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