Barron's Educational Ser.

201 Mandarin Chinese verbs; compounds and phrases for everyday usage, 2d ed.

This guide gives the most common verbs in the language, one per page, with the most useful variants and related words. It provides the Chinese character for the verb and the English infinitive form, and includes compounds and exemplary phrases, pronunciations in the Roman alphabet, and appendices of Chinese characters in both traditional and simplified forms. The introduction is very instructive, giving readers basic concepts about Chinese verbs (they do not indicate tense, for example and do not indicate person or number) and the editors include a comparative table of Pinyin, Yale, Wade-Giles, Shuyin Fuhao and Gwoyeu Romatzyh systems. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Spanish for the construction trade; for all builders, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, superintendents, journeymen, laborers, and trade professionals working in construction, as well...

Designed for anyone who works in construction and communicates regularly with those who speak only Spanish, this reference provides essential words and phrases in chapters on specific construction situations, such as grading and foundations, structural work, framing, roofing, mechanics in general, and exterior and interior work, as well as emergencies and employment. Two beginning chapters cover basic skills such as pronunciation, greetings, numbers and time, and common verbs, and provide vocabulary for general topics such as health, clothing, the weather, tools and materials, and measurements. Chapters are divided into easy-to understand segments on work words, "one-liners" (specialized groups of words and phrases), grammar, and exercises. There are also segments on Latino traditions, beliefs, and general ways of life. Author information is not given. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)