Free online courseMandarin

Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 51 minutes

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Learn Mandarin with free online lessons: ask names, express nationality, talk hometowns, dates, daily routines, family terms, and more with HSK 1 vocabulary. Start now!

Course Description

The course is an engaging course designed to introduce learners to the essential foundations of Mandarin Chinese. Spanning a duration of 1 hour and 51 minutes, this course is a compact yet comprehensive resource for anyone eager to start their journey in one of the world's most spoken languages.

Highly rated with an impressive average of 5 out of 5 stars, this course stands out as a trusted and effective educational tool in the Languages category, specifically under Chinese / Mandarin. It effectively caters to beginners and aligns with HSK Level 1 standards, ensuring that learners build a strong foundational base.

The course begins with the basics of social interaction, teaching learners how to ask and introduce someone’s name in Chinese. This early lesson lays the groundwork for further communication skills, setting a strong precedent for the rest of the course.

As the lessons progress, learners will find themselves able to introduce their nationality and discuss where someone’s hometown is, encouraging them to share more about themselves and inquire about others. This adds a personal touch to the language learning experience.

Practical communication skills are emphasized, such as asking for someone’s phone number and expressing dates. By incorporating these everyday scenarios, the course ensures that learners can apply their new language skills immediately.

In addition to practicalities, the course adds a cultural dimension, such as how to ask someone to a movie, enhancing the learner's social engagement skills in Mandarin. Following this, students will explore discussing daily routines and understanding the days of the week in Chinese.

Family and time-related vocabulary are introduced, teaching students how to address family members and express specific times. Useful phrases for offering a drink and asking about well-being are also covered, emphasizing polite conversation essentials.

Complexity increases with lessons on expressing the year and age, as well as how to talk about past actions using the particle "?(le)." These structures are crucial for deeper conversational abilities and provide insights into Mandarin's grammatical nuances.

For scenarios requiring practical communication, the course includes segments on calling in sick, traveling by plane or train, and describing positions such as "in front of" and "behind." These topics are accompanied by lessons on describing weather patterns and emphasizing details about past events.

Overall, the course offers a well-rounded curriculum that equips learners with the language skills needed for both everyday interactions and more intricate conversations. The concise yet comprehensive nature of the course, combined with its high user ratings, makes it an excellent starting point for anyone looking to master the basics of Mandarin Chinese.

Conteúdo do Curso

  • Video class: How to ask and introduce someone’s name in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 01 - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h12m

  • Video class: How to introduce your nationality in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 02 - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h11m

  • Video class: Talking about where someone’s hometown is in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 03 - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h12m

  • Exercise: Choose the words for “where” in Mandarin Chinese:

  • Video class: How to ask for someone’s phone number in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 04 - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h08m

  • Video class: How to express the date in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 05 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h06m

  • Exercise: The sentence “Wǒmen yī yuè yī hào qù Xī'ān” means “We go to Xi’an on January 1st”. Choose the words that correspond to “to” and “on”:

  • Video class: How to ask someone to a movie in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 06 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h03m

  • Video class: Talking about your daily routines in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 07 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h03m

  • Video class: How to express the 7 days of the week in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 08 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h03m

  • Video class: How to address family members in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 09 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: How to express a specific time in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 10 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Exercise: Which words below have their meaning related to “minute”?

  • Video class: How to express the year & age in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 11 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: How to offer a drink in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 12 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h03m

  • Video class: Asking how something is going in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 13 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Exercise: If we want to ask yes or no questions, what word do we need in our sentence?

  • Video class: Expressing actions from the past with ?(le) | HSK 1 - Lesson 14 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: How to call in sick in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 15 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: Talking about going by plane/train in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 16 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: Saying "in front of & behind" in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 17 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: Saying "top, under, inside, outside" in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 18 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

  • Video class: Talking about the weather in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 19 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h03m

  • Exercise: Choose an appropriate answer to “Tiānqì zěnmeyàng?”

  • Video class: Emphasizing details about the past in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 20 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese

    0h04m

This free course includes:

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Course comments: Mandarin

SB

Saniah Bint Uthman

just a few weeks since I started but I can even make small sentences and I can hear answers understand a few sentences

EF

Eman Fatima

today live online hai

ER

Eman Rassoul

We can say also., "ni cong na'r lai" where are you from Isn't

RD

Ritu Das

Perfect learning experience and teaching style of the teacher is too good.

RA

Razali Agustiar

great learning

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