle 67Special Vocabulary 68Illnesses 69CHAPTER 11: Horses 75Special Vocabulary 76Illnesses 76CHAPTER 12: Sheep and Goats 79Special Vocabulary 79Illnesses 80CHAPTER 13: Swine 83Special Vocabulary 83Illnesses 84CHAPTER 14: Dogs and Cats 87Special Vocabulary 87Illnesses 89CHAPTER 15: Exotic Pets 93Special Vocabulary 93APPENDIX: Registration Forms 99Answer Key to Exercises 103Dictionary 109

"A useful feature is access to a Web site where readers can listen to native pronunciation of words and download pronunciation exercises. As a teaching tool, this is priceless, particularly because most communications between veterinarians and Spanish speaking clients will be oral.... This book is a useful introduction to Spanish.... Any attempts to communicate to owners in their native language will be met with relief and appreciation, and the book succeeds in providing a basic working version of the Spanish language." - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2008