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Wendy Abraham (Author)
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Publication Date: Sep 16 2005 | Series: For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)
Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips

Speak Chinese - instantly!

Traveling to China but don't know Chinese? Taking Chinese at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking Chinese in no time.

Discover how to

  • Get directions, shop, and eat out
  • Talk numbers, dates, time, and money
  • Chat about family and work
  • Discuss sports and the weather
  • Deal with problems and emergencies

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Hundreds of useful phrases at your fingertips

Speak Chinese — instantly!

Traveling to China but don't know Chinese? Taking Chinese at school but need to kick up your conversation skills? Don't worry! This handy little phrasebook will have you speaking Chinese in no time.

Discover how to

  • Get directions, shop, and eat out
  • Talk numbers, dates, time, and money
  • Chat about family and work
  • Discuss sports and the weather
  • Deal with problems and emergencies

About the Author

Wendy Abraham is the Associate Director of the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies and the Asian Religions & Cultures Initiative. She has taught courses on Chinese language, Chinese literature, and Asian cultures at Hunter College, Georgetown University, New York University, and Stanford University, where she’s currently pursuing her second doctorate in modern Chinese literature. She spent a year researching Shang Dynasty oracle bones in Taiwan, which sparked her deep interest in the development of China’s written language. Wendy has directed Chinese language programs for American students in Beijing and Shanghai and has interpreted for high-level arts delegations from China. Her first doctoral dissertation from Teachers College (Columbia University) was on the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng, a subject about which she has written widely and continues to lecture frequently throughout the United States. She also created Jewish Historical Tours of China, bringing people to visit Shanghai and Kaifeng on educational trips. Her interest in all things Chinese continues unabated.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Jan 24 2012
By dg
Format:Paperback
This book will cover most of the very useful sentences you will need during a trip + it gives you funny expression and even little jokes that might impress your Chinese friends. However, you would need to buy a CD disk to develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Chinese Phrases by Dummies Dec 7 2007
By Mr. World - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
There are some things that I like about this book and some things that are very flawed with it. The book has a lot of local phrases and insight into Chinese culture. But it lacks a glossary listing in the back and it is filled with typos. Some of the time the pinying is just wrong. Tonal expressions are inverted from what they are supposed to be. You'd have to have another reference to understand what they mean. This book would be very confusing for a first timer although they try to sound it out with english words next to the pinying (which is helpful to beginners and not included in many other chinese phrase books with exception to Chinese in 10 minutes a Day). But honestly I could only recommend this book if you have a few other books that you are learning from and a native speaker to practice with.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for Dummies July 27 2007
By J. Ellis - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
The book is not bad. It is not for dummies but does make learning/reviewing a little more interesting. I wish it had more of a vocabulary listing int the back.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A good foundation Aug 1 2007
By Edward Hancock II - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Unlike the big book "Chinese for Dummies" this book provides a decent foundation for the beginning user. It introduces the reader to the four tones right from the start. You are introduced to important things like counting and addressing people respectfully (Sir, Mr. Mrs. etc)After that, you're basically taken on a tour of conversational Mandarin, given helpful phrases for the would-be tourist looking for food, gift shops or trying to find Uncle Wu, their long lost relative.

You won't be a Mandarin expert at the end of this book, but you will have a good foundation on which to build future lessons. It's also a good reference to carry with you, as its size makes it fit quite nicely in a small carry-on bag or even a back pocket.

You don't have to carry around a novel AND you can find a bathroom in most small towns of China... what more do you need from a reference book? (Just kidding, but it IS a great tool)
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