Learn Mandarin Chinese Language - Elementary Course - HSK Level 1

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Embark on a comprehensive journey to master elementary Mandarin Chinese in this 2.5-hour course designed for HSK Level 1 proficiency. Gain practical language skills through 20 video lectures covering approximately 300 new words, 120 grammar points, and essential sentence patterns. Learn to greet others, introduce yourself and others, discuss nationalities and hometowns, exchange phone numbers, express dates and times, make simple suggestions and requests, read numbers up to 999, conduct basic phone conversations, and inquire about prices. Practice with online and downloadable audio dialogues, accompanying scripts, and 300 self-assessment questions to reinforce your learning. By the end of the course, confidently engage in simple, everyday Chinese conversations and lay a solid foundation for further language study.

Syllabus

How to ask and introduce someone’s name in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 01 - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Learn Mandarin Chinese (HSK Level 1 Course) - Lesson 02: How to introduce nationality in Chinese.
Talking about where someone’s hometown is in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 03 - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to ask for someone’s phone number in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 04 - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to express the date in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 05 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to ask someone to a movie in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 06 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Talking about your daily routines in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 07 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to express the 7 days of the week in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 08 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to address family members in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 09 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to express a specific time in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 10 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to express the year & age in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 11 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to offer a drink in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 12 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Asking how something is going in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 13 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Expressing actions from the past with 了(le) | HSK 1 - Lesson 14 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
How to call in sick in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 15 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Talking about going by plane/train in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 16 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Saying "in front of & behind" in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 17 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Saying "top, under, inside, outside" in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 18 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Talking about the weather in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 19 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.
Emphasizing details about the past in Chinese | HSK 1 - Lesson 20 (Clip) - Learn Mandarin Chinese.