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Learning Mandarin Language for Beginners

Newbie Channel

563 Lessons

If you’re just trying to learn some survival Chinese or looking to start a lifelong relationship with the language, here’s where to start.

  • Focus on pronunciation and basic words/phrases.
  • Mostly in English
  • Recommended: 50 lessons
29 Jun 2012
Asking About Prices
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25 Jun 2012
Coffee Shop
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10 Jun 2012
How Long Have You Been in Shanghai?
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28 May 2012
Class Is Over Now
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14 May 2012
Your Baby is So Cute!
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10 May 2012
Making a Dinner Reservation - Part 2
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30 Apr 2012
Making a Dinner Reservation - Part 1
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16 Apr 2012
I Work in Shanghai
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12 Apr 2012
Introducing One's Spouse
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02 Apr 2012
Making Introductions
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19 Mar 2012
Serving Tea
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15 Mar 2012
Saying Goodbye
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05 Mar 2012
Come In, Please
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01 Mar 2012
How Much is Your Car?
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16 Feb 2012
Cola and Milk Prices
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02 Jan 2012
When are you Coming to Hong Kong?
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26 Dec 2011
What to Expect
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20 Dec 2011
Do You Like Shanghai?
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14 Dec 2011
When is Your Birthday?
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13 Oct 2011
Invitation to Dinner
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03 Oct 2011
Napping in the Meeting
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27 Sep 2011
Tables and Chairs
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23 Sep 2011
What Time is It Now?
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15 Sep 2011
Tickets Today, Tickets Tomorrow
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05 Sep 2011
How Old Are You?
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31 Aug 2011
Just Call Me...
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23 Aug 2011
New School Term
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18 Aug 2011
Housekeeping!
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09 Aug 2011
Lost Wallet and Passport
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01 Aug 2011
Where Are You Going In China?
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26 Jul 2011
Shanghai Sightseeing
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21 Jul 2011
Don't push me!
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11 Jul 2011
Answering the Door
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04 Jul 2011
Is it Spicy?
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13 Jun 2011
Weekend Activities
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06 Jun 2011
What Are Your Hobbies?
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30 May 2011
Studying Chinese
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24 May 2011
Surfing the Internet
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18 May 2011
Taking the Train to Beijing
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10 May 2011
Living in Nanjing
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03 May 2011
Checking into a Hotel
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29 Apr 2011
Business Cards
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22 Apr 2011
Long Time No See!
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13 Apr 2011
Explaining Your Job
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06 Apr 2011
Asking the Time
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01 Apr 2011
Awkward Silence
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09 Nov 2009
Taxi to the Airport
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04 Nov 2009
Which Time Zone?
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