Learning Chinese Speak, Read and Write Chinese with Manga! By Haohsiang Liao

This book teaches you all the basics of the Chinese language,
including practical conversations and vocabulary and how to write
the basic characters—with manga comic strips that enable you
to begin communicating effectively from the first day. All Chinese
words and sentences are given in Chinese characters and
Romanized form for easy pronunciation, with English translations.
The book includes useful notes and explanations on the Chinese
script, tones and pronunciation, greetings and requests, sentence
structure and vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and etiquette
dos and don’ts. A useful bi-directional dictionary of frequently-used Chinese words and phrases is
provided at the back.
The key features of this book include:
• 20 easy lessons with dialogues and manga-style comic strips
• Basic sentences and vocabulary used by young people on a daily basis
• Designed for self-study learners as well as beginning level classroom courses
• Chinese characters are given with Romanized versions for easy pronunciation
• Free audio recordings of all the dialogues, vocabulary and exercises are available online
Cultural notes are provided to help
you understand Chinese customs
and norms. Printable flash cards are
also available for free online.

Dr. Haohsiang Liao is the Senior
Lecturer directing the Chinese
Language Program at MIT. Before
joining MIT, he taught at various
other universities including Williams,
Harvard and Ohio State.

$16.99 paperback
$22.95 (CAD)
ISBN-13: 978-0-8048-5530-3
August
Language Learning
Tuttle Publishing