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Learn Mandarin Chinese Basics with Litao Chinese
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10,573 students

Learn Mandarin Chinese Basics with Litao Chinese

Getting a great start for your Chinese learning!
Created byLitao Chinese
Last updated 5/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Say hello and make introductions
  • The basic knowledge of Chinese names
  • Make a yes-no question with “吗ma”
  • Introduce and ask someone’s nationality
  • Say “my/your/his/her/its” in Chinese
  • Express existence in a place with “在zài”
  • Tell which city you are from
  • Ask for someone’s telephone number

Course content

4 sections • 30 lectures • 41m total length

  • Saying hello in Chinese2:14
  • Asking and introducing someone’s family name in Chinese1:09

    Learn how to ask for someone’s family name in Chinese using 贵姓 and how to answer with 我姓, with examples for first-time introductions.

  • Asking and introducing someone’s full name or first name in Chinese2:07

    Learn how to ask for and introduce someone’s full name or first name in Chinese using the verb 是, and practice responding with your full name.

  • Chinese people’s names1:24
  • “He”, “She”, “It” in Chinese1:25
  • Saying “Nice to meet you” in Chinese2:10

    Learn to say 'nice to meet you' in Chinese, practice common introduction responses, and use essential phrases to show politeness and shared feelings at first meetings.

  • Listen to the dialogue0:46

    Listen to a dialogue between two people meeting for the first time and understand the entire conversation in Mandarin Chinese basics with Litao.

Requirements

  • The course is suitable for absolute beginners
  • Take notes while watching the video lecture
  • Listen to the dialogue and write it down

Description

This course is the free part of our Elementary Chinese Course, which includes the four lessons that cover about 100 very basic vocabularies and grammar points. After working through this course, you will build a good foundation for your further Chinese learning. 

This course focuses on basic Chinese listening comprehension and speaking.

The instructor of this course, Zheng Tao, who has been teaching Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language for almost 12 years. With his clear and logical explanations, you can learn Mandarin Chinese so easily and quickly.  

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for people who want to learn Chinese but have no or little previous experience. We start with the absolute basics.
  • This course focuses on listening comprehension and speaking, so people who are eager to understand and talk to Chinese people should take this course.
  • People who want to build a good foundation for basic Chinese grammar will benefit a lot.
  • This course is perfect for people who plan to learn Chinese all by themselves or with limited time.
  • This course is not for the students who want to learn Chinese characters.

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