Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
3 Hour(s) 26 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Qing Yang Cao
Rating
Course Overview
Learn to communicate in Chinese from scratch; make your life in China easier; learn about Chinese language and culture.
In this 4-hour course you will learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch.
The course helps you start communicating in Chinese as soon as possible. Start your life in China easy without fear of being unable to talk to the taxi driver.
This course uses games (Minecraft) to make learning more interesting and engaging.
After the course, you will be able to
- Greet in Chinese (lesson 1)
- Pronounce Chinese characters according to Pinyin (Pinyin is the Chinese characters written in Roman letters and the representation of Chinese pronunciation system) (lesson 2)
- Introduce yourself in Chinese (lesson 3)
- Count numbers in Chinese up to millions (lesson 4)
- Tell the taxi driver where you want to go and where to stop (lesson 5)
- Order food in a Chinese restaurant and ask for the bill (lesson 6)
- Ask for prices and negotiate prices with Chinese sellers (lesson 7)
- Ask for direction if you are lost in China (lesson 8)
- Tell people where you are from (lesson 9)
- Learn the Chinese vocabulary of colours
- Learn to teach yourself Chinese online and with mobile phone apps.
Because Chinese write in characters, which represent meaning but not sound, learning Pinyin is emphasised and made easy in this course. With Pinyin, you will find it easy to pronounce Chinese correctly and to teach yourself Chinese in the future.
No matter you are preparing to visit China and want to communicate in basic Chinese, or you are attracted by Chinese language and culture, you have found the right course.
If you are here for a grander purpose, such as learning more about languages and researching Chinese linguistics, this course is beneficial for you too.
Enjoy the learning! Sign up now!
Course Content
- 3 section(s)
- 19 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Course Introduction
- Section 2 Basic communication skills for living in China
- Section 3 Teach yourself Chinese
What You’ll Learn
- At the end of my course, students will be able to greet in Chinese
- Pronounce Chinese characters according to Pinyin (Pinyin is the Chinese characters written in Roman letters and the representation of Chinese pronunciation system)
- Self-introduce in Chinese
- Count numbers in Chinese up to millions
- Communicate with the Chinese taxi driver
- Order food in a Chinese restaurant
- Ask for prices and negotiate prices with Chinese sellers
- Ask for direction in China
- Make small talk with Chinese such as where they are from, what they are doing in China, etc.
- Describe colours in Chinese
- Learn to teach themselves Chinese online and with mobile phone apps
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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HHanny Kurniawan A.
Good course for new learners of Mandarin language. Thank you for the instructor and Udemy.
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JJacek Panasiuk
Excellent course for absolute beginners. Skips chinese characters completely and just focuses on teaching correct pronounciation, tones and basic real-life conversations. The course spans only 4 hours, doesn't aim to be comprehensive, but as a first step into Mandarin it really works well. Also, on a personal note, I found Instructor's voice insanely melodic and pleasant to listen to :)
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TTakashi Saiki
Concise and clear. Very good course. Also good for English listening training. Xiexie! 一つ一つの課が簡潔で要点を押さえていて勉強しやすいです。初学者の入門に最適です。また、英語の聞き取りレッスンにも良いでしょう。
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LLars Cichowski
sometimes it's not clear when you can repeat her, or the time to repeat after her is too short
