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As an extremely easy read, this practical, but fun overview of the beginning components of Mandarin Chinese will have you embarking on a journey that you never thought possible! You can learn Chinese in a manner that makes sense to the native English speaker, but still includes Chinese... read more
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Summary edit
Success in our journey depends upon our focus on the fundamentals! Without this, we will be lost!
Quotes edit
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“Mandarin doesn’t have to be hard unless you let it!”
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“During your journey, be exposed to, understand, practice, apply, and MASTER the fine art of tones and the PinYin system of phonetics—you’ll be so glad you did!”
Table of Contents edit
I. Prologue: Embarking on Your Journey!
* Key to Your Success—the Fundamentals!
* An Interesting Analogy
* Your Road to Success
II. Overview of the Tones
* Easy Combinations
* Moderate Combinations
* Challenging Combinations
III. Overview of PinYin
* Finals
* Initials
IV. Overview of the Grammar
* Overview of Grammar: Simple Questions
* Overview of the Grammar: Simple Phrases
--Simple Phrases: Prepositions
--Simple Phrases: Question Words
* Overview of the Grammar: Simple Dialogue
Epilogue: A Pause in Your Journey
Authors & Contributors edit
- Suzanne Brickman (Author)
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