Spanish for Veterinarians (eBook)

Bonnie Frederick is Professor of Spanish at Texas Christian University. She has published several books on women's literature, and she is co-author, with Dr. Mosqueda, of Spanish for Animal Scientists and Food Animal Producers. Juan Mosqueda is a Professor of Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico.

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

CHAPTER 7: Telling People What to Do 49

Verbal Shorthand 49

Giving Commands 50

Giving Something to Somebody 53

Polite Suggestions 54

CHAPTER 8: Taking a Clinical History 57

CHAPTER 9: The Diagnostic Exam 61

CHAPTER 10: Cattle 67

Special Vocabulary 68

Illnesses 69

CHAPTER 11: Horses 75

Special Vocabulary 76

Illnesses 76

CHAPTER 12: Sheep and Goats 79

Special Vocabulary 79

Illnesses 80

CHAPTER 13: Swine 83

Special Vocabulary 83

Illnesses 84

CHAPTER 14: Dogs and Cats 87

Special Vocabulary 87

Illnesses 89

CHAPTER 15: Exotic Pets 93

Special Vocabulary 93

APPENDIX: Registration Forms 99

Answer Key to Exercises 103

Dictionary 109

"A useful feature is access to a Web site where readers can listen to native pronunciation of words and download pronunciation exercises. As a teaching tool, this is priceless, particularly because most communications between veterinarians and Spanish speaking clients will be oral.... This book is a useful introduction to Spanish.... Any attempts to communicate to owners in their native language will be met with relief and appreciation, and the book succeeds in providing a basic working version of the Spanish language." - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2008