Kechen Posted January 4, 2026 at 05:42 PM Report Posted January 4, 2026 at 05:42 PM I'm an Italian student of Chinese, I have bought all the three volumes of "Buongiorno Cina! Corso comunicativo di lingua cinese". I think it's one of the best textbooks I've ever seen... Unfortunately the third volume is missing the first CD :-(. Can anyone help me? Quote
TheBigZaboon Posted January 7, 2026 at 05:56 AM Report Posted January 7, 2026 at 05:56 AM The textbook you cite looks like a series that would probably be published in multiple languages, perhaps as, for example, "Hello China" in English. The audio CDs would certainly be the same in all languages, with only the label printed in the language of the market the text is aimed at, being different. There is a series of material called "Hello China" in English, but I have no idea (and no way of confirming) if that is the same text you are asking about. I suggest you Google that title, look at the materials to see if it's the same as yours, and then, if it is, ask for the CD in any or all of the languages available. This would expose your request to a much bigger audience, and certainly improve your chances of finding what you want. Just suggestin'... TBZ 1 Quote
TheBigZaboon Posted January 10, 2026 at 03:02 PM Report Posted January 10, 2026 at 03:02 PM Think ya got me mixed up with someone else, Pardner... I have NO idea what you're talkin' abouwt, and I have NOT recommended any of the Chinese language films or streaming services that you mentioned in your post. Makes me think SCAM outloud. I'm hoping Mike Love has the firewalls turned up to very high levels on this one... Just answerin' a very peculiar comment, thass all... TBZ Quote
mikelove Posted January 11, 2026 at 01:29 AM Report Posted January 11, 2026 at 01:29 AM Fixed, thanks for the report Quote
TheBigZaboon Posted January 11, 2026 at 09:57 AM Report Posted January 11, 2026 at 09:57 AM You're very, very welcome... Thanks for all the dictionaries since palmpilot days, and for breathing life into this forum... 😁😁😁 TBZ Quote
Kechen Posted January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM Author Report Posted January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM @TheBigZaboon the book is not the series "Hello China". It was compiled by a Chinese teacher in Italy, Liu Xuemei, and it is far better than many materials published in English. It doesn't pamper the student, introduces very relevant vocabulary (not based on frequency lists, but the real vocabulary needed in real situations, varied and useful), very aggressive for the characters, and in just three volumes it brings the student from 你好 to reading 书面语 and talking about serious themes (with more than 5.000 words). I've bought books from the ICLP Taiwan, Princeton Chinese etc.; but nothing is comparable to "Buongiorno Cina! Corso comunicativo di lingua cinese". Quote
TheBigZaboon Posted January 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM Report Posted January 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM Then I stand corrected. I assume you are then asking on Italian Chinese forums for help with your problem as well, as statistically, there will be a smaller proportion of people able to tap Italian-language resources here. I wish you well in your search. TBZ Quote
ez Posted January 21, 2026 at 07:45 AM Report Posted January 21, 2026 at 07:45 AM An aside - when I went to Tianjin I got a nice Italian meal with students studying Italian at a university in Tianjin, they also all spoke fluent English as well. One of them was from Xinjiang . Is Chinese popular in Italy? Quote
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