SPEAK CHINESE - FILIPINO - ENGLISH - the fastest and easiest way (English vs Mandarin and Filipino vs Fookien )

“SPEAK CHINESE-FILIPINO-ENGLISH - the fastest and easiest way” is a starter booklet designed to help Filipinos grasp the rudiments of the Chinese languages including Mandarin and Fookien. Mandarin is the Chinese official language, also called "Putonghua" in Mainland China. Fookien is a Chinese dialect which is popular among Filipino-Chinese. Its vocabulary and speech lessons focus on familiar situations. Therefore, students, business people, and travelers who are just beginning to learn Chinese will find the book a handy reference for everyday conversation.  It is also a beginning book for Chinese to learn Filipino and English. This book dedicates to Filipino and  Chinese  communities all over the world for their communication, understanding, and friendship. If you know Filipino, you may go anywhere in the Philippines without having difficulty in communicating. If you know Fookien, you can understand the Chinese dialect spoken by most Filipino-Chinese. If you know Mandarin, You will master the language used by one-fifth of the world's population. And if you know English as well, you can communicate with more than half of the people in the world. Through the lessons contained in this book, learners can speak common Chinese, Filipino, or English. It also lays the groundwork for the  advanced lessons in the book: "Practical Guide to Chinese - Filipino - English Conversation".  Mandarin is the official language in Mainland China and Taiwan. It is also used in Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, and Chinese communities throughout the world.  Fookien is a dialect spoken in the Fookien province of China. Most Filipino-Chinese originated from Fookien province, so they use Fookien in daily conversation even though most of them also know how to speak Mandarin.  In spite of the differences in pronunciation, Mandarin and Fookien use the same Chinese characters in written form.  This book provides instructions on how to pronounce Mandarin through Chinese Phonetics and Tones (also called "Pinyin" in China), and how to pronounce Fookien through English phonetics. The learners can study the pronunciation by themselves.  BOOK SPECIFICATION: Type of Book: Physical; Size (inches) :  8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2; Language : English, Mandarin, Filipino, Fookien; Pages : 76; Cover Type: Paperback with plastic lamination on two side; Inside Pages: White paper; Binding : Perfect.