

Beginners Mandarin Chinese Course Outline
Beginners Mandarin Chinese Course Outline
If you are just beginning with Mandarin Chinese and would like to meet other enthusiastic learners from all around the world, this Beginners OpenGroup Mandarin Chinese Course was designed for you. You will begin studying pinyin, one of the Chinese writing systems that uses the same letters as English, and how to combine its sounds. Once you are familiar with that, your native teacher will guide you and your classmates as you learn frequently-used expressions and their pronunciation. Plus, you will also discover the best strategies to acquire vocabulary in Chinese and apply those new words and phrases to real-life case scenarios, like making an appointment or scheduling a meeting.

Lesson 1
You will learn informal and formal greetings; to ask and answer simple questions (what’s your name?, how are you?, where are you from?); initials in Pinyin; to identify Chinese tones; pronunciation tips

Lesson 2
You will learn how to use people’s first names and surnames; about Chinese names and their meanings; useful classroom phrases; numbers 1-10; initials (z/c/s) in Pinyin; the final sounds of a syllable

Lesson 3
You will learn to introduce yourself; to write Chinese names; to ask simple questions; the Chinese word order; combination of initials and simple finals in Pinyin

Lesson 4
You will learn to describe people from different parts of the world; numbers 10-1000; months and days; to express quantities

Lesson 5
You will learn vocabulary related to countries and nationalities; to ask questions with interrogative pronouns; yes/no questions

Lesson 6
You will learn names of famous cities around the world; to ask and answer various questions; to use negative adverbs and radicals

Lesson 7
You will learn to talk about your family members; vocabulary related to jobs; more about word order in Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 8
You will learn to talk about people’s age, gender, job and hobbies; to describe somebody’s physical appearance; basic adjectives

Lesson 9
You will learn to ask for and give contact details, like address, phone number, email, etc.; different pronunciations of the number 1; the ending sao, uei and en

Lesson 10
You will learn vocabulary related to likes and dislikes; to talk about certain dates; to schedule a meeting; to make an appointment

* You do not need to buy a textbook to complete your course. Your teacher will share their materials (excerpts from textbooks, audio files, videos, etc.) with you during the classes using screenshare. Your teacher may also recommend other textbooks and grammar books to help supplement or continue your studies, but Language Trainers bears no responsibility for your decision to make such a purchase.

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