Go to Amazon.com and type in "Beijing dialect words." There is a book available by that name.

The main language spoken in Beijing, China is Mandarin Chinese. However, due to Beijing's diverse population, other languages such as English, Cantonese, and various Chinese dialects may also be spoken in the city.

They speak the Beijing dialect of Mandarin.

Beijing dialect is not too far off from standard mandarin. One the major difference is they tend to add an rrrrrr sound at the end of many words (when the word finishes a sentence)

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Mike

www.localnoodles.com - Beijing User-Generated City Guide

Mandarin is the most common dialect spoken by the majority of Chinese people. It is also the official language of China and Taiwan, known as Putonghua in the mainland and Guoyu in Taiwan.