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Learn to Speak, Read & Write Chinese Mandarin with
Linguaphone Chinese Mandarin Language Courses

Linguaphone Chinese Mandarin Complete Course CDs

Retail Price $499
Our Price $449

Linguaphone Chinese Mandarin Complete 1 - 2 - 3 - Beginner to Proficient
contains:
:: 9 CDs
:: Handbook
:: Textbook
:: Written Exercise Book
:: Oral Exercise Book
:: Study Guide

A complete language course, aimed at beginners who want to learn how to read, write and speak their chosen language.

:: Speak, read and write your chosen language to High School Diploma level.
:: Master over 2,000 words of practical, everyday vocabulary
:: Perfect your accent by listening to native speakers
:: Learn fast with structured language tuition and clear, easy-to-follow guidance

The Complete 1-2-3 course uses our tried and tested ‘listen, understand, speak’ learning method to give you the confidence to use your new language. Throughout the CDs, course books and study guides, complete explanations and regular exercises give you the very best chance of learning all the language you’ll need. Specifically designed for use at home, these self-study courses have helped millions of satisfied customers gain a strong grasp in our broad range of languages.

This is a complete course, giving you all you need to learn a new language.

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The CHINESE Language:
Chinese is the mother tongue of over 1 billion people. Spoken Chinese has varied regional dialects. The two most common dialects are Mandarin and Cantonese. The pronunciation of the two are totally different.

The two are both tonal languages (different tones have different meanings for the same sound.) and they also have different vowels and consonants too. Mandarin has four tones while Cantonese has more than six. People who can understand only either Mandarin or Cantonese can communicate with each other by writing because they use the same written characters with a few exceptions.

Mandarin is the official language in Mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore. The Mandarin dialect is used by most of the Chinese schools, colleges and universities and in most TV programs, movies and radio stations all over the country (even in Guangzhou or Canton where people speak Cantonese in their daily lives.) Mandarin is one of the five official languages in the United Nations.

Cantonese is mainly spoken in Hong Kong, Guangdong (where Guangzhou/Canton is the capital) and Guangxi provinces and most of the overseas Chinese communities including Australia, Europe, North America and other parts of the world.