Easy Mandarin Chinese Course for Beginners

The perfect Mandarin Chinese course for travel in China. It is designed to help you ask for the things you’re most likely to need when visiting China and to give you the skills to cope with situations you might find yourself in.

The accompanying free booklet is also available to download at: collinsdictionary.com/resources.

It is different from other courses in that you also learn to understand the likely replies to your questions. You will hear key words and phrases used in dialogues between native speakers, so you learn not only how to say them but also how they are used in conversation.

Topics covered:

Unit 1: Greetings

Unit 2: Attracting Attention

Unit 3: Exchanging Courtesies

Unit 4: Asking Questions

Unit 5: Where are you from?

Unit 6: Going Places

Unit 7: Asking Directions

Unit 8: Where can we eat?

Unit 9: Getting Transport

Unit 10: Ordering a drink

Unit 11: Asking for a room

Unit 12: All about food!