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Spanish Anywhere helps you learn, translate, and communicate in Spanish and English, right on your mobile cell phone, anytime or anywhere! The handheld Spanish English dictionary and English Spanish dictionary contains over 4000 word pairs including parts of speech. Also includes a mobile Spanish phrase book with over 800 useful phrases organized into categories to make them easy to find and learn. Plus, the Spanish English dictionary contains a verb conjugator that works on over 1000 regular and irregular verbs. The bilingual user interface is easy to use for both native Spanish and native English speakers. Spanish Anywhere doesn't require a data connection, so it works wherever you go. Learn Spanish today!

• Handheld Spanish English dictionary and English Spanish dictionary contains between 4000 and 6000 translated word pairs, depending on the type of phone
• Spanish phrasebook that contains between 800 and 1300 translated phrases organized into to over 50 easy-to-browse categories.
• Completely bilingual user interface is easy to learn and use.
• Spanish Verb Conjugator works on over 1000 verbs. Conjugates present, past, immediate future, present progressive, command, and negative command tenses with complete subject/verb agreement.
• Parts of speech indicate masculine and feminine forms of Spanish nouns and adjectives.
• “Learn a New Word” shows a different word every time the application is run, making it easy to learn Spanish words.

Spanish Anywhere Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I find the translation of an English word in Spanish?
A: From the Main Menu, select “English to Spanish” using SELECT/OK and then “Dictionary” from the next menu (use UP and DOWN to move the highlight up and down the menu). Type in the first few letters of your word in the text box at the top of the screen. As you type, words that begin with the letters you’ve already typed will be displayed in the list of words below the text box. You can also use UP and DOWN to browse through the list. Press CLR/BACK to erase the letters you’ve typed and exit the dictionary. You can also press LEFT to exit the dictionary.

Q: How do I find the translation of a Spanish word in English?
A: Translating a word from Spanish to English is just like translating from English to Spanish, as shown in the previous question. The only difference is that you select the “Spanish to English” option from the main menu instead of “English to Spanish”.

Q: Where do I find phrases about getting directions when in the car?
A: The Situations, Reference, and Grammar Spanish phrase book sections in Spanish Anywhere contain lists of phrases organized by topic, making it easy to learn Spanish phrases. From the Main Menu, select “Spanish to English” or “English to Spanish”. From the translation menu, select “Situations”, then “Getting Directions”, and then “In the Car”. You will be shown a list of phrases in English and Spanish. Press UP and DOWN to scroll through the list and press CLR/BACK or LEFT to exit the list and menus.

Q: How is this different from other electronic handheld Spanish English dictionaries or English Spanish dictionaries?
A: To begin with, Spanish Anywhere runs on your cell phone, so you will have it anywhere you bring your mobile phone. This means you don't need to keep an extra electronic device around with you all the time. Also, Spanish Anywhere is far more than just a handheld Spanish English dictionary. It also contains a Spanish phrasebook with over 1000 useful phrases and a verb conjugator that works on over 1000 regular and irregular verbs! You can learn Spanish phrases wherever you take your cell phone.

Q: Where do I find a list of colors, for example?
A: The Situations and Reference sections also contain lists of words organized by topic. First, select “English to Spanish” or “Spanish to English”. Then, select “Reference” and then “Colors”. This will show you a list of colors, which you can scroll through using UP and DOWN. Press CLR/BACK or LEFT to exit the list and menus.

Q: How do I find the conjugation of a verb in Spanish or English?
A: Any time a verb is highlighted in Situations, Dictionary, Verb Conjugator, Reference, or Grammar modes, you can press SELECT/OK to conjugate the verb. For example, if you typed “talk” into the English to Spanish Dictionary, then the word “talk/hablar” will be highlighted. Press SELECT/OK to open a list of tenses for the verb. Highlight a tense and press SELECT/OK again to see the subject/verb agreement for that tense. Both Spanish and English forms will be conjugated at the same time.

Q: “Saber” and “conocer” both translate as “to know” in English. When do I use “saber” and when do I use “conocer”?
A: The Grammar section contains information about how to express possession, when to use saber/conocer (to know), and where to use ser/estar (to be). You can find the Grammar section by first selecting “English to Spanish” or “Spanish to English” from the main menu. In the next menu, select the “Grammar” option.

Q: Why is the cursor red when typing into the dictionary?
A: The cursor turns red if you’ve misspelled a word or typed in a word that isn’t in the dictionary. Type another letter to replace the error or press CLR/BACK to erase it. You can exit the dictionary without erasing characters by pressing LEFT.

Q: Why are some words inside {braces}?
A: Words displayed inside {braces} are explanatory text. They are not part of the translation, but help you understand the use of the word. For example, “squash” has two meanings in English (the sport and the vegetable). So, each definition includes a short description so that you can tell them apart.

Q: Why are some words inside (parenthesis)?
A: Words inside (parenthesis) are either optional or replaceable. In some phrases, the some words are replaceable. In the “Where is the (freeway)?” example, “freeway” can be replaced with other words, according to what one wants to express.

Q: What do the abbreviations in the [brackets] mean?
A: In addition to showing you words and phrases in Spanish and English, some definitions in Spanish Anywhere include additional information to show how a word is used. This extra information includes parts of speech, explanatory text, and optional/replaceable text. The following symbols are used to indicate the parts of speech

• [m] - masculine noun
• [f] - feminine noun
• [mf] - noun has both masculine and feminine forms
• [adj] – adjective
• [adv] – adverb
• [v] – verb

These symbols are used to describe the familiar, formal, and plural forms of the word or phrase:

• [fam] - familiar
• [form] - formal
• [pl] – plural

Q: Why do some words end with ‘/a’?
A: In Spanish, some adjectives and nouns with masculine and feminine forms change their ending depending on the gender and/or quantity of the subject. For example, a male accountant is “contador” and a female accountant is “contadora.” In the dictionary, this reads “contador/a [mf]”. With some adjectives, such as “preciso/a,” “preciso” is used to describe masculine nouns and “precisa” is used for feminine nouns.