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Title: Not Enough Chinese
Review: I took Just Enough Chinese with me to China in October 2001 but never used it because I found its phonetics to be faulty. For example, the first phrase to learn is Xiexie, which means thank you. This book would have you say "Sie-sie," by which I guess it means "See-see." However, "ie" in pinyin spelling is said like the "e" in "yes." Furthermore, the pinyin "x" is much closer to our "sh" than it is to "s," so nothing about the pronunciation offered is sufficiently accurate. Our tour guide in China said that "see-see" is the Chinese equivalent of what we euphemistically call "tinkle" (urination by a small child). Is that what you want to say instead of thank you?
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