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Travel To China With My Pocket Book: Speak Mandarin Right Awayby: Wang-Ching LIU
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Would you like to board my Vessel of the 21st Century to navigate the Hometown of the “Silk Route” with me from the Western World towards the East?
This time, it is not by road nor by sea; perhaps it is by air and for sure it will be by WWWWWORDSSSSS --- “TRAVEL TO CHINA with my POCKET BOOK” will make you feel as if you are the modern Marco Polo!
This book is written with humour and simplicity with an aim to encourage readers to learn, to comprehend and to speak Mandarin Chinese.
I confess that the language and vocabularies used in this book are easy; however, their meanings are profound --- you are going to explore some cultural aspects of the mysterious East.
Besides, this book will serve you as a travel companion and your 24-hour personal interpreter --- it will help you to make friends everywhere you go!
I hope you’ll like this book as much as I do!!!
Wang-Ching LIU
WORDS FROM THE CO-AUTHOR (Marie-France FAY) :
Finally we have this great little book “Travel To China With My Pocket Book”.
Take it with you to explore China and all of its treasures and wonders.
China is so vast and overwhelming, and such an amazing country that everyone wants to discover it.
Since vacation time is always limited, tourists have to choose as to where to travel in China. This book tells you the hot tourist sites --- what to see and why. It deals not only with the Mandarin language, but also with the cultural aspects. It explains important items, customs, objects used by Chinese people in daily life.
Another great feature of this book is that we introduce all these things through a westerner’s eye.
Enjoy! Marie-France FAY
Table of Contents
| Page | |
| I) How to use this book. | 1 |
| II) How Chinese words are pronounced.
The Phonetic Table (Han-Yu Pin-Ying). Difference in Han-Yu Pin-Yin & English Pronunciation. The 4 tones of Mandarin Chinese. The Light Tone in Mandarin. | 2 – 8 |
| III) The importance of the Chinese articles | 9 – 10 |
| IV) Names of major cities in China. | 11 – 12 |
| V) Vocabulary most needed upon arrival in China. | 13 – 15 |
| VI) Chapter One : Greetings | |
| Lesson 1 : How are you? | 16 – 17 |
| Lesson 2 : Hello! | 18 – 19 |
| Lesson 3 : Are you busy? | 20 – 21 |
| Lesson 4 : Sunny, cloudy or rainy day. | 22 – 23 |
| Lesson 5 : Cycling in the country | 24 – 25 |
| Chapter Two : At the airport. | |
| Lesson 6 : Taxi! | 26 – 27 |
| Lesson 7 : At an airline check-in counter. | 28 – 29 |
| Lesson 8 : Luggage. | 30 – 32 |
| Lesson 9 : At the duty fee shop. | 33 – 35 |
| Lesson 10 : At the customs. | 36 – 39 |
| Chapter Three : Telephone conversation. | |
| Lesson 11 : Telephone conversation. (1) | 40 – 42 |
| Lesson 12 : Telephone conversation. (2) | 43 – 44 |
| Lesson 13 : Cellular phones. (1) | 45 – 47 |
| Lesson 14 : Cellular phones. (2) | 48 – 51 |
| Lesson 15 : Cellular phones. (3) | 52 – 54 |
| Chapter Four : At school & at home. | |
| Lesson 16 : Borrow a pen. | 55 – 57 |
| Lesson 17 : At the campus. | 58 – 59 |
| Lesson 18 : Father’s Day. | 60 – 62 |
| Lesson 19 : Mother & daughter. | 63 – 65 |
| Lesson 20 : Father & son. | 66 - 68 |
| Chapter Five : At work & with friends. | |
| Lesson 21 : What time is it? | 69 – 71 |
| Lesson 22 : When & where do you eat your lunch? | 72 – 75 |
| Lesson 23 : What time do you finish work? | 76 – 77 |
| Lesson 24 : A nice soirée. | 78 – 80 |
| Lesson 25 : What date is it today? | 81 – 83 |
| Chapter Six : At the hotel. | |
| Lesson 26 : At the hotel. (1) | 84 – 87 |
| Lesson 27 : At the hotel. (2) | 88 – 90 |
| Lesson 28 : Morning call. | 91 – 93 |
| Lesson 29 : Sightseeing for pleasure. | 94 – 97 |
| Lesson 30 : Laundry. | 98 – 100 |
| Chapter Seven : Make Dental Appointment & at a pharmacy. | |
| Lesson 31 : Make an appointment at the Dentist’s. | 101 – 103 |
| Lesson 32 : At a pharmacy. (1) | 104 – 105 |
| Lesson 33 : At a pharmacy. (2) | 106 – 107 |
| Lesson 34 : At a pharmacy. (3) | 108 – 109 |
| Lesson 35 : At a pharmacy. (4) | 110 – 111 |
| Chapter Eight : Chinese medicine & treatment. | |
| Lesson 36 : Chinese herbal medicine. | 112 – 114 |
| Lesson 37 : Chinese medicine in pills. | 115 – 117 |
| Lesson 38 : Acupuncture & Massotherapy. | 118 – 121 |
| Lesson 39 : The Kung Fu & the Tai Ji (or Tai Chi) | 122 – 124 |
| Lesson 40 : The Qi Gong (or Chi Gung) | 125 – 127 |
| Chapter Nine : Shopping. | |
| Lesson 41 : How much? | 128 – 129 |
| Lesson 42 : Buying a good bonsai. (1) | 130 – 131 |
| Lesson 43 : Buying a good bonsai. (2) | 132 – 133 |
| Lesson 44 : Buying cloth to make a Chinese Qi-Pao. | 134 – 136 |
| Lesson 45 : Shopping crazy. | 137 – 139 |
| Chapter Ten : At the post office & at the hair salon. | |
| Lesson 46 : Post office. (1) | 140 – 141 |
| Lesson 47 : Post office. (2) | 142 – 143 |
| Lesson 48 : At the hair salon. (1) | 144 – 145 |
| Lesson 49 : At the hair salon. (2) | 146 – 147 |
| Lesson 50 : At the (men’s) barber shop. (3) | 148 – 150 |
| Chapter Eleven : At the restaurant. | |
| Lesson 51 : Do you want to try? | 151 – 154 |
| Lesson 52 : Funny names in the menu. | 155 – 157 |
| Lesson 53 : At the restaurant in Shen-Yang (city in N.E. of China) | 158 – 161 |
| Lesson 54 : Exotic food. | 162 – 163 |
| Lesson 55 : While I was in the North. | 164 – 167 |
| Chapter Twelve : Longevity. | |
| Lesson 56 : You never know the exact age of Chinese ladies. | 168 – 170 |
| Lesson 57 : At a party. | 171 – 173 |
| Lesson 58 : Good food, good health, longevity | 174 – 175 |
| Lesson 59 : Fight against aging. | 176 – 178 |
| Lesson 60 : Longevity. | 179 – 181 |
| Chapter Thirteen : Longevity food. | |
| Lesson 61 : Longevity food. (1) | 182 – 183 |
| Lesson 62 : Longevity food. (2) | 184 – 187 |
| Lesson 63 : Longevity food. (3) | 188 – 190 |
| Lesson 64 : Longevity food. (4) | 191 – 193 |
| Lesson 65 : Chinese vegetarian food – a wonderful recipe. | 194 – 197 |
| Chapter Fourteen : Funs on the streets. | |
| Lesson 66 : The open market. | 198 – 200 |
| Lesson 67 : Street hawkers (1)--- selling the Tang-Hu-Lu. | 201 – 203 |
| Lesson 68 : Street hawkers (2)--- selling the dragon’s beard candy. | 204 – 207 |
| Lesson 69 : Street hawkers (3)--- selling BBQ sweet potatoes. | 208 – 209 |
| Lesson 70 : Street hawkers (4)--- selling exotic fruits. | 210 – 213 |
| Chapter Fifteen : Chinese Arts : bonsai, penjing, horticulture, calligraphy & painting. | |
| Lesson 71 : Flowers & Ikebana. | 214 – 217 |
| Lesson 72 : Bonsai and penjing. | 218 – 220 |
| Lesson 73 : The Chinese calligraphy. | 221 – 225 |
| Lesson 74 : The Chinese water-ink painting. | 226 – 229 |
| Lesson 75 : Chinese horticulture art. | 230 – 233 |
| Chapter Sixteen : Cosmopolitan Gourmand. | |
| Lesson 76 : Good food --- delicious and healthy. | 234 – 236 |
| Lesson 77 : Hong Kong --- gourmets’ paradise. | 237 – 241 |
| Lesson 78 : Looking for new excitement and exotic food. | 242 – 244 |
| Lesson 79 : The lichee. (1) | 245 – 247 |
| Lesson 80 : The lichee. (2) | 248 – 249 |
| Lesson 81 : The lichee. (3) | 250 – 253 |
| Chapter Seventeen : Sport and FIFA. | |
| Lesson 82 : Play tennis. | 254 – 255 |
| Lesson 83 : Basketball/Volleyball/Football. | 256 – 258 |
| Lesson 84 : Games at the pool. | 259 – 261 |
| Lesson 85 : The FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 (football game). | 262 – 263 |
| Chapter Eighteen : 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. | |
| Lesson 86 : The meaning of the numbers. | 264 – 268 |
| Lesson 87 : The Emblem of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. | 269 – 272 |
| Lesson 88 : The Slogan, the Torch Relay and the Mascots. | 273 – 276 |
| Lesson 89 : The space tomato. | 277 – 280 |
| Lesson 90 : Blogs on the Net. | 281 – 283 |
| Chapter Twenty : Sightseeing in Beijing. | |
| Lesson 91 : The Great Wall of China --- everyone’s favourite. (1) | 284 – 286 |
| Lesson 92 : The Great Wall of China. (2) | 287 – 289 |
| Lesson 93 : The Great Wall of China. (3) | 290 – 294 |
| Lesson 94 : The Great Wall of China. (4) | 295 – 298 |
| Lesson 95 : The Historical Museum in Beijing. | 299 – 301 |
| Chapter Twenty-one : Sightseeing in Shanghai. | |
| Lesson 96 : Wonderful Shanghai --- the Maglev Train. (1) | 302 – 304 |
| Lesson 97 : Wonderful Shanghai --- the hydrogen-powered car.(2) | 305 – 308 |
| Lesson 98 : Wonderful Shanghai --- Yu Gardens.(3) | 309 – 311 |
| Lesson 99 : Wonderful Shanghai --- The Hongqiao Eco & Tech Development Zone.(4) | 312 – 313 |
| Lesson 100: Wonderful Shanghai --- Golfers’ delight. (5) | 314 – 316 |
| Chapter Twenty-two : My favourite touristic sites. | |
| Lesson 101 : Beijing --- the favourite of all tourists. | 317 – 319 |
| Lesson 102 : Four seasons in a day---The A-Li-Shan in Taiwan.(1) | 320 – 321 |
| Lesson 103 : A-Li-Shan (in Taiwan). (2) | 322 – 324 |
| Lesson 104 : From Huhhot to Bangkok. | 325 – 327 |
| Lesson 105 : Experiencing 65°C of temperature difference. | 328 – 330 |
| Lesson 106 : Bei-Dai-He --- the best seaside resort in N.China. | 331 – 334 |
| Lesson 107 : My business trip to Huhhot. | 335 – 340 |
| Lesson 108 : Where to visit in China? | 341 – 345 |
| Lesson 109 : Arrange your trip to China. | 346 – 348 |
| Lesson 110 : A new way to travel to Tibet --- by train. | 349 – 352 |
| VII) Appendices : | |
| - Appendix I : The numbers. | 353 – 355 |
| - Appendix II : Table of Contrast (Chinese characters) (basic Simplified Version vs Orthodox Version) | 356 – 357 |
| - Appendix III : Chinese Punctuation. | 358 |