Part I

Getting Started

In this part . . .

Part I warmly welcomes you to the Chinese language. I give you the lowdown on all the essentials of Chinese: how to pronounce Chinese sounds (and tones) like a native, how to read Chinese script, how to string Chinese words together so that they make sense, how to count in Chinese, how to speak Chinese around your home, and how to communicate in Chinese with all the cultural trimmings. Wŏmen kāishĭ ba! 我们开始吧! (我們開始吧!) (waw-mun kye-shir bah!) (Let’s begin!)