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    Chinese Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases
    Chinese Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases
    Chinese Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases
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    Chinese Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases

    By Mike Ellis

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    It’s simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon you’ll be speaking Chinese. This handy, easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and gives the basic phrases you need while traveling, asking directions, or ordering food at a restaurant. It also includes phrases for medical or legal emergencies, as well as terminology for hotels, airports, and so on. But most of all, it’s just plain fun!

    Mike Ellis is a web designer and runs the popular website www.slanguage.com. He lives with his family in Philadelphia.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGibbs Smith
    Release dateJan 8, 2014
    ISBN9781423615187
    Chinese Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases
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    Mike Ellis

    Mike Ellis a web designer who runs the popular website www.slanguage.com. He lives with his family in Philadelphia.

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      How to Use this Book

      If you want to learn the basics of Mandarin, but traditional methods seem overwhelming or intimidating, this book is for you! Just follow the directions below and soon you’ll be able to say dozens of words and phrases in Mandarin.

      • Follow the illustrated prompts and say the phrase quickly and smoothly with equal emphasis on the words or syllables. While Mandarin is a tonal language, you’ll still be understood if you speak clearly and evenly.

      • Learn to string together words or phrases to create many more phrases.

      • Draw your own pictures to help with memorization and pronunciation.

      Note: This product may produce Americanized Mandarin.

      For free sound bytes, visit slanguage.com

      Greetings and Responses

      Hello 喂 wèi

      Hi 嗨 hēi

      Thanks 谢谢 xiè xie

      Thanks, you too 谢谢，你也一样 xiè xie, nǐ yě yí yàng

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