Chinese (Mandarin) for English Speakers (Beginners)
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Course Content
| ISBN: | 978-1-877476-12-9 | Total course duration | 1:47:31 | |
| 1 | Basic concepts of Chinese | 6:53 | ||
| 2 | Everyday greetings | Greetings between new acquaintances or friends | 4:50 | |
| 3 | Special greetings | Greetings for special occasions such as birthdays and New Year. | 4:23 | |
| 4 | Introducing yourself | Talking about your name and where you are from | 9:22 | |
| 5 | Saying “sorry” and “excuse me” | What to say when you want to apologize or excuse yourself | 7:41 | |
| 6 | Talking about the time (part 1) | Ways of telling the time and numerals from one to twelve | 9:38 | |
| 7 | Talking about the time (part 2) | Opening hours and numerals eleven to twenty | 11:09 | |
| 8 | Days of the week and months | The names of the days of the week and months, and ordinal numbers | 9:41 | |
| 9 | Food and drink | Vocabulary for Chinese and Western cuisine and simple over-the-counter dialogue | 7:47 | |
| 10 | Shopping | Talking about money, asking “how much is that?” | 14:01 | |
| 11 | Using the Telephone | How to make a call, answer the phone and take a message; how to make a date. | 15:19 | |
| 12 | Checking in at a hotel | Arriving and checking in, checking out. | 6:47 | |
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