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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Rough Guides Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (25 Nov 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1858286077
ISBN-13: 978-1858286075
Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.4 x 1.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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A Mandarin phrasebook designed for the traveller. It provides guidance on Mandarin pronunciation and tones, dos and donts, cultural know-how and other matters where language is important like making a phone call.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful little phrasebook that fits easily into your pocket, 10 Sep 2003

By	Majid (London, England) - See all my reviews

Deciding one day to study Mandarin Chinese was an easy decision. The task itself, however is still a difficult one.

I have a plethora of books on the language now from the etymology of some of the characters to simple and advanced dictionaries and "How to learn" books from both China and the West. So far, this is the best phrasebook I have come across.

It combines a dictionary with a phrasebook. It will cater to most of your needs and, let's be frank, if you need to say something advanced, then you probably wouldn't need a phrase book in the first place.

So, need to know what a telephone is in Chinese? This will give you the word and a useful series of phrases you might use such as ("is such and such here?") and the like.

I think one of the best features of the book is that it gives the characters, pinyin (for those who don't know, Pinyin is a standardised romanisation of Chinese. It uses a set of basic rules for character pronunciation in transliteration which cut down on the number of complex transliteration guides. Thus, once you learn how to pronounce one component, say "Yi", then you should be able to pronounce it for any character once you combine it with the tone), and a different phonetic transliteration for you to use. I found that the phonetic transliteration was brilliantly helpful, especially for a beginner (for example, Duo might have "Dwor", and Dui Bu Qi "Dwey bu chee" or something to that effect). If your pinying and phonetics fail you, you can always take the short cut and show the words to whoever you're speaking to!
Unfortunately some of my hopes were unfulfilled and helpful words do not always appear in the book. Nowhere could I find Muslim, Mosque and such words which would have been a help had I been, say, in Sichuan, Chengdu and wanted to visit the fabulous mosque near Renmin Park. (FYI Muslim is MuSiLin or Hui Jiao Ren in Putonghua).

So I recommend this handy little book. Naturally it's not something you're really going to use to learn Chinese with (and to be honest if you want to begin learning Chinese on your own the best thing to do is pic up the books designed for foreigners in China itself. I would recommend large bookstores in Beijing and Shanghai which will often also contain foreign works in English at very cheap prices compared with the US and UK. You won't find the same great deals in Hong Kong).

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended by everyone I meet in Beijing, 7 Feb 2002

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This book is a must have for all travellers in China, particularly Northern China and highly recommended by the native English speakers that I have met in Beijing. Not only does the book benefit from an English/ Mandarin and Mandarin/English translation section, but there is the added bonus of phonetic spelling too. OK, you still may not be able to pronounce all of the words correctly, but it gives you a fighting chance. An additional bonus is the words are also written in Chinese characters, so if your pronunciation is drawing blank faces, you can point at the word and communicate that way. The book is a useable pocket size and has been out with me every visit during my 3 month stay in China.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very user friendly., 29 Jul 2004

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This was ordered on a whim and i'm glad i did.
Whatever word you want is here and gives you phonetical guidance.
It fits snuggly into your pocket and is thus ideal for travel.
It has improved my manderin profoundly.
Highly reccomended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential guide! Don't go to China without this one!
This is THE essential guide.
It covers basic phrases and realistic situations that do occur.
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Published on 5 Mar 2007 by Mr. C. J. MacKenzie

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Non-Chinese Speakers
Well this good is good because its gives you the pronionciation way and also the pinyin and script for mandarin chinese,

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