Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook & Audio CD is your passport to the most relevant Mandarin phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Find the perfect authentic yum cha, express your appreciation of your host's culinary prowess or converse over a game of mah jong -all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!
Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation!
Listen & Learn with our audio CD Feel at ease with essential tips on culture, manners, idioms and multiple meanings Order with confidence, explain food allergies, and try new foods with the menu decoder Save time and hassles with vital phrases at your fingertips Never get stuck for words with the 3500-word two-way, quick-reference dictionary Be prepared for both common and emergency travel situations with practical phrases and terminology Meet friends with conversation starter phrases Get your message across with easy-to-use pronunciation guidesInside Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook & Audio CD:
Audio CD includes 375 key phrases Full-colour throughout phrasebook User-friendly layout organised by travel scenario categories Survival phrases inside front cover for at-a-glance on-the-fly cuesConvenient features
5 Phrases to Learn Before You Go 10 Ways to Start a Sentence 10 Phrases to Sound like a Local Listen For - phrases you may hear Look For - phrases you may see on signs Shortcuts - easy-to-remember alternatives to the full phrases Q&A - suggested answers to questions askedCovers
Basics - time, dates, numbers, amounts, pronunciation, reading tips, grammar rules Practical - travel with kids, disabled travellers, sightseeing, business, banking, post office, internet, phones, repairs, bargaining, accommodations, directions, border crossing, transport Social - meeting people, interests, feelings, opinions, going out, romance, culture, activities, weather Safe Travel - emergencies, police, doctor, chemist, dentist, symptoms, conditions Food - ordering, at the market, at the bar, dishes, ingredientsThe Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook & Audio CD , a pocket-sized comprehensive language guide with accompanying audio CD, provides on-the-go language assistance. Great for language students and travellers looking to interact with locals and immerse themselves in local culture.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Anthony Garnaut, Tim Lu.
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet is the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, and has been connecting travellers and locals for over 25 years with phrasebooks for 120 languages.
- ISBN10 174360372X
- ISBN13 9781743603727
- Publish Date 16 October 2015 (first published 1 October 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Lonely Planet Publications Ltd
- Imprint Lonely Planet Publications
- Edition 3rd New edition
- Pages 256
- Language English