Volume 1
Residency survival Spanish
The phrases and situations you need first: consulate, INM, hotels, food, transit, money, pharmacy, and rehearsal scripts.
Chapters
- 01 Pronunciation Nail the five vowels and you can read any Spanish word aloud.
- 02 Politeness & Register The five words you'll say hundreds of times, and the tú/usted choice behind every sentence.
- 03 Numbers, Money & Time Enough to read a peso price, an appointment time, and the five-digit INM fee.
- 04 Introductions Your name, where you're from, and why you're in Mexico — rehearsed answers.
- 05 Six Verbs That Carry You Memorize these skeletons and you can handle 80% of what you need to say.
- 06 At the Consulate (U.S.) Walking into the Mexican consulate for your PR interview — a short reference.
- 07 Airport & Border Arriving in Mexico — immigration questions, the FMM, and customs.
- 08 At the INM — Canje The main event. The office visit where Spanish actually matters.
- 09 Hotels & Rentals Checking in, asking for things, and solving problems during your weeks in Mexico.
- 10 Food & Restaurants Ordering, eating, and paying — where Spanish starts paying off.
- 11 Help! Lost, Stolen & Stuck When something goes wrong — phrases to get unstuck fast.
- 12 Getting Around Taxis, rideshare, buses, directions — moving around in your host city.
- 13 Money & Pharmacy ATMs, banks, and the surprisingly-easy Mexican pharmacy visit.
- 14 Rehearsal Scripts Long mock dialogues for the consulate and the INM — drill these weekly.