Instant Chinese. Boye Lafayette De Mente
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Instant Chinese
How to Express 1,000 Different Ideas
With Just 100 Key Words and Phrases
by Boyé Lafayette De Mente
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
Copyright © 2004 Boyé Lafayette De Mente
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.
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ISBN: 978-1-4629-1307-7 (ebook)
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Contents
1. Hello
2. Thank You
3. Sorry/Excuse Me
4. Please
5. I
6. My/Mine
7. You
8. Yes/No
9. Names
10. We
11. Speak
12. Understand
13. Who
14. What
15. When
16. Where
17. Why
18. How
19. This
20. That
21. Write
22. Address
23. Introductions
24. Family
25. Age
26. Go
27. Come
28. Toilet
29. Money
30. Credit Cards
31. Want
32. Need
33. Airport
34. Tip
35. Taxis
36. Bus
37. Subway
38. Train
39. Walk/Stroll
40. Hotel
41. Room Service
42. Numbers
43. Counting Things
44. Counting People
45. Time
46. Days
47. Weeks
48. Months
49. Years
50. Drink
51. Bar
52. Eat
53. Dim Sum
54. Peking Duck
55. Like/Don’t Like
56. Pay
57. Have
58. Don’t Have
59. Telephone
60. Cell Phone
61. Computer
62. Internet/Email
63. Seasons
64.