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roddy -



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That way I can practice without anoying others or play the sentence out loud.

Much cheaper option: Phrase book with tapes / CD. Carry the phrase book around with you, it'll
have characters you can point to when you are having trouble. Record the tapes or CD to mp3 and
put them on your mp3 player assuming you have one, and then you can practice at your leisure.



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Shadowdh -

I prefer the pocket pc myself... but I guess that depends on your needs...










Hot Opal -

Thanks Shadow, Roddy & Gato,
I think gato just about has me convinced to go with the Palm TX.
That is unless someone has a more convincing argument!!!
If I go with the Palm TX (WI FI) what is your recommended talking phrase book?
Please note that I am an absolute beginner and need the most basic stuff.
Regards,
Neville










flameproof -



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I have looked at the pleco site and it appears to me that it is predominately a dictionary!

It's a dictionary with flashcard function and handwritten character recognition.



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Does it actually speak (ie pronounce the words)?

No, but I do. It has Pinyin, that's enough for me. Then I can speak it. Pinyin is (IMHO) very
accurate. Once you know how to speak it out then you don't need the voice function.

And what for anyway? China is mostly WAY too noisy for anyone to hear that mousevoice speaker. And
a word out of context maybe not so useful anyway, just show them the character.



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Much cheaper option: Phrase book...

I find phrase books way too troublesome. It takes too long to find what you are looking for.

Just to make it clear: Pleco is NOT a phrasebook (but I do find it easy to string up chinese words
to simple sentences, if I miss a word, then a dictionary function is all I need)










gato -

I've only used PlecoDict myself. Once you have your PDA, you can download the trial versions of
the various software and try them for yourself to see which fits your needs.










flameproof -



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I've only used PlecoDict myself. Once you have your PDA, you can download the trial versions of
the various software and try them for yourself to see which fits your needs.

I tried the demo and I really didn't find too useful. Many functions are disabled. Any demo user
may get a wrong impression. For the dictionary option I suggest the 2nd option, which includes
ABC. ABC is really a very good CN>EN dictionary. The EN>CN dictionary is just OK.










parasite -

Everyone studying Japanese in Japan uses like Casio slim silver electronic or Cannon wordtank. Now
that the Japanese (thank GOD for them) have come out with the Casio's in China (chinese, english
or ever all 3 including japanese depending how much you want to spend) I AM IN HEAVEN because of
this... nothing can compare. You have at your finger tips example sentences for basically EVERY
WORD in the dictionary. Simple ones in the English to Chinese dictionary, and ones from famous
literature in the Chinese Chinese dictionary. I paid a mere 1400 kuai after bargaining --- who
knows how much faster I could have learned if they existed when i started










cdn_in_bj -

I've seen the Casios at the Wangfujing Bookstore. They had 3 models ranging from 2000 to over 3000
RMB if I remember correctly. I don't have much to add, as I didn't really get to play around with
them. But they did seem pretty nice.










Hot Opal -

Thanks Guys,
I have decided to take Roddys advice.
I have downloaded a heap of recorded lessons onto my iPod (MP3).
It will get me by with some of my initial learning.
However I will look @ the Casio slim silver electronic & the Canon wordtank when I arrive in
Beijing.
Thanks for all your help.










bajaoldtraveler -

Hello: New to this and just ordered a Sony Mylo com2 before learning of this forum. I should
receive it in a few days. Am flying to Beijing on May 14 with a one year visa and want to learn
Chinese.Will these softwares download on this device?
70 years young and still having fun.
Bajaoldtraveler












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