ABSTRACT
This chapter presents conversations in the Mandarin Chinese language based on common daily situations with their English translations. English translation enables to follow Chinese more closely. Some of the sounds of Mandarin Chinese are so similar to English sounds, they will present no difficulty for the learner. Others are less similar to sounds in English but have a close enough resemblance, and a third group of sounds does not occur in English at all. It also presents few vocabularies in the Mandarin Chinese language with their English meanings. The chapter also provides various speech patterns and grammer notes with appropriate English examples. Expansion Drills gives confidence in building up longer and longer sentences in Chinese and increases fluency at the same time. The solid foundation of this chapter is to enhance Chinese language to those people's who wish to advance their language skills to higher levels.
