yone interested in learning some Mandarin--whether you're 5 or 100!

This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Mandarin Chinese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Mandarin characters--with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly--along with the English meaning.

The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics like meeting someone new and using public transportation to culture-specific topics like celebrating Chinese holidays and eating Chinese food.

This colorful picture dictionary includes:

• Hundreds of color photographs
• 1,500 Mandarin words and phrases
• 40 different topics--from social media and WiFi to paying and counting
• Example sentences showing how the words are used
• Companion online audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences
• An introduction to Mandarin pronunciation and grammar
• An index to allow you to quickly look up words

Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary makes language learning more fun than traditional phrasebooks. This resource is perfect for beginners of all ages--curious kids, visual learners and future travelers to China.