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Mandarin Chinese in a Day

By: Elisabeth Smith
Narrated by: Elisabeth Smith
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Heading off on holiday or a business trip? Looking for a language safety net to get yourself out of sticky situations? Fed up not knowing how to order a drink or a meal?

Join Elisabeth Smith and her student Andy for an in-flight Mandarin Chinese lesson as they head off abroad. This course is fast, fun and easy. There’s no grammar or writing practice. Instead it focuses on practical spoken Mandarin Chinese so you can communicate with ease.

- Learn the 50 most essential words and phrases - just what you need to be understood and enjoy your trip.
-Practical and useful topics - get the language you need for ordering food, asking for directions and more.
-Start speaking Mandarin Chinese quickly - learn all you need in just one day!

Elisabeth Smith has sold over one million copies of her Teach Yourself books, CDs, DVDs and apps in 11 different languages. Her entertaining and practical approach has helped people all around the world to learn a language they can use. Now it’s your turn!

©2011 Elisabeth Smith (P)2011 Teach Yourself Chinese Languages Language Learning Words, Language & Grammar

Critic reviews

"Best quick-fix." (The Daily Telegraph)
"Fast, fun and easy" (The Independent)
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Easy to follow with practical phrases to learn and great ideas on how to remember words. Highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn Mandarin.

I found it asy to follow.

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Started ok, but translation quality plummets to gibberish in the final chapter. I'd recommend skiping that one unless you fancy a bit of torture. Nice if they brought it to a sensible speed and focused on clarity would have increase score.

Deteriorates to a gibberish final chapter

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