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Chinese Phrases For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature))

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Manufacturer: For Dummies

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 495.183421
EAN: 9780764584770
ISBN: 0764584774
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2005-09-16
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies

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Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips

Speak Chinese - instantly!

Traveling to China but don't know Chinese? Taking Chinese at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking Chinese in no time.

Discover how to

Get directions, shop, and eat out
Talk numbers, dates, time, and money
Chat about family and work
Discuss sports and the weather
Deal with problems and emergencies

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Summary: Useful and Colorful
Comment: I liked this little guide. The organization is guide and the writer provides background on the Chinese language that is useful for native English speakers who are grappling with the differences between the two languages.

One warning: this book is written more along the lines of Taiwan Chinese. Although most of it is the same, there are some phrases in this guide that people do not use in Mainland China.

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Summary: Chinese Phrases by Dummies
Comment: There are some things that I like about this book and some things that are very flawed with it. The book has a lot of local phrases and insight into Chinese culture. But it lacks a glossary listing in the back and it is filled with typos. Some of the time the pinying is just wrong. Tonal expressions are inverted from what they are supposed to be. You'd have to have another reference to understand what they mean. This book would be very confusing for a first timer although they try to sound it out with english words next to the pinying (which is helpful to beginners and not included in many other chinese phrase books with exception to Chinese in 10 minutes a Day). But honestly I could only recommend this book if you have a few other books that you are learning from and a native speaker to practice with.

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Summary: I started Learning Chinese the first day .
Comment: I Really like this book and started Learning Chinese the Very first day I used it.

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Summary: A good foundation
Comment: Unlike the big book "Chinese for Dummies" this book provides a decent foundation for the beginning user. It introduces the reader to the four tones right from the start. You are introduced to important things like counting and addressing people respectfully (Sir, Mr. Mrs. etc)After that, you're basically taken on a tour of conversational Mandarin, given helpful phrases for the would-be tourist looking for food, gift shops or trying to find Uncle Wu, their long lost relative.

You won't be a Mandarin expert at the end of this book, but you will have a good foundation on which to build future lessons. It's also a good reference to carry with you, as its size makes it fit quite nicely in a small carry-on bag or even a back pocket.

You don't have to carry around a novel AND you can find a bathroom in most small towns of China... what more do you need from a reference book? (Just kidding, but it IS a great tool)

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Summary: Not for Dummies
Comment: The book is not bad. It is not for dummies but does make learning/reviewing a little more interesting. I wish it had more of a vocabulary listing int the back.

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