Spanish for Veterinarians A Practical Introduction [Paperback]

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.Preface 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

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