The Beginnings of Crochet

Crocheting is hard. I don't understand the abbrev's and am juggling between yarn, books, and an online guide. I'm only on Row 4, and I'm stumped.

Example:
Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in ch-1 sp, [dc in next dc, dc in ch-1 sp] 10 times, *[dc in next dc, sk 1 ch, ch 1] twice, [dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp] 11 times; repeat from * 5 times, dc, in 3rd ch, turn.

I find myself sounding out the words. Of course, I did start with an afghan which was probably too ambitious. What I need is an 80-year-old Irish woman over my shoulder telling me what to do as I start each row. The internet will just have to do for now.