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Beginner Guides

Start here: Your first encounter with Chinese

Pronunciation
Characters
Syntax

Beginner Lessons

1 – Hello, how are you?
3 – Where are you from?
Review of lessons 1-4
6 – Do you have pets?
2 – Meeting someone new
4 – Are you here on vacation?
5 – Numbers, months and days
7 – Expressing time and dates
8 – What’s your phone number?
9 – I want to buy some clothes
11 – How much is this?
12 – I’d like a cup of tea
Review of lessons 5-8
10 – Which colour looks best?
Review of lessons 9-11
13 – At the coffee shop
14 – What do you want to eat?
15 – My family
17 – Where are you going?
18 – Discussing routines
20 – Sharing past experiences
21 – Walk, run, jump and fly
23 – Thoughts and feelings
24 – Back to school
26 – Showing off stationery
27 – Eat your fruits and veggies
29 – How are you getting there?
Review of lessons 12-14
16 – What are your hobbies?
Review of lessons 15-17
19 – Getting around town
Review of lessons 18-20
22 – Completion and change
Review of lessons 21-23
25 – Asking questions
Review of lessons 24-26
28 – At the market
30 – I’m on my way

Grammar

Word Use
Word Comparison
Chinese Grammar

Articles on Chinese Culture

Common ways Chinese natives greet people

Answers to Your Questions

Vocabulary Topics

  1. Basic greetings
  2. Personal pronouns
  3. Native Chinese greetings
  4. Common expressions
  5. Countries and nationalities
  6. Numbers 0 – 100
  7. Months
  8. Days of the week
  9. Pets
  10. Time
  11. Dates
  12. Clothes and accessories
  13. Colours
  14. Numbers 101-10000
  15. Money and prices
  16. Drinks and beverages
  17. Foods
  18. Family members
  19. Hobbies
  20. Places
  21. Routines
  22. Directions and positions
  23. Common action verbs
  24. Thinking verbs
  25. Emotions
  26. Classroom language
  27. Stationery
  28. Fruits
  29. Vegetables
  30. Transportation