Mandarin: Lonely Planet Phrasebook | 
 enlarge | Authors: Anthony Garnaut, Lonely Planet Phrasebooks
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 176853
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 3.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 1741042305
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781741042306
ASIN: 1741042305
Publication Date: September 1, 2006
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Product Description
Be a part of the world's most widely spoken language with this essential language tool for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Includes Pinyin phonetic system to help travelers translate Chinese characters into English, pronunciation guide, extensive two-way dictionary, user-friendly sentence builder, and cultural tips.
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 6th ed. does use pinyin! May 3, 2008
Some of the negative reviews harp on this book for not using pinyin, but they seem to be referring to the 5th ed. The 6th ed. published in Sept. 2006 by A. Garnaut does have pinyin. That shouldn't be an issue.
I have found this book useful, but it does have some basic vocabulary gaps. Also, I have been studying Mandarin for about a year, and I have just now found it really helpful. You could always point at the characters to ask questions, but if you are a new speaker of Mandarin, it won't help you if you have absolutely no background.
 Um, it totally uses pinyin March 13, 2008
I have no idea what most of these reviewers are talking about. This phrasebook absolutely uses pinyin (although it's possible that previous editions did not). This book was without question the most useful thing I had when I lived in China (for six months). Not only does it have excellent sections on grammar, etiquette, and non-verbal communication (which really you will use a lot more than anything else), but it covers basically everything you will need to survive in China. It also has every phrase written in pinyin, for you, and Chinese so if you fail to pronounce it correctly anyway you can always show the book to the person you are trying to talk to. That feature can be used even if you go to Hong Kong or somewhere else where they speak a dialect other than Mandarin.
Chinese Phrasebook March 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I started learning Chinese this book was strongly recommended by a friend. What a disappointment; it's not suited for learning Chinese it's to superficial. This book could possibly be of some help on a visit to China, but if you seriously want to learn Mandarin - choose another one. On the positive side: This book has an appealing layout, and is easy to use.
LonelyPlanet delivers once again October 13, 2007
In my opinion, these are the best phrasebooks out there. The sections are all color coded and organized in an easy to use way, making it easy to locate the phrase you want to use. Much easier than the rest of them out there that are just white page after white page which makes it incredibly hard to dig through. These books will teach you what you need to know.
The universe in a nutshell September 26, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has almost everything you need, although i think you need some sort of knowledge cause its kinda hard too, but anyways this book its worth it, trust me
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