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Overview

Learn Chinese · Mandarin Series

18 guided video lessons that start from the first Mandarin sounds and build up to a first exchange from greeting to goodbye. Each lesson works on one everyday situation and the phrases you use in it.

Instructor profile

Carol LAN

Instructor for the first Mandarin learning project

Carol holds a master’s degree from The University of Hong Kong and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). She has led 30+ localized language-site programs, and the service network described for this work spans 126 countries.

Inside this program

Foundation Mandarin

Lessons 1-18

Your first Mandarin sounds — Why Pinyin is a pronunciation guide and not English spelling — plus your first four words. 6:00
Build a Mandarin syllable — How one initial, one final and one tone stack into a single syllable — and why mā and pā differ. 6:00
Four tones and the neutral tone — The four tones plus the light tone — and how one syllable becomes four different words. 6:00
Tone pairs I steady and rising — First and second tones in real words, practised as one rhythmic unit rather than two syllables. 6:00
Tone pairs II low and falling — Low and falling tones in words you already use — 你好, 谢谢, 再见 — at a natural pace. 6:00
Tone changes you hear every day — Why 你好 is not said the way it is written — the tone changes hiding inside everyday words. 6:00
z c s and zh ch sh — 四 and 是, 早 and 找 — the flat-tongue and retroflex pairs English speakers tend to merge. 6:00
j q x u and the hidden dots — The ü that hides behind a plain u — why 去 is qù, not koo — plus the j q x mouth shape. 6:00
Endings n ng and r — 安 and 昂, 问 and 人 — how to finish a syllable without adding an English ending. 6:00
Say hello and exchange names — Your first real exchange: say hello, give your name, and ask for theirs. 6:00
Say where you are from — One sentence frame you can reuse for any country — and how to ask the question back. 6:00
Say what languages you speak — Saying what you can and cannot do — 会, 不会, and the honest middle ground 会一点儿. 6:00
Numbers you can hear and say — Why a few numbers are enough — Chinese tens follow one predictable ten-plus-unit pattern. 6:00
Ask and tell basic time — Asking the time and making a simple plan — and where the time goes in a Mandarin sentence. 6:00
Ask the price and choose a quantity — In a shop: asking 多少钱, pointing at what you want, and saying how many you need. 6:00
Say what you like and want — One stable frame for 喜欢 and 想 — swap in any food, drink or place you like. 6:00
Ask for repetition and help — What to say when you do not understand, instead of freezing or switching back to English. 6:00
First conversation challenge — The whole course in one guided exchange: start, respond, ask back, repair if needed, and close. 6:00

Questions about this kind of learning

Is this an official HSK programme?

No. This course is not an official HSK or government programme, and the completion certificate confirms course completion only — not an official qualification.

Can I pay on this site?

No. This site does not collect card details. Payment, enrolment and account creation are handled personally on WhatsApp after confirmation.

Do I need to know any Chinese to start?

No. The course starts from the very first sounds, so you can begin with no background at all.

What is the AI Study Assistant?

It is an AI tool, not a human tutor. It answers your questions in English between lessons. Anything involving payment, discounts, refunds, account creation or course access is handled by a person on WhatsApp.

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