For All Ages English/Simplified Chinese with Pinyin Book Published by Lonely Planet Author: Justin Rudelson 3.5" X 5" 312 Pages Paper Back |
Mandarin Phrasebook With Two-Way Dictionary DID YOU KNOW?
THE MANDARIN WRITING SYSTEM Mandarin is written using picture-like characters, or logographs. Each character usually represents a syllable and most words are made up of two or three characters. Meaning and sound is carried to some extent or another by a character. The complete set of characters numbers in the tens of thousands (dictionaries can contain 50,000 characters) but the average newspaper reader will need to know around 3000 characters to get by. It takes 10 years of formal schooling to achieve full literacy in Mandarin. In 1958 the Chinese officially adopted a system for writing Chinese using the Roman alphabet, known as Pinyin. The main reason for developing Pinyin was to facilitate the spread of the Beijing dialect of Mandarin as the national standard language. If you go to China today you’ll see Pinyin everywhere: on maps, roadsigns, shop signs and in brand names. TONES
While traveling in China, you'll hear many people call out 'Hello', the only English they know. Get beyond the basics and let the world's most spoken language turn your trip into an experience. Whether sampling the night life and markets or trying out the range of exotic cuisine, you'll never 'lose face' by not knowing what to say. SAY IT IN MANDARIN! Hello. 你好。 née·hăo Goodbye. 再见。 zài·jyèn Yes. 是。 shìr No. 不是。 bóo·shìr I’m from New Zealand. Don't just stand there, say something! How can I explain this to my parents?
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