Introduction

The free online Mandarin Chinese lesson is to give a glimpse of some basic pronunciation to total novices who are interested in learning Chinese Mandarin. By completing all 32 lessons provided here you should be able to manage basic pronunciation of most of the Chinese characters covered, learn some vocabularies and acquire certain simple Chinese sentence structure.

The courses provided are by no means helping you to be an advance Chinese speaker. A Chinese mandarin teacher or coach in certified institute is recommended if you want to proceed further in your spoken or written Chinese Mandarin.

Lessons

Lesson 1, Pinyin Pronunciation Basics
Lesson 2, Pronunciation of Initials
Lesson 3, Pronunciation of Finals
Lesson 4, Using Tones
Lesson 5, "Hello"
Lesson 6, Personal Greetings
Lesson 7, Please and Thank You
Lesson 8, "Good Bye"
Lesson 9, Family Members
Lesson 10, Days of the Week
Lesson 11, Colors
Lesson 12, Simple Food and Dishes
Lesson 13, Drinks
Lesson 14, Good Morning, Evening and Night
Lesson 15, "May I know your name?"
Lesson 16, Nationalities
Lesson 17, "Do you have time to...?"
Lesson 18, "What do you do for a living?"
Lesson 19, Time
Lesson 20, Transport, Asking for Directions
Lesson 21, Shopping
Lesson 22, In a Restaurant
Lesson 23, On the Telephone
Lesson 24, Making an Appointment
Lesson 25, Visiting Places
Lesson 26, "Are you busy...?"
Lesson 27, Exchanging Money
Lesson 28, Birthdays
Lesson 29, Buying a Transportation Ticket
Lesson 30, Asking for Directions
Lesson 31, Market Bargaining
Lesson 32, Leisure