Do you want to learn Mandarin Chinese, the real language as used in everyday situations? This is the book you need. In 7 chapters, with dialogues that mirror the conversational style of real native Chinese people, you'll get the expressions, sentences and patterns that will allow you to say and understand everyday expressions for staying in a hotel, traveling around, going to a restaurant, ordering food, going shopping, sightseeing and coping with unforeseen events. It used to be that only Western languages had the glossy, well illustrated, full of examples and attractive language books, but this little great book is proof that also Chinese can be cool. In addition, with each chapter you will get a cultural insight on each subject, a "cultural window" and a "word bank." The book comes with a companion CD presented by professional announcers. ( )