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Ray Daniels - Making Out in Chinese: A Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book (Making Out Books) - 9780804843577 - V9780804843577
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Making Out in Chinese: A Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book (Making Out Books)

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Description for Making Out in Chinese: A Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book (Making Out Books) Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDCM; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 107 x 232. Weight in Grams: 180.
Making Out in Chinese is your indispensable guide to contemporary Chinese as it's really spoken on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei or Singapore.

This best-selling Mandarin phrasebook is the perfect introduction to everyday interactions in China and other Chinese-speaking countries and includes colorful slang that'll help rev up your social life. More than just a typical Chinese phrasebook it features a pronunciation guide, and notes on Chinese language and culture. With Making Out in Chinese, you'll be able to express yourself when:
  • Making new friends
  • Sharing a meal
  • Going out on the town
  • Flirting and getting ... Read more
  • And much more!
Each expression in this phrasebook is given in Chinese characters and their pinyin (Romanized) equivalent. It is designed to enhance your experience in using the language (and in a pinch, you can show the Chinese text to the person you're speaking to). Making Out in Chinese also includes interesting tips on social norms and cultural practices, eating, social media, hanging out, and other situations. The last chapter on Vogue Expressions lists many contemporary slang expressions that are popular these days.

For the savvy traveler, this is a Chinese phrase book you won't want to be without! Show Less

Product Details

Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9780804843577
SKU
V9780804843577
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Ray Daniels
Original edition by Ray Daniels who studied Chinese as an exchange student in Taiwan and Beijing. He met his Chinese wife in a tea shop in Taiwan. Revised by Haiyan Situ, a Beijing native who has taught Chinese at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Revised by Jiageng Fan who specializes in the linguistic relationship between ... Read more

Reviews for Making Out in Chinese: A Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book (Making Out Books)
"Cheesy title but actually a good reference! Have to remember that this is still a Tuttle book. Has pinyin with tone marks AND characters. The language is also (presumably) not the stuffy phrasing you find in textbooks, but none of that outrageous slang nobody really uses, or would dare to use." —Goodreads "One of the things that I most like ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Making Out in Chinese: A Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book (Making Out Books)


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