There's no need to lose face, forgo the Peking duck or miss the slow boat down the Yangtze. Get Lonely Planet's Mandarin iPhone phrasebook (now with Pinyin) and there'll be no more pointing at the menu and hoping for the best. With 630 spoken phrases, you'll never be lost for words in shops, bars, hotels, taxis, you name it.
Lonely Planet is the world's leading travel company and these handy iPhone guides have been designed especially for the traveller:
•No internet connection needed
•Audio phrases spoken by locals so you know what they really sound like
•Multiple search functions to find phrases quickly and easily
•Kill time on a bumpy overnight bus ride and use the app to test your language skills
Lonely Planet's iPhone phrasebooks - they love a journey as much as you do! 2010 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook reviewed by Users
Great, but... the audio for "men" is the same as the audio for "bathroom". oops!"Where are the men?"
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Version 1.0
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Jul 13, 2008
- Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by
GrahamFreeman
Fantastic Application There are lots of useful phrases broken out into categories and a nice search function as well. The phrases are shown in pīnyīn, 汉字, and also spoken in a clear and easy to hear voice. If you are studying Mandarin, or taking a trip to China, I think this application will be helpful for you (it is for me). - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by 小罗
Not bad, could be better As someone who's studied Mandarin, I was really excited to see that this Lonely Planet guide was available for free. The layout of the app is really nice. Searching is well done and fast, and the inline translations are very convenient. Having spoken audio is really the killer feature here. Unfortunately the quality of the audio is a bit poor (probably to keep file size down). Additionally, 600 or so phrases is not nearly enough for doing much more than basic survival communication. If the audio quality were improved even marginally, and the number of phrases doubled (perhaps by including basic nouns, like food words), I'd be very inclined to spend money on this app. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by jesseross
It does what it's supposed to It works well enough to get around. Some of the phrases are a little rushed, but you can generally get the idea. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Gunadic
So cool! This is a GREAT application! And it's free :-) I love that it not only says the phrase (native chinese speaker) but it also has the phrase written in classic chinese characters and in romanization. The phrase is read at normal speaking rate so it may seem fast to beginners (like myself). I think it's great that the speaking is at a normal rate though. You could easily show someone the phrase and let them listen to it if they don't understand you. This is perfect for travel! I love it! Thank you Lonely Planet! - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by iLoveMyPhone
No audio? Just installed this app onto my iphone 2.5 g and i can't get the audio...any one have the same problem? - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by racerstodeath
Updated to new version - volume still too low Love this free app but even after updating (and installing iPhone software 2.0.1) the volume is very very low (hard to hear without earphones even w/iPhone volume at max)... - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by xlr8yourmac.com
Cool I also think it would be sweet if they had this app for Japanese - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Andyvander
Great app and it's free Since I am in Beijing to watch the Olympic games with my family this app has extremely helped me and my family so far during our visit so I hope that next time I go to Beijing I still have my iPhone with me. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Rlsm14
HELP! Can someone tell me if this app works with iPod touch or only works with the iPhone. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by The Handsome UGLY Boy
Nice app. This is a very nice app. Although some of the pronouncations seem a little bit off, this program is very nice. Good for quick reference. I can't wait till someone makes some real language learning software for the app store! - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by SolarArch
Audio sampling bitrate too low The audio phrases seem to be sampled at a bit rate too low so that words are garbled and unclear. Even being familiar with Mandarin I had repeatedly listen over and over. I removed this app ASAP as I consider it fairly worthless. I hope the pay versions are better. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Waarki
Very good It is pretty good, though I'd like to see a phonetic spelling in there as well. One humorous error, the word for man is actually the word for toilet - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Bacillus
One Useless Phrase You see this too often in a language book: "Do you speak English?" in the target language. If you say it in English and they understand it, then they do. If they don't understand it (in English) then they don't. Why would you need to say it in Chinese (or Japanese... or Spanish... or...)?Also no sound out of my touch. EVen with sound all the way up. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Psmythe
shi! [yes in chinese!] i really like the app. and i would love to go to china! [im from PR] but i don't know how to reach the search to ask fo specific phrases.. could someone tell me how! thank you! - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by patri<3
Great tool! Very helpful on my trip. I used the phrasebook a few times when I entered a shop were people didn't understand english in shanghai. I would just point or play it and they'd immediately understand. Some small adjustments could make it better. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by yesh!
Neat for business travel The pronunciation for Men needs to be corrected. It is the same as Toilets. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by jw20000
Good I wish the audio wasn't as fast and crackily. Other than that it is great! I want one for Japanese now - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by SpinoC666
Mandarin Shows English, Pinyin, Mandarin characters and decently pronounces the Mandaran. I could have used this sitting in the back of a Beijing taxi and playing the recording from my iPhone. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Hairyjoe1
All quite good speaking from the point of view of a native speaker (it was the first language I ever learned. i barely knew any english until i was about 6), these are all very accurate. but the guy speaking has a very monotone voice. in chinese, the tones make the words what they are. if you don't say it right, someone could perceive it to mean something entirely different. but other than that, the phrases are accurate and formal enough to use with elders and officers. very great for a tourist and for pure fun, but for any other reason, say, living in china or a long term visit, i suggest a professional interpreter or learn the language itself. - Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook review by Quacker Oatmeal: Yum Yum! ♥
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