The University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary

Here is an added bonus for signing up for the Rocket Spanish Learning Program!  As a special bonus I am giving away a brand-new copy of the University of Chicago Spanish-English Dictionary Fifth Edition  by David Pharies. This is only for those who sign up for Rocket Spanish from the link on the home page of this website.  This dictionary is in new paperback (hard-copy) form and will be mailed to you directly by U.S. mail or UPS delivery.  This delivery will be initiated immediately upon verification of your purchase.

For this completely updated and revised Fifth Edition, David Pharies has made a number of additions and improvements that will benefit students, teachers, and travelers alike.

• Thousands of new entries -- all with clear, concise definitions
• New words and meanings, including modern slang and expressions
• Parenthetical guides for accurate word selection
• Enhanced language and grammar guides -- in Spanish and English -- including pronunciation, parts of speech, suffixes, and regular and irregular verbs

WHAT DO USERS SAY ABOUT IT?

This dictionary was recommended by my Spanish teacher -- I don't regret buying it. Classmates who bought other ditionaries (such as the Oxford, I think it was) often needed to borrow mine. It simply has more of the words we needed to look up. Later, I bought the New World Spanish/English dictionary, and hated it. It seems to be missing a lot of words. Looking words up feels more frustrating. It's hard to explain. I just don't love the New World the way I love my Chicago.

The verb section is handy. Looking up phrases (not just words) is very easy and intuitive; you find phrases in bold, listed underneath their main word (for example, "Don't count your eggs before they hatch" would appear under eggs, count, or both).  -Alan H

This is a decent all-around dictionary, one of the best you can find for the price. It contains enough words to cover mainstream Spanish and English as well as some of the common slang. There are also about 30 pages of notes explaining grammatical rules and irregular verb conjugations for each language.

If you're simply using the dictionary to learn words or to speak either language better, this one is certainly worth picking up. Unless you need a dictionary for intensive study, this one should be sufficient. -Adam Sivertson "Chalino" (Colorado)