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    Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection: All 4 Books!
    Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection: All 4 Books!
    Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection: All 4 Books!
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    Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection: All 4 Books!

    By Kevin Peter Lee

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    This is the special edition of Kevin Peter Lee’s four best-selling books for the beginner level of Mandarin Chinese. Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection: All 4 Books! has everything you need to gain a thorough understanding of how Mandarin Chinese is spoken and read. Included is 222 flashcards that feature the most common Chinese words in both Simplified and Traditional characters.
    After studying Mandarin Chinese in China and Taiwan for over fifteen years, it occurred to me that there is no easy way to learn the language. However, there is a right and wrong way of learning Chinese.
    Most people give up trying to learn Mandarin Chinese after one month. Many people don’t go further than a beginner’s level. This is because they don’t bother learning the grammatical structure of Chinese and therefore will never be able to fluently converse.
    The wrong way is to learn common phrases and hope that you can collect enough to “pick-up” the language. Unfortunately, most Chinese programs will teach you this way. I tried this and became frustrated because progress was extremely slow.
    The right way is to learn pronunciation, speaking, reading, writing and grammar at the same time, while thoroughly learning a particular topic.
    You’ll be learning the absolute best way to begin mastering Mandarin Chinese. By combining all aspects of the language, you will quickly become a fluent speaker, an excellent listener, a strong reader and a beautiful writer of Mandarin Chinese.
    The most important thing about learning Mandarin Chinese is to be patient, diligent and above all, have fun.
    Trust in the learning process that this book provides and you will master Mandarin Chinese sooner than you think.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin Peter Lee
    Release dateApr 19, 2015
    ISBN9781310078521
    Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection: All 4 Books!

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      Basic Chinese For Beginners! The Complete Collection - Kevin Peter Lee

      After studying Mandarin Chinese in China and Taiwan for over fifteen years, it occurred to me that there is no easy way to learn the language. However, there is a right and wrong way of learning Chinese.

      Most people give up trying to learn Mandarin Chinese after one month. Many people don’t go further than a beginner’s level. This is because they don’t bother learning the grammatical structure of Chinese and therefore will never be able to fluently converse.

      The wrong way is to learn common phrases and hope that you can collect enough to pick-up the language. Unfortunately, most Chinese programs will teach you this way. I tried this and became frustrated because progress was extremely slow.

      The right way is to learn pronunciation, speaking, reading, writing and grammar at the same time, while thoroughly learning a particular topic.

      You’ll be learning the absolute best way to begin mastering Mandarin Chinese. By combining all aspects of the language, you will quickly become a fluent speaker, an excellent listener, a strong reader and a beautiful writer of Mandarin Chinese.

      The most important thing about learning Mandarin Chinese is to be patient, diligent and above all, have fun.

      Trust in the learning process that this book provides and you will master Mandarin Chinese sooner than you think.

      Kevin Peter Lee.

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      How to use this book

      Step 1: Familiarize yourself with the key words of each topic. Say them out loud and don’t be too concerned if you aren’t saying them perfectly. The key is to learn them first.

      Remember to read the Chinese characters as well. You don’t have to be able to write them immediately, but get used to the components that make up each character. Try typing them onto your computer using the Pinyin provided. This is a great way to quickly learn to read Chinese characters.

      Step 2: Learn the verbs that will be used in the Let’s Talk! section. Knowing the keywords and special words before attempting to read the sentences will make it much easier for you to learn.

      Step 3: Once you’ve learned the keywords and special words, it’s time for you to really start learning Chinese! The Let’s talk! section will give you four versions of each sentence:

      V1. The English sentence.

      V2. Pinyin translation for your learning.

      V3. Mandarin Chinese sentence.

      V4. The literal word by word translation plus the grammatical structure of the sentence.

      Step 4: An excellent way of learning how to read Chinese and understand the grammar at the same time without the laborious task of having to write out each character is to use your computer.

      Type the sentences that are provided in this book into Microsoft Word using the Chinese (Simplified, PRC). When opening up Chinese in your Language Settings, choose Chinese Simplified Microsoft Pinyin ABC Input Style. I find this one the easiest to use and the Pinyin is very accurate.

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