Table Of ContentHow to Use This Book 5 Greetings and Responses 7 Food 11 The Body 19 Health and Medicine 25 Verbs 29 Adverbs and Adjectives 35 Pronouns, Conjunctions, and Prepositions 41 Geography 45 Buildings and Structures 49 Weather 51 Entertainment and the Arts 53 Family 57 Feelings and Senses 63 Education 67 Time 73 Nature and Animals 75 Clothing 81 Directions 85 Shopping 87 Sports 89 Travel and Tourism 93
SynopsisIt's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese. This handy, easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and gives the basic phrases you need while traveling, asking directions, or ordering food at a restaurant. It also includes phrases for medical or legal emergencies, as well as terminology for hotels, airports, and so on. But most of all, it's just plain fun!, It's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese. This handy, easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and gives the basic phrases you need while traveling, asking directions, or ordering food at a restaurant. It also includes phrases for medical or legal emergencies, as well as terminology for hotels, airports, and so on. But most of all, it's just plain fun Mike Ellis is a web designer and runs the popular website www.slanguage.com. He lives with his family in Philadelphia., "Slanguage" is a visual guide to learning Mandarin. You just follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud to simulate Mandarin terms and phrases. It is easy and fun!