Chinese Language Learning Materials for Adults
Mandarin from Scratch
Mandarin from Scratch is an easy-to-use self-study guide geared towards beginning Chinese language learners traveling in China, or anyone interested in further improving their Mandarin pronunciation and communication skills. Through repeated listening and repetition of more than 200 useful sentences and expressions, readers learn to carry on simple conversations in native Chinese. Fully audio enabled with HumanPen to make learning Chinese—one of the most difficult languages in the world—fun and easy.
Chinese Phrasebook
Human's Chinese Phrasebook is a comprehensive language guide for travelers, audio enabled with the HumanPen to ensure accurate pronunciation of Mandarin tones, one of the most important things to getting oneself understood. Easy to navigate color-coded sections include information about getting around, making accommodations, shopping, sightseeing, nightlife, eating out, socializing, health, and business—for instant access to the right phrase in every possible situation. Whether telling the cab driver where to go or telling the waiter to hold the MSG, this indispensable guide is a must have for anyone traveling in China. Includes 2300 word English-Chinese dictionary.
Business Chinese Phrasebook
Human's Business Chinese Phrasebook is a comprehensive language guide for business travelers, audio enabled with the HumanPen to ensure accurate pronunciation of Mandarin tones. Easy to navigate color-coded sections guarantee instant access to the right phrase in every possible situation. Business travelers and overseas executives alike can make the most of their opportunities in China with topics including making appointments, meetings, presentations, job interviews and negotiations, as well as practical information about getting around, accommodations, and other general topics for travelers. Includes a useful English-Chinese business dictionary for easy access to information.
Beijing Olympic Guide
Human's Beijing Olympic Guide is an all-in-one language and travel guide to Beijing, including everything any tourist needs to make their Olympic experience complete. This indispensable guide contains a detailed city guide(including travel information and city and subway maps), a games guide(including details on Olympic venues and important highlights), and a lifesaver phrasebook(including the most essential topics for any traveler, from accommodations and transportation to restaurants and nightlife). Audio enabled with the HumanPen to ensure accurate pronunciation of Mandarin tones, for flawless pronunciation every time.
Chinese 101
Human's Chinese 101 is a new textbook series utilizing a methodical self-study immersion approach, using the HumanPen to teach accurate pronunciation, as well as fundamental listening and speaking skills. The first book, Chinese 101 – level 1, introduces learners to pinyin while familiarizing them with Chinese characters, properly laying the foundation for character recognition and reading skills. Emphasis is placed on building vocabulary through the use of natural dialogues and interactive exercises, focusing on 500 of the most important words. Subsequent levels of Chinese 101 build on the foundation laid in level 1, furthering learners’ grasp of the language, step-by-step.
Essential Chinese Grammar Guide
Human's Essential Chinese Grammar Guide is a simple, practical, and accurate guide to Mandarin grammar, an integral component to learning Chinese. The main content includes easy-to-understand details on all grammar points, including specific examples of common mistakes Chinese language learners often make. HumanPen enabled for accurate pronunciation, this book is like having a Chinese language tutor beside you to answer those hard grammar questions, every step of the way.
Crash Chinese Pinyin
Crash Chinese Pinyin is a self-study learning guide geared toward beginning Mandarin learners who want to get a firm grasp of pinyin, the standard Romanization system used to represent sounds in Chinese. Through the use of illustrated pictures, interactive exercises and HumanPen enabled audio, it presents an interesting, interactive method of learning pinyin and mastering pronunciation and tones, one of the most important things to get a hold of when learning conversational Mandarin.
Living in Beijing
Ever wondered what it’s like to live in Beijing? Always wanted to get around Beijing by bike, engage in small talk with locals, or simply figure out how to pay your bills? Living in Beijing is a definitive information and language guide for foreigners visiting or living in Beijing, or for anyone interested in Beijing life and culture. It uncovers all the aspects of living in Beijing through vivid photographs and first hand accounts written by native Beijingers. This useful and informative book also includes an easy to use phrase guide, realistic dialogues and useful language tips—all HumanPen enabled, ensuring that readers accurately pronounce Mandarin tones, one of the most important things to getting oneself understood by local Beijingers.
Chinese Sentences DIY
Chinese Sentences DIY is a self-study course book designed to help Chinese language learners build basic Mandarin grammar, usage and communication skills. The book guides learners through the basic building blocks with sample sentence patterns and follow-up exercises to help beginning students learn to put sentences together for themselves. A multitude of basic categories prepares learners for any situation with word definitions included throughout, helping them to build basic vocabulary step-by-step. Includes an easy to use daily phrase guide and English-Chinese dictionary, all audio enabled with the HumanPen for easy pronunciation.
Extreme Chinese
Learn what your teacher dares not teach you with Extreme Chinese, the ultimate guide to Mandarin slang. Categories include street talk, workplace lingo and everyday slang—everything you need to know to express yourself in ways you never thought you could (and some ways you probably shouldn’t). Each phrase is fully defined with real life dialogues provided for example. Fully audio enabled with HumanPen, helpful in learning the pronunciation of tones (and even to remain anonymous if necessary).
Chinese Idioms
To really understand Chinese language and culture, it’s important to learn the most commonly used idioms. Chinese Idioms contains over 100 useful idiomatic Mandarin phrases with easy to understand explanations, historical background information and example dialogues to help learners understand exactly how each phrase is used in real life situations. Chinese characters and pinyin translations are all audio enabled with HumanPen, making pronunciation easy for students of any level.
Gourmet China
Gourmet China is the definitive Chinese cuisine guide and phrasebook, fully illustrated with colorful pictures and including a comprehensive dictionary of dishes and ingredients. Packed with useful information on every type of Chinese cuisine from all regions of China, this indispensable guide is a must-have for anyone traveling to China or just about anyone who loves Chinese food. Ordering in a restaurant has never been easier—even if there’s no English menu, there’s no need to worry. This HumanPen enabled book will have you ordering dishes in no time, in perfect, flawless Mandarin. The ultimate guide to dining out in China.
Mandarin & English from Scratch
Mandarin & English from Scratch is a supplementary course book for those who have just begun to learn Chinese, as well as for those interested in further improving their Chinese and English pronunciation and communication skills. It introduces basic structures, presenting the most essential and practical Chinese phrases and sentences used in daily life—HumanPen enabled in both Chinese and English, to make listening and repetition easy. Through repeated listening and repetition of more than 200 useful sentences and expressions, readers learn to carry on simple conversations in native Chinese, while improving their English at the same time.
Mandarin Chinese (Hong Kong Edition)
Mandarin Chinese (Hong Kong Edition) is a self-study course book geared toward Cantonese speakers who want to learn Mandarin. The book focuses on practical dialogues printed in Mandarin and Cantonese, accurately highlighting the differences between the two. Conversational proficiency is achieved through listening and repeating exercises, utilizing the HumanPen to ensure natural pronunciation of Mandarin tones. An excellent resource, this comprehensive course book is also very useful for Mandarin speakers seeking to improve their Cantonese language skills.
