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Comprehensive Chinese Sampler
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(22 ratings)
1,436 students
Created by8th Avenue
Last updated 11/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Begin understanding the Mandarin Chinese phonetic system called Pinyin
  • Begin developing accurate tones and pronunciation
  • Begin learning conversational Mandarin Chinese
  • Begin learning how to decipher and easily read Chinese characters

Course content

3 sections • 19 lectures • 1h 21m total length

  • The First Tone5:41

    This video explains and gives you the opportunity to practice words in the first tone.

  • The Second Tone4:35

    In this video, you'l learn about the second tone in Chinese, which is a rising tone.

  • The Third Tone6:10

    This video teaches you about the third tone, which is a falling-rising tone.

  • The Fourth Tone5:37

    Here you'll learn about the fourth tone, which is an emphatic sounding falling tone.

  • The Neutral Tone and Tone Practice7:54

    In this video, you'll learn about the neutral tone, and you'll also get practice mixing different tones together.

  • Intro to Pinyin3:18

    This video explains what Pinyin is.

  • Pinyin Initial Sounds - D T Z C5:33

    Here you'll learn how to make D, T, Z, & C sounds in Chinese.

  • Pinyin Initial Sounds - R and the Final Sound U2:37

    This video teaches you how to properly make the R sound in Chinese, which is very different from in English.  We pair it with the letter u here.

  • Pinyin Initial Sounds - J and the Final Sound i2:10

    This video will teach you how to properly pronounce the letter J in Chinese and will introduce you to the i sound when it follows the letter J.

  • Pinyin Initial Sounds ZH and the Final Sound e1:13

    This video will teach you the PROPER way to pronounce the letters zh in Chinese, a sound often butchered in the West.  We'll use the letter E as the final sound for practicing.

Requirements

  • To take this course you need a brain and an interest in beginning to learn excellent Mandarin Chinese

Description

Are you looking for the most fun and practical Chinese course on the market?  Do you want to dip your toes into learning Chinese before deciding whether or not you actually want to give it your all?  Do you want to learn not only how to speak and understand Chinese, but also how to read Chinese characters!  And do think learning should be as fun as possible?  Then this is where you wanna be!

Welcome to 8th Avenue Chinese!  What sets us apart from other Chinese courses?  We make learning fun.  Whether you're laughing with us or at us, we're sure you'll be smiling as you dip your toes into learning to speak, understand, and even read Chinese with this Comprehensive Chinese Sampler course, all without paying anything!  We're confident that  you'll enjoy every minute of this sampler AND learn practical Chinese at the same time.   

What will you learn in this course?  The first part will give you an introduction to Chinese tones and pronunciation.  The second part of the course will teach you Chinese greetings and give you a few other high-frequency words and phrases.  And in the third part, you'll learn a few very common Chinese characters starting from the most basic and moving on to more complicated ones.  And you'll absolutely love the process!  Happy learning!

Your Chinese learning partners,

Mark, Chris, & Tianxia (Julie)

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone interested in learning how to speak or read Chinese.

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