Online Group Mandarin Class

This course equips you with basic communication skills in Mandarin Chinese. You will learn Pinyin, basic sentence patterns, numbers, dates, and everyday expressions used in common situations such as introductions, family conversations, telling time, and asking for directions.

Chapter 1:Nice to meet you (First Meeting)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to introduce yourself, greet others, and ask simple yes-or-no questions.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Understand Pinyin, including initials and finals
  
• Introduce yourself naturally
  
• Greeting people and saying goodbye politely
  
• Asking simple yes/no questions using 吗 (ma)
  
• Using a common greeting like
  
  • Hello – Hello
    
  • My name is… – My name is…
    
  • I'm very happy to meet you – Nice to meet you

Chapter 2: Name, Nationality, and Age (Name, Nationality, and Age)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to talk about your personal information such as your name, nationality, and age.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Pronounce your name clearly
  
• Talking about your nationality and origins
  
• Asking and answering questions about age
  
• Counting numbers from 0–99
  
• Using polite expressions like
  
  • What is your name? - What is your name?
    
  • Where are you from? – What country are you from?
    
  • How old are you? – How old are you?

Chapter 3: At the company party (At the Company Event) 

What you will achieve:
You will be able to talk about past events and ask questions about people and places.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Using appropriate greetings in social situations
  
• Talking about past actions and events
  
• Asking questions using shéi (who) and nǎr (where)
  
• Expressing negative sentences when talking about past actions
  
• Practicing expressions like
  
  • I went... – I went to…
    
  • I didn't go – I am not going

Chapter 4: Ask for the time (Asking for the Time)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to state the time and make simple appointments.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Asking and telling what time it is
  
• Make a simple appointment
  
• Asking if something exists or is available
  
• Using expressions like
  
  • What time is it?
  • Let's meet at three o'clock
  • Do you have time?

Chapter 5: Family and friends (Family and Friends)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to talk about family members, jobs, and daily activities.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Describing family members
  
• Asking about jobs and workplaces
  
• Talking about daily activities
  
• Using expressions like
  
  • My family has... – My family has…
    
  • What does she do for work? - What is his job?
    
  • She's at work – He is working

Chapter 6: Date and weather (Date and Weather)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to talk about dates, lengths of time, and weather conditions.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Mentioning the date, month, and year
  
• Asking when something happened
  
• Discussing how long something lasts
  
• Describing weather conditions using expressions such as
  
  • What is today's date? - What is the date today?
    
  • The weather is very cold – The weather is very cold
    
  • It's raining – It is raining

Chapter 7: Asking for directions Asking for Directions

What you will achieve:
You will be able to ask for directions and explain locations.

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

• Asking where a place is located
  
• Understand and provide basic directions
  
• Using expressions for location and position
  
• Using ordinal numbers for floors or sequences
  
• Practicing phrases like
  
  • Where is it? – Where is that?
    
  • Turn left – Turn left
    
  • On the second floor – On the second floor
    
  • I can't see it – I can't see it

This course continues from A1.1 and expands your skills for more practical everyday situations like shopping, ordering food, taking a taxi, staying at a hotel, and writing simple letters.

Chapter 8: Shopping (I) (Shopping I)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to ask about and state the price of items, and tell a shop assistant what you want.

You will learn how to:

• Asking about and stating the price of items
• Telling a shop assistant what you want and how much you need
• Bargaining over price using how many (how many)
• Writing and recognizing additional characters and marks

Chapter 9: Shopping (II) (Shopping II)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to name colors and make simple comparisons.

You will learn how to:

• Using basic color words and making simple comparisons
• Borrowing items and asking for opinions about various things
• Writing and recognizing more characters

Chapter 10: Power Plant (At a Restaurant)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to name popular Chinese dishes and order food or drinks.

You will learn how to:

• Naming popular Chinese dishes and ordering food or drinks
• Using measure words correctly
• Talking about past experiences using guo and position words with de
• Writing and recognizing more characters

Chapter 11: Parking and Shopping Cart Tickets (Taking a Taxi and Buying Train Tickets)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to use expressions for taking a taxi and buying train tickets.

You will learn how to:

• Using phrases for taking a taxi and buying train tickets
• Deciding which train to take and making comparisons
• Using de to form more complex noun modifiers
• Writing and recognizing additional characters

Chapter 12: In the prison (At the Hotel)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to ask about hotel room availability and state your preferences.

You will learn how to:

• Asking about hotel room availability and stating your preferences
• Using ordinal numbers and measure words accurately
• Handling common complaints and recognizing more characters

Chapter 13: Make a phone call (Make a phone call) (Call)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to use phone-specific expressions and the structure it’s … de.

You will learn how to:

• Using phone-specific expressions and the structure it’s … de
• Expressing completed actions using wán … le
• Distinguishing the pronunciation of yī and yāo
• Writing and recognizing more characters

Chapter 14: Shèjiāo (Socializing) (Socializing)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to talk about how many times you have done something.

You will learn how to:

• Talking about how many times you have done something
• Using come/go and direction words such as lai/qu accurately
• Asking yes/no questions to confirm a guess using le
• Expressing a new ongoing situation and negating it with yě
• Recognizing Place Names

Chapter 15: Write a message to your Chinese friends (给中国朋友写信) (Writing a Letter to a Chinese Friend)

What you will achieve:
You will be able to write a simple letter and address an envelope correctly.

You will learn how to:

• Writing a simple letter and addressing an envelope correctly
• Talking about continuous actions in the past
• Forming extended sentences like "When I was in China, I..."

This course deepens the practical topics from A1.2 with broader vocabulary and grammar for everyday situations like shopping, dining out, traveling, and staying at a hotel.

Chapter 1: Shopping (II) (Shopping II)

• Learning color words and making simple comparisons
• Borrowing items and asking for opinions
• Writing and recognizing additional characters

Chapter 2: Power Plant (At a Restaurant)

• Naming popular Chinese dishes and ordering food and drinks
• Using guo to describe past experiences, and position words with de
• Expanding vocabulary with new measure words

Chapter 3: Car and Train Tickets (Taxis and Train Tickets)

• Taking a taxi and buying train tickets with ease
• Using more advanced phrases to modify nouns and make comparisons
• Continuing to build character recognition skills

Chapter 4: In the prison (At the Hotel)

• Asking about room availability and stating your preferences
• Using ordinal numbers with measure words and handling complaints
• Getting to know even more characters

This course continues and deepens the last three practical topics from A1.2, phone calls, socializing, and letter writing, with more advanced grammar and vocabulary.

Unit 13: Make a phone call (Make a phone call) (Call)

• Using appropriate expressions on the phone
• Using the structure it’s … de to state the time or manner of a past action
• Showing that an action is complete using wán … le
• Distinguishing the pronunciation of yī and yāo
• Getting to Know More Characters

Unit 14: Shèjiāo (Socializing) (Socializing)

• Expressing how many times you have done something
• Describing past events in a more advanced way
• Distinguishing the verb come/go and direction words lai/qu
• Asking yes/no questions while showing it is your guess, using le
• Using le to show a new ongoing situation
• Negating sentences with the adverb yě
• Recognizing a few place names

Unit 15: Write a message to your Chinese friends (给中国朋友写信) (Writing a Letter to a Chinese Friend)

• Writing a Simple Letter
• Using the correct format to write a name and address on an envelope
• Expressing continuous actions in the past
• Forming more advanced sentences like "When I was in China, I..."

Chapter 1: Introductions

• Getting to know how tenses are used
• Questions
• Using a bilingual dictionary
• Social expressions (1)

Chapter 2: The Way We Live

• Present tenses
• Everyday vocabulary (collocations)
• Making small talk

Chapter 3: It All Went Wrong

• Past tenses
• Word formation
• Time expressions

Chapter 4: Let's Go Shopping!

• Some/any
• A few, a little, a lot of
• Articles
• Shopping
• Prices

Chapter 5: What Do You Want To Do?

• Verb patterns (1)
• Future forms
• Key verbs
• Expressing feelings

Chapter 6: Tell Me About It! What's It Like?

• Asking about character and traits (What... like?)
• Synonyms and antonyms
• Directions

Chapter 7: Famous Couples

• Present tenses
• for, since
• Short answers

Chapter 1: Things You Can And Can't Do

• Have (got) to
• Should/must
• Common word pairings
• At the doctor's

Chapter 2: Going Places

• Time clauses
• Key verbs
• Hotel situations

Chapter 3: Scared To Death

• Verb patterns (2)
• Manage to, used to
• Exclamations

Chapter 4: Things That Changed The World

• Passive sentences
• Common verb and noun collocations
• Announcements

Chapter 5: Dreams And Reality

• might/may
• Phrases
• Social expressions (2)

Chapter 6: Earning A Living

• Word formation
• Work-related expressions
• Making phone calls

Chapter 7: Love You And Leave You

• Reported speech
• Saying goodbye

Chapter 1: What A Beautiful Word!

• Getting to know how tenses are used
• Short answers
• Word meaning
• Social expressions

Chapter 2: Get Happy!

• Present tenses
• Passive sentences
• Sports
• Numbers and dates

Chapter 3: Telling Stories

• Past tenses
• Passive sentences
• Art and literature
• Giving opinions

Chapter 4: Doing The Right Thing

• Obligation and permission
• Nationality words
• Requests and offers

Chapter 5: On The Move

• Future forms
• Weather
• Travel

Chapter 6: I Really Like It!

• Like
• Verb patterns
• Describing food, cities, and people
• Signs and sounds

Chapter 1: The World Of Work

• Active and passive
• Phrases
• Making phone calls

Chapter 2: Just Imagine!

• Time clauses
• Base and strong adjectives
• Giving advice

Chapter 3: Relationships

• Probability
• Adjectives for character
• So do I, neither do I

Chapter 4: Obsessions

• Time expressions
• Compound nouns
• Quantity

Chapter 5: Tell Me About It!

• Indirect questions
• Question tags
• Parts of the body
• Informal language

Chapter 6: Life's Big Events!

• Reported speech
• Reporting verbs
• Birth, marriage, death
• Ways to apologize