Learn Chinese Step by Step with Melody

Name: Learn Chinese Step by Step with Melody
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Mandarin Chinese for Beginners

Created byMelody Liu

Last updated 2/2017

Chinese (Simplified)

What you'll learn

Read Chinese pinyin, characters, and simple sentences.
Communicate effectively and confidently with Chinese speakers on basic daily topics.
Learn useful words and phrases.
Explore Chinese culture.

Course content

5 sections • 25 lectures • 1h 1m total length

Introduction to Chinese Tones2:07
By the end of this lesson, you will become familiar with Chinese tones and be able to distinguish them.
The Four Tones5:30
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to read Chinese pinyin.
Let's Practice!1:29
Let's do tone practice!
Introduction to Pinyin1:47
Introduction to pinyin structures.
Pinyin Initials3:24
Pinyin Finals3:44
By the end of this lesson, you will master the pronunciation of finals.
Let's Practice!1:39

What is Your Name?4:00
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask someone's name; get to know some popular Chinese Last names; say some English names in Mandarin; introduce your name.
I Can Speak a Little Chinese3:08
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask and tell what language someone speak.
Where Are You From?2:16
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask and tell where someone is from.
Let's Practice!2:06
Let's practice how to introduce yourself.
Name, Nationalities, and Introductions.

Days of the Week2:53
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to tell and speak about the days of the week.
Birthday Dinner3:43
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to talk about someone's age and birthday; Invite someone to dinner.
Taking Someone out to Eat on His or Her Birthday.0:57
We will be studying this conversation in this chapter.
Count Numbers From 1 to 102:51
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to count numbers from one to ten and know the Chinese gestures in number counting.
Months and Years2:37
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to say months and years.
Let's Practice!2:02
Let's practice all the language elements in this chapter.
Building the Basics - Number, Dates, and Time

Shopping and Payment0:31
This conversation happens in a souvenir shop.
How Much Is it?3:14
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask about a price of a purchase.
Can it be cheaper?2:49
By the end of this session, you will be able to bargain for a better price and pay bills with a credit card or in cash.
Let's Practice!1:42
We will review all the language elements in this chapter.
Shopping and Payment
Congratulations! What Comes Next?0:37
Congratulations on the completion of beginner’s level!
This is Not goodbye but zaijian, see you again. I look forward to see you again in the next level!

Requirements

No prior knowledge of Chinese is needed.
Everything is learned from scratch.
This course also provides additional quizzes and exercises to reinforce the lessons.

Description

Welcome to Melody's Mandarin - Learn Chinese Step by Step! This course is an introductory course in basic Chinese. This course will focus on communicative skills and help you to build a solid foundation of pronunciation, grammar fundamentals, vocabulary, and sentence structure. Whether you are learning Mandarin for business, travel, or personal enrichment, this is the right course for you. This course incorporates Chinese culture and practical situations.

Who this course is for:

This course is good for total beginners.
This course is right for learners with some Chinese experience.
For someone needs training in proper mandarin tones and accent.
For anyone wants to build a solid foundation of Mandarin.

Learn Chinese Step by Step with Melody

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Unit 1 - Master Tones and Pinyin7 lectures • 20min

Unit 2 - Greetings3 lectures • 6min

Unit 3 - Names, Nationalities and Introductions4 lectures • 12min

Unit 4 - Number, Dates and Time6 lectures • 15min

Unit 5 - Living Abroad5 lectures • 9min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: