Complete Cantonese / Hugh Baker and Ho Pui-Kei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Hugh D. R.

Contributor:

Pui-Kei, Ho.

Series:

Teach yourself books.

Teach yourself

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Cantonese dialects--Self-instruction.

Cantonese dialects.

Cantonese dialects--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2010.

Language Note:

Chinese

Summary:

The best-selling complete course for a fun and effective way to learn Cantonese. This ISBN is for the paperback book. The corresponding audio support (ISBN: 9781444101744) is also available. The book and audio support can also be purchased as a pack (ISBN: 9781444101737).

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Meet the authors; Only got a minute?; Only got five minutes?; Only got ten minutes?; Introduction; Pronunciation guide; 1 Encounters; 2 Personal property; 3 Family and friends; 4 Eating in and eating out; 5 Shops and markets; 6 Getting around; 7 Revision (1); 8 Blowing hot and cold; 9 Fun and games; 10 Health care for beginners; 11 The world of fashion; 12 Education for life; 13 Speculation; 14 Revision (2); 15 Travelling; 16 Driving; 17 The uniformed services; 18 Law and order; 19 Banking and finance; 20 Using the postal system; 21 Revision (3); 22 The office

23 Eating out in Hong Kong24 Leisure activities; 25 Household affairs; 26 Revision (4); Appendices; Grammar summary; The Chinese writing system; Taking it further; Key to the exercises; Cantonese-English vocabulary; English-Cantonese vocabulary; Credits

Notes:

"First published in UK 2006 as Teach Yourself Cantonese by Hodder Education ... First published in US 2006 as Teach Yourself Cantonese by the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc."--t.p. verso.

ISBN:

1-282-38828-2

9786613819437

1-4441-3257-1

OCLC:

804663295