Chinese For Dummies (For Dummies (Language & Literature)) 1st Edition by Wendy Abraham (PDF)

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Features real-world examples and a mini-dictionary Your friendly guide to understanding Chinese – quickly and easily! Curious about Chinese? Whether you’re a student, a traveler, doing international business, or you just want to pick up basic Chinese, this clear, easy-to-follow guide will have you pronouncing words in standard Mandarin like a native speaker. From grammar, numbers, and vocabulary to greetings, popular expressions, and proper etiquette, you’ll make yourself understood in no time! Discover how to * Have everyday conversations * Speak in “perfect pitch” * Construct sentences * Understand cultural rules and taboos * Get around in a Chinese-speaking country

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Features real-world examples and a mini-dictionary Your friendly guide to understanding Chinese — quickly and easily!Curious about Chinese? Whether you’re a student, a traveler, doing international business, or you just want to pick up basic Chinese, this clear, easy-to-follow guide will have you pronouncing words in standard Mandarin like a native speaker. From grammar, numbers, and vocabulary to greetings, popular expressions, and proper etiquette, you’ll make yourself understood in no time!Discover how toHave everyday conversationsSpeak in “perfect pitch”Construct sentencesUnderstand cultural rules and taboosGet around in a Chinese-speaking country About the Author Dr. Wendy Abraham has taught Chinese language, literature, culture, and religion at universities throughout the U.S. She is currently finishing her second doctorate in Chinese Literature at Stanford.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I needed a good book on Chinese language to prepare for my fiance coming next month from Shanghai. I had already bought several books on Chinese language and each had different approaches to laying out the land of a somewhat difficult language. When I received Chinese for Dummies, I skimmed through the varius chapters and saw that the format used in the book, made it easier to understand the language and the “chinese mind” that I beleive the other books lacked in scope. I ended up using the chapters as a template for lesson plans, not only for myself, but for teaching my fiance English.The additional CD made it easier by “hearing” the tonal structureof the Chinese, something the other books disappointedly lacked.I highly recommend this book.

⭐This book suffers from two problems. One is that it throws readers directly into conversation and overwhelms them. I used the book to pick up a few cultural niceties, but my Chinese friends laughed at my failure to use the correct tones. The other problem is that it is shoehorned into the Dummies framework of organizing books rather than trying to absolute novices the basics first. This book has good appendixes and other reference material. It would be a great second book after you have mastered another approach of learning basic Chinese. I quickly ditched this approach, and bought the Pimsleur series.

⭐this book is a good supplement IF you’re already taking mandarin classes. but this book is not enough for a self-study course. it is much too simplistic for that.

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