This user-friendly guide to the basics helps you learn how to speak
Mandarin Chinese quickly and easily by drawing parallels with something
you already know--English.
Chinese is a fascinating language that can seem impossibly difficult to
learn at first, but is relatively easy if you focus on the spoken
aspect. This revised edition contains new dialogues, cultural notes, IT
and social media vocabulary, and new manga illustrations.
This book is designed for everyone who wants to learn to speak and
understand colloquial Chinese--whether it is for business, pleasure, or
travel to China. A lighthearted guide that brings Chinese to life in a
down-to-earth fashion, Chinese for Beginners makes language learning
fun.
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Real-life dialogues and situations help you to converse with
confidence
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Sentence pattern exercises and drills help to reinforce what you are
learning
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Native-speaker audio recordings enable you to pronounce Chinese
vocabulary accurately
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Interesting notes, idioms, sayings and poems introduce you to Chinese
culture
Chinese for Beginners contains lots of extra hints and tips drawn from
the authors' many years of experience in teaching the language to
foreigners. Answer keys for the exercises are provided, and an "Extend
Your Vocabulary" section in each chapter helps you to remember and
understand more words that you'd think possible.
