Mandarin Chinese for beginners :
Ren, Yi, 1950-
Mandarin Chinese for beginners : learning conversational Chinese / Yi Ren and Xiayuan Liang. - Second edition - 207 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
"Free online audio"--Cover First edition published in 2012 as Chinese for beginners : mastering conversational Chinese "All poems (except for those in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11) were translated into English by Gwen Qin and Morris Jordan"--Colophon
Greetings -- Introducing... -- Getting together -- How to apologize -- Saying thanks -- Weather -- Numbers -- Time and date -- Making a phone call -- In a restaurant -- Tea house -- Where to go -- Sightseeing -- At the bank -- Shopping -- Transportation -- Glossary -- Online audio recordings -- Answer key -- Appendix 1: Mandarin Chinese Pinyin -- Appendix 2: Three Chinese folk songs
"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, Mandarin Chinese for Beginners makes language learning fun. Real-life dialogues and situations help you to converse with confidence; Sentence pattern exercises and drills help to reinforce what you are learning; Native-speaker audio recordings enable you to pronounce Chinese vocabulary accurately; Interesting notes, idioms, sayings and poems introduce you to Chinese culture. Mandarin 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." --Provided by publisher
Text in English and Chinese
9780804849463 0804849463
Chinese language--English--Textbooks for foreign speakers
Chinese language--English--Conversation and phrase books
Chinese language--Spoken Chinese
Chinese language--Spoken Chinese--Problems, exercises, etc
PL1129.E5 / R46 2018
495.1 / .R393 2018
Mandarin Chinese for beginners : learning conversational Chinese / Yi Ren and Xiayuan Liang. - Second edition - 207 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
"Free online audio"--Cover First edition published in 2012 as Chinese for beginners : mastering conversational Chinese "All poems (except for those in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11) were translated into English by Gwen Qin and Morris Jordan"--Colophon
Greetings -- Introducing... -- Getting together -- How to apologize -- Saying thanks -- Weather -- Numbers -- Time and date -- Making a phone call -- In a restaurant -- Tea house -- Where to go -- Sightseeing -- At the bank -- Shopping -- Transportation -- Glossary -- Online audio recordings -- Answer key -- Appendix 1: Mandarin Chinese Pinyin -- Appendix 2: Three Chinese folk songs
"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, Mandarin Chinese for Beginners makes language learning fun. Real-life dialogues and situations help you to converse with confidence; Sentence pattern exercises and drills help to reinforce what you are learning; Native-speaker audio recordings enable you to pronounce Chinese vocabulary accurately; Interesting notes, idioms, sayings and poems introduce you to Chinese culture. Mandarin 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." --Provided by publisher
Text in English and Chinese
9780804849463 0804849463
Chinese language--English--Textbooks for foreign speakers
Chinese language--English--Conversation and phrase books
Chinese language--Spoken Chinese
Chinese language--Spoken Chinese--Problems, exercises, etc
PL1129.E5 / R46 2018
495.1 / .R393 2018