Chinese Phrase A Day Practice Volume 1. Sam Brier

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      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759 USA and 61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12, Singapore 534167.

      Copyright © 2008 by Samson Brier

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      ISBN 978-0-8048-3985-3

       ISBN 978-1-4629-1552-1 (ebook)

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      Printed in Hong Kong

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      Audio files for all of the Chinese Phrase A Day entries are available online. Listening and repeating after the native speakers will help you to polish your Chinese. Visit www.tuttlepublishing.com for the audio files.

      Contents

       Introduction

       Learning the Tones

       Pronouncing Chinese

       About the Authors

       SMALL TALK

       STUDYING CHINESE; WORKING

       NUMBERS, TIME & BARGAINING

       DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS & COUNTING

       FOOD & DRINK

       CITY TRAVEL

       CHINA & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

       FINDING FRIENDS & PLACES

       THE OUTDOORS, SPORTS & SHOPPING

       TAKING CARE: APPEARANCE, DOCTORS, AND HEALTH

       COFFEE SHOPS & ON ELECTRONICS STREET

       MEETING PEOPLE, & OUT ON THE TOWN

      How to Download the Bonus Material of this Book.

      1. You must have an internet connection.

      2. Click the link below or copy paste the URL to your web browser.

       http://www.tuttlepublishing.com/chinese-phrase-a-day-practice-pad-downloadable-cd-content

      For support email us at [email protected].

      Introduction

      Although more people are studying Chinese than ever before, others are still wary of starting because they believe “it’s just too difficult.” But A Chinese Phrase A Day will show absolute beginners that Chinese is in many ways much easier than other languages; and it will help intermediate learners review and improve upon their past studies.

      With almost no grammar or tense, no verb conjugation, and a consistency that English, Spanish, French and Japanese learners can only wish for, Chinese enables you to start conversing relatively quickly.

      This calendar-like desk companion is divided into monthly topics and builds upon itself, one day at a time. Phrases are kept short, simple and functional.

      Each page includes three components:

      1. the Chinese characters,

      2. the Chinese transliteration, and

      3. the English phrase.

      Audio for all of the Chinese Phrase A Day entries is available online. Listening and repeating after the native speakers in the audio files will help you to polish your Chinese. Go to www.tuttlepublishing.com to practice your pronunciation each day!

      To begin, let’s learn the basics about Chinese pronunciation and the tones. You’ll be pleasantly surprised to find that each consonant and vowel in Chinese has only one pronunciation with only two exceptions. A few tone marks have been changed to best reflect the spoken word.

      Learning the Tones

      Chinese is a tonal language; there are 4 tones.

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