With conversational topics that cover a range of day-to-day activities, such as dining, traveling, entertaining, shopping and seeing doctors, the book has a comprehensive content that consists of 50 units, with each unit containing two conversations.From each unit, the writers have also selected two essential sentences to create a list of the 100 most useful sentences in day-to-day Chinese; this feature will undoubtedly be of great benefit to casual learners.

English and French translations, and an audio disc in MP3 format make it simple for users to understand and quickly master Chinese expressions. The book features engaging illustrations and is also conveniently sized to make it easily portable. It is an ideal choice for foreigners who want to learn some Chinese during their stay in China.

Key to Pronunciations

Interesting Characters

Main Characters

Hello！

See you tomorrow！

Thanks！

Sorry.

Welcome to Shanghai.

My name is Tony.

Nice to meet you.

I am American.

I can speak a little Chinese.

Today is Wednesday.

Today is April 30th.

It is eleven fifteen now.

I have reserved a room.

I want to exchange some money.

Where can I access the Internet？

May I help you？

The phone number of the Chinese restaurant is 6320****.

Hello, may I speak to Zhang nai, please？

I stay at Huasheng Hotel, Room 1016.

Are you free at the weekend？

Let's meet at 1:00 pm at the gate of People's Park.

Excuse me, where is the restroom？

How can I get to the Bank of China？

Hongqiao Airport is near here.

Here is the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.

How can I get to the People's Square by subway？

By which bus can I get to Yuyuan Garden？

How much does one cost？

Can I try it on？

Could it be cheaper？

I'd like a cup of coffee.

Do you have an English/French menu？

These dishes are really delicious.

Waiter, bill.

Cheers for Expo！

What are the places of interest in Shanghai？

Where do you want to visit？

The weather is really fine today.

It is very warm in spring and cool in fall.

Where do you feel uncomfortable？

Doctor, how should I take this medicine？

I like swimming and playing tennis.

Table tennis is a Chinese national sport.

Better city, better life.

This is the China Pavilion.

The performances are abundant and wonderful.

The mascot of Expo Shanghai is called Haibao.

Shanghai leaves a very good impression on us.

I want to book an air ticket.

Have a smooth journey！