Official Guide to Costa Rican Spanish Author:Christopher Howard An innovative one-of-a-kind Spanish guidebook for Costa Rica. It is specifically written and designed for travelers and English-speaking residents of the country. It contains practical pronunciation exercises to help you sound like a native Spanish speaker, useful expressions for everyday situations you will encounter, tips and short cuts for le... more »arning Spanish, vocabulary including business and legal terms, a short English/Spanish - Spanish-English dictionary and more. This guide is the ONLY source for Costa Rican slang and expressions (tiquismos) in English. If you are thinking of moving to Costa Rica this book is a MUST in order to survive. Because of its handy size it can easily fit easily in a pocket or purse so you can have it with you at all times as you work your way through Costa Rica's linguistic jungle.« less