Teach Yourself Beginner's Chinese is a friendly introduction to the language that's easy to follow from start to finish. It will appeal to anyone who wants to learn Chinese but feels daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. Everything is explained in simple English and there are hints throughout to make learning easy. There's lots of information about life in China too.This new edition has been revised and updated and now includes even more listening material.
Pronunciation Guide; 1 - Hello! How are you? 10 - What would you like to
eat? 11 - Introduction to the Chinese script; 12 - At the hotel; 13 - Trains,
tickets and taxis; 14 - Free time and entertainment; 15 - At the post office
and changing money; 16 - Being a guest; 17 - Seeing a doctor; 18 - Coping
with problems; 19 - Learning Chinese; 2 - What's your name? 20 - Travel and
weather; 21 - Experiences, feelings and reflections; 3 - Where are you from?
4 - Do you have brothers and sisters? 5 - What time is it now? 6 - What do
you want to do today? 7 - How much is it? 8 - What's it like? 9 - How do I
get to...?
Elizabeth Scurfield is Chair of Modern Languages at the University of Westminster. Song Lianyi is Lecturer in Chinese
