Summary:
• Are you looking for a simple way to learn Mandarin Chinese?
• Do you want to progress at your own pace?
• Do you want to communicate and get around with confidence?

Let the experts be your guide! Beginner’s Mandarin Chinese will help you get to grips with the basics and be confident in everyday situations – without using jargon or requiring any prior language knowledge. With lots of support, practice pronunciation, examples and explanations this flexible course will suit your needs, whether you need a refresher, want to make the most out of a holiday or wish to go on to further study.

With Teach Yourself Beginner’s Mandarin Chinese you’re in control of your learning and you set the pace!

The CDs that accompany the book are available separately or in a book/CD pack. They have been specially recorded by native speakers and contain:
• dialogues from the book
• exercises in listening and speaking

• Easy to follow – the pace and approach mean that this is a course for the true beginner.
  Practical – covers all the basic structures and vocabulary you will need for everyday situations
  Up to date – contains lots of cultural information
  Brand new recordings

Table of Contents:
About the course
Pronunciation guide
Unit 1: Hello! How are you?
Unit 2: What's your name?
Unit 3: Where are you from?
Unit 4: Do you have brothers and sisters?
Unit 5: What time is it now?
Unit 6: What do you want to do today?
Unit 7: How much is it?
Unit 8: What's it like?
Unit 9: How do I get to...?
Unit 10: What would you like to eat?
Unit 11: Let’s look at Chinese characters!
Unit 12: At the hotel
Unit 13: Trains, tickets and taxis
Unit 14: Free time and entertainment
Unit 15: At the post office and changing money
Unit 16: Being a guest
Unit 17: Seeing a doctor
Unit 18: Coping with problems
Unit 19: Learning Chinese
Unit 20: Travel and weather
Unit 21: Experiences, feelings and reflections
Taking it further
Key to the exercises
Chinese-English Vocabulary
English-Chinese Vocabulary

About the Author(s):
Elizabeth Scurfield is a founder member of the Chinese Department at the University of Westminster. Song Lianyi is Lecturer in Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.