Colloquial Chinese
eBook - PDF

Colloquial Chinese

  1. 322 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Colloquial Chinese

About this book

T'ung and Pollard's Colloquial Chinese course is the ideal introductory course for all dedicated learners of Mandarin Chinese.

Written by experienced teachers, the course provides a rigorous introduction to the pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar of Mandarin Chinese.

By the end of this rewarding course learners will be able to communicate confidently in a wide variety of situations. The solid foundation provided is also ideal for those who wish to advance their language skills to higher levels.

Divided into 17 lessons, each lesson contains conversations based on common daily situations, vocabularies, grammar notes and exercises to help learn and practice basic skills.

Key features include:

  • clear grammar explanations

  • lots of exercises for regular practice

  • Pinyin Romanization used throughout

  • Chinese-English glossary for quick reference.

Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Colloquial Chinese Cassette
  7. Introduction
  8. The Sounds of Mandarin Chinese
  9. Lesson One
  10. Lesson Two
  11. Lesson Three
  12. Lesson Four
  13. Lesson Five
  14. Lesson Six
  15. Lesson Seven
  16. Lesson Eight
  17. Lesson Nine
  18. Lesson Ten
  19. Lesson Eleven
  20. Lesson Twelve
  21. Lesson Thirteen
  22. Lesson Fourteen
  23. Lesson Fifteen
  24. Lesson Sixteen
  25. Lesson Seventeen
  26. Abbreviations for Grammatical Terms
  27. Vocabulary

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