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Title: Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect

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Summary: "Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect" by Gilbert McIntosh is a practical guidebook written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a resource for learning everyday phrases and expressions in the Shanghai dialect, aimed at residents, visitors, and students of the language. It includes phrases crucial for various everyday interactions such as greetings, shopping, and travel, making it an indispensable tool for engaging with the local culture. At the start of the book, the introduction outlines the intention behind the compilation, driven by requests from busy individuals for a concise phrasebook. The author emphasizes the importance of memorizing practical phrases and suggests complementary resources for deeper learning. The opening portion also presents an overview of the romanized system employed in the dialect, aimed at aiding pronunciation and comprehension for English speakers, setting the stage for the practical phrases that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: McIntosh, Gilbert

EBook No.: 62133

Published: May 14, 2020

Downloads: 277

Language: English

Subject: Chinese language -- Dialects -- China -- Shanghai

Subject: Chinese language -- Conversation and phrase-books

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect

Credits: Produced by Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from
images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital
Library)

Summary: "Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect" by Gilbert McIntosh is a practical guidebook written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a resource for learning everyday phrases and expressions in the Shanghai dialect, aimed at residents, visitors, and students of the language. It includes phrases crucial for various everyday interactions such as greetings, shopping, and travel, making it an indispensable tool for engaging with the local culture. At the start of the book, the introduction outlines the intention behind the compilation, driven by requests from busy individuals for a concise phrasebook. The author emphasizes the importance of memorizing practical phrases and suggests complementary resources for deeper learning. The opening portion also presents an overview of the romanized system employed in the dialect, aimed at aiding pronunciation and comprehension for English speakers, setting the stage for the practical phrases that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: McIntosh, Gilbert

EBook No.: 62133

Published: May 14, 2020

Downloads: 277

Language: English

Subject: Chinese language -- Dialects -- China -- Shanghai

Subject: Chinese language -- Conversation and phrase-books

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.