A Complete Handbook of Spoken Chinese /Xiang shuo jiu shuo - hanyu kouyu wanquan shouce

Beschreibung

The book provides a complete guide for foreigners who make their first trip or are planning to come to China for traveling, work or study. It provides more than 600 practical sample sentences classified according to the language function. The language materials are communicative and functional. With well-chosen topics and situations, abundant practical sample sentences, rich background information and culture knowledge, and typical and practical short conversations, the manual can be a great help for the foreigners' life and work in China. As a pocket book, it is easy for carrying; with four-color printing, it also contains a lot of interesting illustrations. There is also an additional MP3 CD with the recording of all the sentences in the book.

Vorwort

Say It Now! - A Complete Handbook of Spoken Chinese is a practical mannual for foreigners who live, work or travel in China to practice their spoken Chinese. The book chooses 55 life situations under 12 topics, with more than 600 practical sample sentences, which can basically meet the communicative needs in foreigners' daily life and work in China. It can also be used as supplementary material for learners who already have a grounding in Chinese to improve their spoken Chinese.
The content in the manual is arranged based on the categorization of life situations. Sentences are in simplified Chinese characters, with corresponding pinyin and English translation, which is convenient for learners to look up according to their practical needs. An accompanying MP3-CD with recording of the content in standard Chinese is provided to help real-life communication through playing the sample sentences. Learners can also imitate the standard pronunciation through repeated listening to the recording.
"Word Station" provides a large amount of extension words related to the specific topic, helping learners to make sentences according to their own practical needs.
"Do You Know?" offers the most basic general knowledge about the Chinese language, culture, customs and habits of Chinese people, etc. with a large number of pictures. Meanwhile, a lot of practical information for foreigners' daily life in China can also be found in the manual.
"Situational Conversations" includes some short and practical conversations in common life situations, helping learners to understand and use the sentences in the specific context. With the four features of well-chosen topics and situations, abundant practical sample sentences, rich background information and cultural knowledge, and practical short conversations, the manual can be a great help for your life and work in China. Do not hesitate! Just pick up the book and say it now!

Inhalt
1) Useful Expressions
1. Basic Expressions
2. Saying Goodbye
3. Thanks
4. Apologies
5. Compliments
6. Approval
7. Disapproval

2) Personal Information
1. Name
2. Age
3. Nationality
4. Professions
5. Family Members
6. Hobbies

3) Eating Out
1. Before the Meal
2. Ordering Dishes
3. Likes and Dislikes
4. During the Meal
5. After the Meal

4) Shopping
1. At the Supermarket
2. At the Free Market
3. At a Department Store
4. Bargaining

5) Going Out
1. Talking about the Weather
2. Asking the Way
3. Taking a Taxi
4. Public Transportation
5. Taking the Airplane
6. Taking the Train

6) At the Hotel
1. Reservation and Check in
2. Room Facilites
3. Hotel Service

7) Recreation and Leisure Life
1. Karaoke
2. Watching Movies / TV
3. Bar / Coffee House / Tea House
4. Sports and Fitness
5. Taking Photos / Developing Films

8) Being a Guest
1. Time
2. Invitation
3. Welcome
4. Saying Goodbye
5. Visiting a Residence

9) Parties
1. Festive Gathering
2. Birthday Party

10) Telephones, Post Offices and Banks
1. Making Phone Calls
2. Sending Letters / Parcels
3. Opening an Account / Reporting the Loss
4. Depositing / Withdrawing Money
5. Exchanging Money

11) Life Services
1. Renting an Apartment
2. Haircut / Beauty Treatments
3. Repair
4. Laundry

12) Experiencing Problems
1. Seeing a Doctor
2. Asking for Help
3. Seeking for Help in an Emergency

Situational Conversations

Basic Expressions
Personal Information
Eating Out
Shopping
Going Out
At the Hotel
Recreation and Leisure Life
Being a Guest
Parties
Telephones, Post Offices and Banks
Life Services
Experiencing Problems

Appendix

Signs
General Information about China
Scenic Spots and Historical Sites
Renminbi
Common Gestures
Brief Introduction to the Chinese Language

Index