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Beginning Mandarin Chinese Lessons

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Overview

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Embark on a comprehensive journey through beginning Mandarin Chinese with this 3.5-hour video series. Master essential skills including introducing yourself, understanding tones, counting, greetings, personal pronouns, days of the week, and basic grammar structures. Progress through lessons covering dates, time-telling, comparisons, and tone change rules. Gain practical knowledge for daily conversations, complimenting others, and expressing emotions in Mandarin. Aligned with HSK levels 1-5, this series provides a solid foundation for learners aiming to develop their Chinese language proficiency.

Syllabus

Introduce Yourself in Chinese | Beginner Lesson 1 | HSK 1.
The Tones in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 2 | HSK 1.
How to Count to 10 in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 3 | HSK 1.
How to Greet People in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 4 | HSK 1.
The Personal Pronouns in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 5 | HSK 1.
The Days of the Week in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 6 | HSK 1.
Describing Nouns with Shi and Hen in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 7 | HSK 1 Chinese Grammar.
Counting from 11 to 99 in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 8 | HSK 1.
Expressing Dates (Months and Days) in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 9 | HSK 1.
Telling Time in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 10 | HSK 1.
Daily Time Periods in Mandarin Chinese (Telling Time Part 2) | Beginner Lesson 11 | HSK 1.
How to Compare People and Things in Mandarin Chinese Using Bi | Beginner Lesson 12 | HSK 2.
Negative Comparisons in Mandarin Chinese Using bùbǐ and méiyǒu | Beginner Lesson 13 | HSK 3 HSK 5.
Equality Comparisons in Mandarin Chinese Using Yíyàng | Beginner Lesson 14 | HSK 3.
Tone Change Rules for Bu (不) in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 15 | HSK 1.
Tone Change Rules for Yī (一) in Mandarin Chinese | Beginner Lesson 16 | HSK 2.
The Third Tone in Depth (Tone Change Rules) | Beginner Lesson 17 | CHINESE FAQs.
How to Speak Chinese with More Emotion | Beginner Lesson 18.
Complimenting People in Chinese | Beginner Lesson 19 | Mandarin Chinese.

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Harbin Mandarin

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