This text was developed to enable students of Spanish to use idiomatic expressions from the early learning stages to the more advanced levels. Students can use idiomatic Spanish as soon as they have learned regular -ER, -AR, and -IR verbs, and as they become more proficient, they can apply their knowledge of the irregular verbs in studying other idiomatic expressions. Students are not only able to speak idiomatic Spanish after the first day of class, they also learn new vocabulary. Each expression has a literal illustration to facilitate its memorization and to increase the student's vocabulary. At the end of the textbook there is a Spanish-English glossary including verbs from the illustrated sections and other popular idiomatic expressions not contained in the first part of the text. Because of its structure, this textbook can be added as an enrichment text to any grammar book and can be used at any level of instruction. (Author/NCR)