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.
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
You’re welcome 不客气 bú kè qi