It's amazing how 100 key words andphrases provide instant communication!
Do you want to speak simple Chinese but are too busy to study it?Are you visiting China for a short time and want a phrase book to help you com municate?If so,this is the book for you.
The idea of Instant Chinese is simple--learn 100 words and phrases and communicate with 500 sentences.The trick is knowing which 100 words to learn,but author Boye De Mente has solved that problem,choosing only those words you'll hear and use again and again.Even with a vocabulary this small,you'll be surprised how quickly and fluently you too can communicate in Chinese.
1.Hello
2.Thank You
3.Sorry/Excuse Me
4.Please
6.My/Mine
7.You
8.Yes/No
9.Names
10.We
11.Speak
12.Understand
13.Who
14.What
15.When
16.Where
17.Why
18.How
19.This
20.That
21.Write
22.Address
23.Introductions
24.Family
25.Age
26.Go
27.Come
28.Toilet
29.Money
30.Credit Cards
31.Want
32.Need
33.Airport
34.Tip
35.Taxis
36.Bus
37.Subway
38.Train
39.Walk/Stroll
40.Hotel
41.Room Service
42.Numbers
43.Counting Things
44.Counting People
45.Time
46.Days
47.Weeks
48.Months
49.Years
50.Drink
51.Bar
52.Eat
53.Dim Sum
54.Peking Duck
55.Like/Don't Like
56.Pay
57.Have
58.Don't Have
59.Telephone
60.Cell Phone
61.Computer
62.Internet/Email
63.Seasons
64.Weather
65.Meet/Meeting
66.Buy
67.Shopping
68.Gifts
69.Cost/Price
70.Newsstand
71.Post Office
72.Sightseeing
73.See
74.Travel Agent
75.Martial Arts
76.Beijing Opera
77.Emergency
78.Ill/Sick
79.Medicine
80.Doctor
81.Dentist
82.Hospital
83.Ambulance
84.Police
85.Embassy
86.Lost
87.Barber Shop
88.Beauty Parlor
89.Student
90.Read
91.Mistake
92.Rest
93.Rent (Car)
94.Bicycle
95.Street
96.Directions
97.Books
98.Business
99.Great Wall of China
100.Goodbye
Additional Vocabulary
China's Provinces
China's Autonomous Regions
Major Cities in China
Famous Places in Beijing
Famous Landmarks Near Beijing
Famous Shopping Districts in Beijing
Famous Places in Shanghai
Important Signs
Other Countries
Terms With Opposite Meanings
Words A to Z
