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Resources and books for learning Mandarin Chinese

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Books for learning Mandarin Chinese (on this page)
Software for learning Languages
On-Line Mandarin Chinese Dictionaries (on this page)
Translating Mandarin Chinese (on this page)
Mandarin Chinese Radio and TV (on this page)
Mandarin Chinese Newspapers and magazines (on this page)
Mandarin Chinese Websites and Portals (on this page)
Websites for learning Mandarin Chinese (on this page)
Face-to-face Mandarin lessons in the Manchester Connecticut area (USA)
This page was last updated May 21 2010.



Books for learning Mandarin Chinese

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[Very Simple Chinese: An Introduction to Mandarin]
Very Simple Chinese: An Introduction to Mandarin

By Kim Winfield

There is a need for a simple, not too intimidating introduction to Chinese. This book will get you started.
Inspect/Order Very Simple Chinese: An Introduction to Mandarin

[Chinese grammar]
Beginner's Chinese with 2 Audio CDs

By Yong Ho

A good book for starting to learn Mandarin. It gives a good foundation in grammar and vocabulary.
Inspect/Order Beginner's Chinese with 2 Audio CDs

The Assimil method for learning languages. It's worth waiting for delivery.
Assimil Chinese

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Instant Conversational Language.

By Pimsleur


In order to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese, you need to start by hearing it! This introductory Pimsleur course gets you started correctly. You learn by listening and imitating. If you decide to go on to longer Pimsleur courses, you can offer this one for sale in the Amazon Marketplace or Ebay, so you won't lose your investment.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese from Amazon.com

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin): 2nd Ed. (Quick & Simple)

By Pimsleur

This audio CD set will get you over the initial difficulty of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. You won't learn many words, but it gives you an excellent start.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin): 2nd Ed. (Quick & Simple) from Amazon.com

[Chinese language writing learning]
Easy Chinese Tutor I (Mandarin) (CD-ROM)

By Edward C. Chang

Learn to write Chinese in small, manageable steps.
Inspect/Order Easy Chinese Tutor I (Mandarin) (CD-ROM) from Amazon.com

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) I

By Pimsleur

This is the full course in Mandarin. You get the complete level 1 course. All customer reviews are good. Get this and get serious about speaking Mandarin. This is the way to start.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) I from Amazon.com

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) II

By Pimsleur

All the reviews are good for this course. This course can get you up to simple conversation. You will be understood, if you have been listening and imitating all along. You won't learn many words, but it gives you an excellent start.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) II from Amazon.com

[Pimsleur Chinese language learning]
Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) III

By Pimsleur

If you complete this course you will have confidence in your ability to speak Mandarin Chinese. Your pronunciation will be what is required for conversing with native speakers. You will need to expand your vocabulary and learn the written language.
Inspect/Order Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) III from Amazon.com

[iKnow Chinese ]
iKnow Chinese

By Living Language


Inspect/Order iKnow Chinese

[Chinese grammar]
SPEAK E-Z Chinese In Phonetic English

By Fang Zhao

This book makes learning Mandarin easy and fun. It is essentially a Chinese phrasebook with the pronunciation shown in phonetic English. Phonetic English is to be used only as a crutch, to get you started. Later you will need to go on to a more serious method of learning Chinese.
Inspect/Order SPEAK E-Z Chinese In Phonetic English

Mandarin Chinese On-Line Dictionaries

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English/Chinese Dictionary by wordreference.com

English/Chinese Dictionary by langtolang.com

Dictionaries for Chinese by lai.com

English/Chinese Dictionary by Foreignword.com Dictionary Search Tool

English/Chinese Dictionary By lingvosoft.com

English / Chinese dictionary From Sensagent.com To and from many other languages, translation dictionary.

English / Chinese dictionary By Bab.la useful dictionaries with several language pairs


Mandarin Chinese Translating

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English/Chinese translator babelfish.yahoo.com

English/Chinese translator Google.com

English/Chinese translator worldlingo.com

English/Chinese translator FreeTranslation.com

Mandarin Chinese-English translator and text to speech From SitePal cool site that translates to Mandarin Chinese and reads the text for you


Mandarin Chinese Radio and TV

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Internet broadcasts change their addresses frequently. These were accurate as of December 2009.

China Radio Chinabroadcast.cn

Chinese TV ntdtv

Chinese Radio from Radio Romania International

Chinese Radio VOA

Chinese Radio BBC

Chinese Radio The Voice of Russia.

Chinese Radio Radio Canada Internationale.

Chinese Radio From Radio Netherlands.

Chinese Radio from Radio Japan.

Chinese TV By Beelinetv.com Some links actually work.

Directory of podcasts from China By Podcastdirectory.com

List of broadcasters from China Broadcast Live TV

List of broadcasters from China and other countries By wwitv

Chinese Radio, list of stations from ituner.com. Listen online


























































Mandarin Chinese Newspapers and Magazines

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Mandarin Chinese Newspapers From Allyoucanread.com

Chinese Newspapers From Mit.edu

Subscribe to Chinese magazines and newspapers


Mandarin Chinese Websites and Portals

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Chinese Portal from china.org.cn

Chinese Portal from sinology


Websites for learning Mandarin Chinese

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On Line Encyclopedia in Chinese From Wikipedia.

Introductory Chinese Tutorial From About.com, with sound

Great site for learning Chinese From languagelearninglibrary.org

Learn Mandarin Chinese online BBC

Learn Mandarin Chinese online Chinese-tools.com

The Chinese Writing System By Cjvlang

The Chinese Writing System By Omniglot

Chinese text to speech at Text-to-speech.imtranslator.net.org Type in Chinese text. It reads it aloud in Chinese.

Mandarin Chinese sounds at languageguide.org Choose a topic. Place mouse cursor over a word or picture.

HTML Character Codes for Chinese From Penn State University

Language forum By Second-language.com Post questions about languages.














































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