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Chinese for real situations.
Each guide gives you the handful of sentences that carry the whole situation, with pinyin, audio and the cultural notes that keep you from sounding off.
Chinese for restaurantsThe Mandarin you need in a Chinese restaurant, in the order you need it, from being counted at the door to asking for…4 min readChinese for taxisGetting in, giving the address, following the route and getting out of a taxi in mainland China, with the phrases…3 min readChinese for shoppingBrowsing, asking prices, bargaining at a market and paying, in Mandarin you can use the same afternoon.3 min readChinese for the hotelChecking in, asking about the room, the few requests you will actually make at the front desk, and checking out on…3 min readTrains and directionsBuying a rail ticket, finding the platform, following the answer when you ask the way, and getting off at the right…3 min readGreetings and meetingsHow to greet people, introduce yourself, handle a business card, and leave politely, including the lines a host says…3 min readChinese for emergenciesThe phrases you hope not to use: getting help, the emergency numbers, feeling unwell, and losing a passport or a…3 min readChinese at the convenience storeThe questions the cashier will ask you, in the order they ask them, plus the things you are most likely to be buying.3 min read