JenniferW Posted June 2, 2011 at 09:16 AM Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 at 09:16 AM Does anyone know of any materials for learning Chinese which are for Germans? Apart from dictionaries. i.e. coursebook, grammars. I have a German friend studying Chinese (living in China) and looking for resources using her own language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 2, 2011 at 09:26 AM Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 at 09:26 AM http://www.amazon.de/Chinesisch-f%C3%BCr-Deutsche-Hochchinesisch-Kurzzeichen/dp/3875483847/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307007078&sr=8-1 This, together with the second part and the accompanying CDs, was what got me started, and I loved it (mostly for the very clear grammar explanations). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackinger Posted June 2, 2011 at 08:41 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 at 08:41 PM Hi, the first two volumes of NPCR (New Practical Chinese Reader) are available in German, see e.g., http://www.chinabooks.ch/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Das+Neue+Praktische+Chinesisch&osCsid=o9a9g3vmhvnia0jlvc9mcva3r2 "Rapid Literacy in Chinese" is available in German, as well as the other two volumes of the series, see e.g. http://www.chinabooks.ch/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1578&osCsid=o9a9g3vmhvnia0jlvc9mcva3r2 Those books should be available in China. If ordered in Europe, amazon.de sells them as well, but chinabooks.ch has better bundles with CDs. Assimil "Chinese with Ease" is available in German too: http://www.amazon.de/Assimil-Chinesisch-Lehrbuch-Lektionen-L%C3%B6sungen/dp/2700501772/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1307047133&sr=8-3 There are also versions with CD, although a bit expensive. The english version has the same CDs and is much cheaper, therefore it might be better to buy that one in addition to the German book: http://www.amazon.de/Chinese-Ease-Book-Audio-Pack/dp/2700520505/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1307047269&sr=8-8 Assimil has translations of the Chinese text, the other books do not (there are vocabulary lists and grammar explanations, which are sufficient to understand the Chinese text). Grammars: "Grammatik des modernen Chinesisch" is also published in China. It is a bit dry, but every example sentence is translated and the German is flawless. http://www.chinabooks.ch/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=484&osCsid=ll429ruv4h4mg49o5aevmcbef4 For a simple elementary Grammar, I like "PONS Grammatik Chinesisch. Kurz und bündig". All sentences are translated as well. http://www.amazon.de/PONS-Grammatik-Chinesisch-Kurz-b%C3%BCndig/dp/3125613302/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1307048880&sr=8-1 I worked through German Volume 1 and 2 of NPCR last year and since continued with English Vol 3. I also used the English Assimil version as a supplement. Good books IMHO. Cheers hackinger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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