Download or read book 今日學說普通話 written by Hong Xiao and published by Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Talk Mandarin Today" is a practical guide for learning and getting by in Mandarin Chinese for adult learners. With the busy reader in mind, each lesson works first to bring fast acquisition and build practical ability in speaking the language. By providing simple sentence structures and concise grammar notes, the book helps readers learn the language in a more intuitive way. Learners will build confidence fast in order to speak, to try, and to put what they have learned into practice. There are thirty lessons in the book of which the contents are selected considering time, space and human activities.