Say it Right: A Quick Guide to Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese

This book will help ease any anxiety in using the world's most widely spoken language - Chinese. It not only provides commonly used words and phrases in putonghua - the official language of the People's Republic of China - it also offers translations in Cantonese and Shanghainese. This comprehensive guide shows you how to pronounce the words and speak the language the way a local would. This book is a necessary handbook for visitors not only from non-Chinese speaking countries, but also for those who do speak Chinese, as it provides terms and phrases specific to China.