Human's Business Chinese Phrasebook is a comprehensive anguage guide for business people. It includes a CD that will allow you to have an immediate translator on your MP3 player and will help you to have an accurate pronunciation of Mandarin tones, one of the most important things to get oneself understood. The CD has a very user-friendly display so you wil only have to choose the theme and the topic you desire.
Talk the talk in Mandarin Chinese with the confidence of a native. Tell the cab driver where you really want him. to go. Seal that business deal. Whether schmoozing with China's movers and shakers or just asking the waiter for some salt, our business phrasebook helps you to communicate in accurate Mandarin, every time. CD included and fully audio-enabled with our Touch and Talk peru helpful in learning pronunciation of tones.
INTRODUCTION
1 Pinyin System
Pinyin syllables
Finals
Initials
2 The Writing System
3 Language Difficulties
4 DW Grammar Notes
Referring to people
Expressing possession
Referring to things
Word order
Nouns: articles and plural
To be
Describing things
Adjectives
Degree
Comparing things
Asking questions (yes/no)
Question words
To have
To be able to (can)
Obligations and prohibitions
To want
To dare
Possibility/probability
Time and Tense
Specifying location
Expressing direction
Conjunctions
COMMU NICATION
1 Basic Communication
Greetings
Introducing yourself
Introducing others
Exchaging business cards
Closing a conversation
Small talk
2 Telephoning
Making a call
Answering a call
Cell phones
3 Making Appointments
Setting the time and place
Changing appointments
4 Email & the Interact
GETING DOWN TO BUSINESS
1 Company Description
2 Company Structure
Job titles
Finding your way around the office
Responsibilities
3 Tools for Business
Computer supplies
Office supplies
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
Cultivating "guanxi"
1 Meetings
Getting started
Presenting options
Moving on
Asking for clarification
Making a suggestion
Giving feedback
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OUT AND ABOUT
REFERENCE
DICTIONARY
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS