Project Gutenberg 2020-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 290 McIntosh, Gilbert Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect Produced by Ronald Grenier (This file was produced from images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library) "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 ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Chinese language -- Dialects -- China -- Shanghai Chinese language -- Conversation and phrase-books PL Text Category: How To ... Category: Language & Communication 307868 2025-06-24T13:49:28.517499 text/html 282189 2024-10-18T03:25:28 text/html 128166 2025-06-24T13:49:39.284498 application/epub+zip 125730 2025-06-24T13:49:30.818532 application/epub+zip 123580 2025-06-24T13:49:29.621515 application/epub+zip 255836 2025-06-24T13:49:43.395464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205308 2025-06-24T13:49:37.608515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200694 2022-09-28T03:53:25.757656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136877 2025-06-24T13:49:26.518519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117065 2024-10-18T03:25:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15751 2025-06-24T13:49:43.544442 application/rdf+xml 5560 2025-06-24T13:49:29.796492 image/jpeg 1193 2025-06-24T13:49:29.709511 image/jpeg 109941 2025-06-24T13:49:28.538541 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog