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Books and CD's for learning Mandarin


Here is a selection of books, audio CD's and cassettes for learning Mandarin.
There are books for learning Mandarin, grammar books, and audio courses.
Please click on the item to go to Amazon.com and read reviews by other customers.

Chinese is not written with letters like English. It is written with symbols, "ideograms" (drawings that represents ideas.) The sound of a word does not tell you how to write the word.
It's a good idea to learn the 2,000 most common characters. This will enable you to read a text, with a dictionary handy.

Chinese grammar does not have the mind benders found in most other languages - multiple verb tenses, masculine, feminine and neuter. There are no case endings to challenge your memory.

[Very Simple Chinese: An Introduction to Mandarin]
Very Simple Chinese: An Introduction to Mandarin (Paid link)

By Kim Winfield

There is a need for a simple, not too intimidating introduction to Chinese. This book will get you started.
Inspect/Order Very Simple Chinese: An Introduction to Mandarin (Paid link)

[Chinese grammar]
Beginner's Chinese (Beginner's Foreign Language) (Paid link)

By Yong Ho

A good book for starting to learn Mandarin. Not for pronunciation, but gives a good foundation in grammar and vocabulary.
Inspect/Order Beginner's Chinese (Beginner's Foreign Language) (Paid link)

[Business Chinese (Elementary: Book 1]
Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin, Elementary Level (Paid link)

By Julian K. Wheatley

Learn basic conversational Mandarin Chinese. Learn basic writing. This is a serious course from Yale University Press, which has produced several excellent language books.
Inspect/Order Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin, Elementary Level from Amazon.com (Paid link)

The Assimil method for learning languages.
Assimil Chinese (Paid link)

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Instant Conversational Language. (Paid link)

By Pimsleur


In order to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese, you need to start by hearing it! This introductory Pimsleur course gets you started correctly. You learn by listening and imitating. If you decide to go on to longer Pimsleur courses, you can offer this one for sale in the Amazon Marketplace or Ebay, so you won't lose your investment.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese from Amazon.com (Paid link)

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin): 2nd Ed. (Quick & Simple) (Paid link)

By Pimsleur

This audio CD set will get you over the initial difficulty of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. You won't learn many words, but it gives you an excellent start.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin): 2nd Ed. (Quick & Simple) from Amazon.com (Paid link)

[Chinese language writing learning]
Easy Chinese Tutor I (Mandarin) (CD-ROM) (Paid link)

By Edward C. Chang

Learn to write Chinese in small, manageable steps.
Inspect/Order Easy Chinese Tutor I (Mandarin) (CD-ROM) from Amazon.com (Paid link)

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) I (Paid link)

By Pimsleur

This is the full course in Mandarin. You get the complete level 1 course. All customer reviews are good. Get this and get serious about speaking Mandarin. This is the way to start.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) I from Amazon.com (Paid link)

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) II (Paid link)

By Pimsleur

All the reviews are good for this course. This course can get you up to simple conversation. You will be understood, if you have been listening and imitating all along. You won't learn many words, but it gives you an excellent start.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) II from Amazon.com (Paid link)

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) III (Paid link)

By Pimsleur

If you complete this course you will have confidence in your ability to speak Mandarin Chinese. Your pronunciation will be what is required for conversing with native speakers. You will need to expand your vocabulary and learn the written language.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) III from Amazon.com (Paid link)

[iKnow Chinese ]
iKnow Chinese (Paid link)

By Living Language

Works on any video-compatible iPod® nano, iPod® classic, iPod® touch, and iPhone™ device You can use your video-compatible iPod® or your iPhone™ as a pocket translator.
Inspect/Order iKnow Chinese (Paid link)

[Chinese grammar]
SPEAK E-Z Chinese In Phonetic English (Paid link)

By Fang Zhao

This book makes learning Mandarin easy and fun. It is essentially a Chinese phrasebook with the pronunciation shown in phonetic English. Phonetic English is to be used only as a crutch, to get you started. Later you will need to go on to a more serious method of learning Chinese.
Inspect/Order SPEAK E-Z Chinese In Phonetic English (Paid link)

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