Duration of the online course: 8 hours and 58 minutes
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Speak basic Mandarin with confidence—daily phrases, pinyin, and pronunciation practice in a free online Chinese course with optional certificate.
In this free course, learn about
Meaning and usage of 大家好 (dàjiā hǎo): “Hello everyone/Hi everyone”
Meaning and usage of 你们好 (nǐmen hǎo): “Hello (to you all)” for groups
How to write key greetings in pinyin: dàjiā hǎo, nǐmen hǎo, etc.
Meaning and use of 很好 (hěn hǎo): “very good” (common evaluation/response)
Meaning and use of 很不错 (hěn búcuò): “pretty good / not bad”
Meaning and use of 非常好 (fēicháng hǎo): “very/exceptionally good”
Asking for meaning: 这是什么意思 (zhè shì shénme yìsi) = “What does this mean?”
Checking understanding: 你明白是什么意思吗 = “Do you understand what it means?”
Asking “Do you know what this means?”: 你知道这是什么意思吗
Basic self-introduction pattern: 你们好,我是… (Hello everyone, I am…)
Vocabulary in greetings: 大家=everyone, 你们=you(plural), 好=good/hello
How to say “Western food” in Chinese (common beginner vocab topic)
How to ask “Are you ready?” in Chinese (beginner classroom phrase)
Complimenting progress: 你的中文已经很好了 = “Your Chinese is already very good”
Course Description
Build real momentum in Mandarin from day one with a practical, beginner-friendly approach centered on the phrases you actually need. This free online Chinese course helps you get comfortable greeting people, introducing yourself, and responding naturally in everyday moments, even if you are starting from zero. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by complex rules, you will train your ear and your voice with short lessons designed to make speaking feel achievable and motivating.
The learning experience is structured around a phrase-of-the-day rhythm, so you practice in small, repeatable steps that fit into busy schedules. You will see common expressions in pinyin, connect them to meaning, and reinforce what you learn through quick exercises that check understanding and keep you consistent. With repeated exposure to core greetings and everyday reactions, you will start recognizing patterns, improving pronunciation, and responding faster without overthinking.
Because the lessons return to essential phrases across multiple reviews, you get built-in repetition that strengthens long-term memory. This makes it ideal for self-study: you can pause, repeat aloud, and revisit earlier material whenever you want. Over time, you will move from simply knowing a phrase to being able to use it smoothly, with clearer pronunciation and more confidence in real interactions.
Whether you are learning Mandarin for travel, cultural interest, study goals, or professional development, this course gives you a focused starting point and a routine you can sustain. By the end, you will have a solid base of high-frequency expressions, a better feel for how Mandarin sounds, and the confidence to keep progressing beyond the basics. A certificate may be available depending on the learning platform, making it easier to share your progress.
Course content
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe I Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 1)05m
Exercise: What does the phrase 'dà jiā hǎo' mean in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 2)02m
Exercise: What does 'dà jiā hǎo' translate to in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 3)03m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dà jiā hǎo' in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1/Day 4)04m
Exercise: What is the English translation of the phrase 'dàjiā hǎo'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 1 REVIEW)04m
Exercise: How would you say 'hi everyone' in Chinese using pinyin?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 1)02m
Exercise: What is the basic greeting expression in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 2)03m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dà jiā hǎo' in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 3)02m
Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2/Day 4)04m
Exercise: What is the Chinese phrase for 'hi everyone'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 2 Review)03m
Exercise: How does the speaker introduce themselves in Mandarin?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 1)03m
Exercise: In the phrase 'nǐmen hǎo wǒ shì', what is the meaning of 'nǐmen'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 2)03m
Exercise: How can you greet people in Mandarin?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 3)03m
Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) mean in English when speaking in a Chinese greeting context?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3/Day 4)06m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'hěn hǎo' in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 3 Review)03m
Exercise: What is the Mandarin Chinese translation for 'hello' when addressing a group of people?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 1)02m
Exercise: What does 'dàjiā hǎo' mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 2)02m
Exercise: When greeting a group of people in Chinese, how do you say 'Hello everyone'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 3)06m
Exercise: What does "hěn hǎo" mean in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4/Day 4)03m
Exercise: What is the Chinese pinyin for the phrase 'very good'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 4 Review)06m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'hěn hǎo' in Chinese?
Video class: Chinese Phrase of the Day: *MONTH 1 CONTEST* | Learn Beginner Chinese01m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 1)02m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 2)04m
Exercise: In Chinese, how would you say 'Western food'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 3)04m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5/Day 4)06m
Exercise: In the Chinese phrase 'dàjiā hǎo', what is being expressed?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 5 Review)04m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 1)03m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dàjiā hǎo' in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 2)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 3)03m
Exercise: How do you say 'good' in Chinese using pinyin?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6/Day 4)07m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 6 REVIEW)04m
Exercise: How do you say 'pretty good' in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 1)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 2)02m
Exercise: What is the correct translation of 'hěn búcuò' in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 3)02m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7/Day 4)05m
Exercise: What is the Chinese phrase for 'pretty good' as used in the course material?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 7 REVIEW)04m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 1)02m
Exercise: What is the meaning of the Chinese phrase 'hěn hǎo' (很好)?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 2)06m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 3)02m
Exercise: What is the correct Pinyin representation for 'Hello everyone' in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8/Day 4)05m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 8 REVIEW)07m
Exercise: What is the Chinese Pinyin for 'Hello, everyone'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 1)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 2)06m
Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 3)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9/Day 4)03m
Exercise: In the phrase 'dàjiā hǎo', which part means 'everyone'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 9 REVIEW)05m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 1)02m
Exercise: In the phrase 'nǐmen hǎo 你们好', what is the correct translation in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 2)04m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 3)06m
Exercise: What does the Chinese phrase 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10/Day 4)05m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 10 REVIEW)05m
Exercise: In the context of learning beginner Chinese, what does 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 1)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 2)03m
Exercise: What does 'zhè shì shénme yìsi' (这是什么意思) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 3)06m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11/Day 4)06m
Exercise: What does 'fēicháng hǎo' (非常好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 11 REVIEW)04m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 12/Day 1)03m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) in Chinese?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Chinese #WithMe | Phrase of the Day Challenge (Week 12/Day 2)06m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 12/DAY 3)02m
Exercise: In Chinese, how would you say 'hello everyone'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 12/DAY 4)07m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 12 REVIEW)08m
Exercise: What is the Chinese phrase for 'Are you ready'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 1)08m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 2)04m
Exercise: In Chinese, what is the term for 'very good'?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 3)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13/DAY 4)07m
Exercise: What does 'hěn hǎo' (很好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 13 REVIEW)06m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 1)03m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 2)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 3)05m
Exercise: What does 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/DAY 4)05m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 14/REVIEW)05m
Exercise: What does the phrase 'nǐ míngbai shì shénme yìsi ma' (你明白是什么意思吗) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 1)02m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 2)02m
Exercise: What does the phrase 'dàjiā hǎo' (大家好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 3)04m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/DAY 4)04m
Exercise: What does 'hěn hǎo' (很好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #With Me | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 15/REVIEW)03m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 1)04m
Exercise: What does 'hěn hǎo' (很好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 2)05m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 3)04m
Exercise: What does 'nǐmen hǎo' (你们好) mean in English?
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/DAY 4)05m
Video class: #StayHome and Learn Beginner Chinese #WithMe | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (WEEK 16/REVIEW)11m
Exercise: What is the meaning of 'nǐ zhīdào zhè shì shénme yìsi ma' in English?
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #1)10m
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #2)12m
Exercise: What is the meaning of nǐmen hǎo (你们好) in English?
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #3)17m
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #4)18m
Exercise: What does the phrase 'nǐ de zhōngwén yǐjīng hěn hǎo le' mean in English?
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #5)23m
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #6)24m
Exercise: How would you say 'very good' in Chinese?
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #7)30m
Video class: Learn Beginner Chinese | Chinese Phrase of the Day Challenge (COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW #8)28m
Exercise: What would be an appropriate greeting for a group of people in Chinese?
Course comments: Learn Beginner Chinese
Nixon Anderson Jhanath Castellón
Interesting content and teaching strategies. I love it.