Colloquial Chinese

Colloquial Chinese will help you learn Mandarin, the national language of China, as it is used everyday. You need no previous knowledge of the language. This is an ideal course whether you are learning on your own or with a teacher. The book is divided into 17 lessons, and each lesson contains conversations based on common daily situations, vocabulary lists, grammar notes and exercises to help you learn and practice basic skills. There is also a Chinese-English glossary for on-the-spot and long-term reference. Pinyin, the officially adopted system of transcribing Chinese into Latin characters, is used throughout.