Chinese Slanguage: A Fun Visual Guide to Mandarin Terms and Phrases »

Mike Ellis is a web designer and runs the popular website slanguage.com. He lives with his family in Philadelphia.

It's simple: follow the illustrated prompts and read the English words out loud, and soon you'll be speaking Chinese. This handy, easy-to-read language guide is easy to carry and gives the basic phrases you need while traveling, asking directions, or ordering food at a restaurant. It also includes phrases for medical or legal emergencies, as well as terminology for hotels, airports, and so on. But most of all, it's just plain fun!

Mike Ellis is a web designer and runs the popular website slanguage.com. He lives with his family in Philadelphia.

How to Use This Book 5

Greetings and Responses 7

Food 11

The Body 19

Health and Medicine 25

Verbs 29

Adverbs and Adjectives 35

Pronouns, Conjunctions, and Prepositions 41

Geography 45

Buildings and Structures 49

Weather 51

Entertainment and the Arts 53

Family 57

Feelings and Senses 63

Education 67

Time 73 ;

Nature and Animals 75

Clothing 81

Directions 85

Shopping 87

Sports 89

Travel and Tourism 93