Chinese Dialogues


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This popular spoken language text for intermediate level students (second year) presents twenty-four lessons based on everyday situations. All lessons include a variety of practice materials. This volume, which records the experiences of an American visiting China, continues the emphasis of the Mirror Series on pattern control within a limited vocabulary. The famous Yale romanization system, used herein, was designed especially for Western students of Chinese. The Yale system is usually regarded as the easiest for beginners to learn.




Conversational Chinese Dialogues


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When face-to-face with a real Chinese speaker, do you freeze? Do you know how to ask for directions in Chinese or communicate if there's an emergency? If your answer to any of the previous questions was 'Yes', then this book is for you! If there's anything more challenging than learning the grammar rules of a new language, it's knowing what to say and having the courage to speak with confidence. We know how you feel - You always try to avoid making embarrassing mistakes or not getting your message through correctly, but it will happen anyway. 'How do I get out of this situation?', You may ask yourself, but have yet to find a straight-forward answer. Until now. We have compiled 50 Chinese Stories along with their translations, providing new Chinese speakers with the necessary tools to begin effectively studying how to set a meeting, how to check into a hotel and even what to say during an emergency! Our Chinese dialogues get straight to the point saving you precious time. There's no benefit learning words and phrases you will never actually use! If you want to learn Chinese quickly and have a ton of fun along the way, obviously, this book is for you! How Conversational Chinese Dialogues works: • Each new chapter will have a fresh, new story between two or more people who wish to solve a common, day-to-day problem that you will most likely experience in real life. • A Chinese version of the conversation will take place first, followed by an English translation. This ensures that you fully understood just what it was that they were saying! • Before and after the main section of the book, we shall provide you with an introduction and conclusion that will offer you important strategies, tips and tricks to allow you to get the absolute most out of this learning material. • That's about it! Simple, useful and incredibly helpful; you will NOT need another conversational Chinese book once you have started reading and studying this one! Focus on getting from zero to conversationally fluent, so you can: -Travel or live in France or any Chinese speaking country without relying on Google Translate -Join Chinese conversations with your Chinese speaking coworkers, friends, or family members -Date Chinese-speakers without embarrassing yourself -Stop getting passed over for jobs or promotions for less-qualified people who are bilingual We want you to feel confident while learning Chinese; after all, there should never be a language barrier stopping you from traveling around the world and expanding your social circles! So look no further! Grab your copy of Conversational Chinese Dialogues and start learning Chinese right now!




Conversational Chinese Dialogues


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Conversational Chinese Dialogues is packed with over 100 dialogues in Chinese with both pinyin and English translations which makes this an excellent immersion tool for Chinese (Mandarin) language learners.




Chinese Dialogues


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Debating China


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An emerging star in the field of US-China policy pairs leading scholars from both the US and China in dialogues about the most crucial elements of the relationship.




Colloquial Chinese


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Colloquial Chinese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Chinese as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Chinese in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Chinese is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in China An overview of the sounds of Chinese Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Chinese is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Chinese. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.




Discovering Chinese Painting


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Mandarin Conversation for English Speakers


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This Chinese conversation book is compiled for English speaking people, especially for American learners. All the Chinese words, phrases, sentences in the book are marked with pinyin (phonetic symbols) and have their English translations. Its contents cover all the activities of daily life. The dialogues in the book are interesting and absorbing with Chinese culture as the background. The more you read them, the more you want to read them. The vocabulary contains not only the words used in the text, but supplementary words that relate to the topic, so that the learners can apply them to expand their vocabulary in their practice. In addition to the main lessons, the book contains a collection of slang and colloquial expressions frequently heard in Beijing dialect. This material is not to be found in other conversation books, but it is what every learner of Chinese must learn. The four main sections of the book are arranged side by side for the convenience of the learners to refer to each section easily. It takes less than a year to finish the book. After finishing the book, the learner will possess a very solid foundation of Mandarin, the standard spoken Chinese dialect, and be able to communicate with Chinese people on daily topics. Since China is rising rapidly in the world, and since no one can afford to ignore that country and its immense market, a person who is bilingual (English and Chinese) no doubt will have many advantages in dealing with the Chinese people in whatever field he is in. This book will prove to be a gateway to your successful future.




Chinese Dialogues


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