Costa Rica is an absolutely fabulous place to visit or live. But, just as anywhere else in the world, life is filled with daily communication.
Although many of Costa Rica's well-educated people speak English, (and more than 30,000 English-speaking foreigners live permanently in Costa Rica), Spanish is the official language. Part of the fun of living in another country is communicating with the local people, making new friends and enjoying the culture. Speaking Spanish will enable you to achieve these ends, have a more rewarding life, and open the door for many new, interesting experiences.

"Anyone who seriously plans to live or retire in Costa Rica should know Spanish - the more the better. "

Dozens of local terms and phrases you'll hear while you are there, day in and day out ...

Christopher Howard's Guide to Costa Rican Spanish is an invaluable ebook for people who know Spanish as well as those who know only a few words. It includes a basic primer on Spanish pronunciation, theme-oriented vocabulary and phrasing, and many many idioms that can help you sound like a local right from the start.

Most English speakers who come to Costa Rica will find it hard to understand and communicate with the locals. Even people with knowledge of the Spanish language have a difficult time with the slang. Like English, Spanish has become very idiomatic. Everyday conversations are filled with local jargon, called tiquismos. This guide will help you decipher most of the local idioms and enable you to communicate on a basic level.

Christopher Howard, the foremost expert in living and retiring in Costa Rica and author of the #1 bestselling "New Golden Door to Retirement and Living in Costa Rica", has written a one-of-a-kind language book for people wanting to live in or just visit Costa Rica. It is the result of twenty years of experience, experimentation and research in the field of bilingual education. Tiresome grammar and tedious exercises have been eliminated to both accelerate and facilitate the learning process and make this book more enjoyable. Thus, people of all ages can benefit from it.