Learn Chinese for Beginners: Mandarin Chinese (New HSK 1)

learn to greet in chinese with ni hao (hello) and explore the how character, formed by left 'woman' and right 'child,' meaning 'good' in greetings.

Practice self-introduction in Chinese using the be verb 我是 wǒ shì and greetings like ni hao. Introduce yourself with phrases such as I am and hello to start basic conversations.

Master polite Chinese greetings for elders and teachers by saying nín hǎo, nǐmen hǎo, and lǎoshī hǎo in everyday conversations.

Utilize the additional resource for Chinese character recognition (part 2) from lesson 1 video to reinforce recognition of Chinese characters.

Review greetings in Mandarin across contexts such as friends, groups, elderly, teachers, and family members like mom and dad, with respectful forms and role-based usage.

Master polite expressions in Mandarin, including duìbùqǐ, méiguānxì, xièxiè nǐ, and bù kèqì, for apologizing, saying thank you, and responding you're welcome.

Explore the logic of Chinese characters built from the components 人 and 大, and learn how adding strokes forms new characters, including 天 meaning sky.

Explore an additional resource on Chinese character recognition through a video, reinforcing beginner-level character recognition for Mandarin Chinese learners aiming at HSK 1.

Explore an additional resource video on Chinese character recognition for beginners. Use this video to strengthen Chinese character recognition at the HSK 1 level.

Practice recognizing names in a listening quiz on 叫 Jiào (to be called) by listening to four sentences, heard twice, and verifying whether you identified each name correctly.

The lecture presents two new Mandarin words, 什么 (shénme) meaning what, and 名字 (míngzì) meaning name. Practice reinforces the two words and their usage through repetition.

Practice reading basic Mandarin name-asking sentences and guess meanings, using examples like hello, my name is Sophie, and observe how Chinese sentence structure often omits the subject at the start.

Practice a mandarin self-introduction using 你呢, asking for someone's name, and responding with your name. Role-play the dialogue between A and B to exchange names.

Learn how Chinese names place the family name first, followed by the given name, with Bruce Lee meaning little dragon and Jackie Chan’s Tom Long as examples.

Learn how to say ten countries in Chinese by recognizing common naming patterns, with examples such as America, Ireland, Germany, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, and Australia.

Learn the simple pattern for expressing nationality in Chinese by adding the character ren (meaning person) to a country’s name, as in China + ren for Chinese.

Explore the nationality structure and practice reading and translating country names such as American, British, Spanish, Australian, German, Italian, and Danish.

Review the Chinese character 是 Shì (to be), its meaning, components, and stroke order, and practice writing it with guided steps.

Practice introducing your name and nationality in Mandarin through a conversation quiz. Pause to formulate responses, then listen and prepare for a listening quiz on the next slide.

Practice translating phrases to grasp the 是 (to be) and 不是 (not to be) sentence pattern in Mandarin, using examples like 'I am Chinese, not British' for practical understanding.

Explore the Chinese character 马 (Mǎ) and its meaning: horse, using picture-based cues. Practice this character once or twice to reinforce recognition and pronunciation.

Learn to form yes-no questions using 吗? ma? by analyzing sentence structure and identifying radicals, including the mouth radical on the left and horse on the right.

Learn how to form yes-or-no questions in Mandarin using the question particle 吗, with examples like are you Chinese. Use simple yes-no questions to determine if someone is Chinese.

Practice asking questions using 吗? ma? to form yes-no questions, pause to construct answers, and prepare for the listening quiz on the next slide.

Practice Mandarin listening with a two-pass conversation, fill in missing words, and check your answers to reinforce phrases like 'Are you a Chinese person?'

Explore 14 simple initials in Mandarin and practice with audio prompts and a listening quiz to reinforce pronunciation, preparing you for the next slide.

Listen to the audio, fill in the initials you hear, and check your answers in this Mandarin initials and finals listening quiz for beginners. Hear each syllable twice.

Explore how adding strokes forms new Chinese characters, observe the person character and a blue gesture character, and learn the sky character as a foundational concept.

Explore the key Chinese characters 人, 大, 天 with their meanings and pronunciations rén, dà, tiān, and practice matching each character to its meaning through guided examples.

Learn Mandarin personal pronouns and possessive meanings to expand sentences beyond 'I love you,' enabling you to say 'I love her' and other pronouns.

Learn how the characters 她 (she) and 他 (he) differ, focusing on the female radical 女 versus the person radical 亻 and their right components, with guided character practice.

Read and translate Chinese sentences, focusing on 她 she and 他 he, recognizing characters together and noting differences in gender radicals and sentence patterns.

Explore how Chinese characters use radicals, including the left-side person radical and the hand radical, to form the I‑me concept through weapon combinations, with writing practice and a quiz.

Engage in a more challenging personal pronouns quiz, matching Chinese characters to meanings for he, she, you, and I, with opportunities to check answers and pause for practice.

Practice character recognition and translation of personal pronouns through a quiz, reinforcing beginner Mandarin concepts from the course Learn Chinese for Beginners.

Explore building blocks of Chinese with hǎo péngyǒu (good friend) and xiǎopéngyǒu (little one), learning character meanings, radicals, and affectionate terms used to address young kids.

Learn how the de (of) possessive particle forms possessive meaning in Mandarin, and practice by examining smaller character units, including examples related to white and spoon.

Turn phrases into sentences using de (of) in part 1. Practice translating sentences and learn basic Mandarin phrasing for beginners.

Explore the flexible use of 的 for possession with kinship terms, noting that 的 can be dropped in certain phrases, and prepare for a recognition and translation challenge.

Learn how to form the question 'tā shì shéi' meaning 'who is she' and practice reading the characters in short dialogues to identify the subject.

Practice asking who someone is in Chinese using 她/他是谁？, Tā/tā shì shéi, and work through conversations with examples, pausing to construct dialogue and completing the listening quiz.

Practice asking who is he or she in Chinese using tā/tā shì shéi, with audio and full script translation. Pause to build conversations with five celebrities and take listening quiz.

Learn how to say the Chinese language, explore languages such as Irish, German, French, and English in Chinese, and practice with an audio question and a conversation quiz.

Listen to a Mandarin conversation twice, fill in missing words, and check your answers on the next slide while reading the dialogue about who is she and her Chinese teacher.

Learn the new word na meaning which, and practice forming questions like where are you from and what's your nationality.

Review key Mandarin questions learned so far, including where are you from, what's your nationality, what's your name, and who is your Chinese teacher.

Learn numbers one to five in Chinese through character shapes, memory tips, and writing practice, then test your recall with a quick numbers quiz.

Review numbers from one to ten in Chinese characters and pronunciation, with a focus on zero's pronunciation and a missing-number exercise.

Join the number recognition challenge, read and practice numbers aloud, pause to try yourself before revealing the correct answer, building early Mandarin numeral skills for HSK 1.

Discover how Mandarin forms numbers 11 to 20 by combining ten with digits one through nine, following the ten-plus pattern from eleven to nineteen and twenty.

Take a quick numbers quiz covering 21 to 99 and check your answers on the next slide. Assess your progress as you confirm which answers you got right.

Practice numbers pronunciation and Chinese character writing with an additional resource video, recall character shapes through horizontal strokes, and pause to practice writing.

Explore the Chinese character 家 Jiā (family) and its meaning as home, highlighting its roof-and-pig composition and related radical concepts.

Practice reading and translating simple sentences using the family character 家 (jiā), building beginner Mandarin proficiency aligned with the new HSK 1 level.

Engage in a listening quiz on family members in the Mandarin course; listen to each word once, watch the video, and then verify your answers on the next slide.

Explore how Chinese siblings are addressed with distinct terms for older brother, younger brother, older sister, and younger sister, with younger siblings using relative titles to show respect.

Correct translation and structure by placing the major word between the number and the noun, using proper measure word placement to improve Mandarin sentences.

Learn how to express possession and its negation in Mandarin using yǒu and méiyǒu, with practical examples to distinguish to have from not have.

Engage in a fun repetition exercise with 有 yǒu (to have) and 没有 méiyǒu (do not have) to reinforce basic Mandarin vocabulary.

Explore how the characters 有 and 没 express possession and negation, and examine the water radical with three drops that signals water meanings.

Learners practice forming sentences with 有 and 没有 to express possession and negation, using examples like older brother, older sister, younger brother, and younger sister.

Explore the 不 bù (not) pronunciation and tone rules for Mandarin, then apply them in a listening quiz that has you fill in the tones you hear.

Recap the five Chinese characters from lesson 8 and the radicals they use, including the roof and water radicals, to reinforce recognition and radical-based construction.