Learn Chinese Online - Beginner Lessons

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Time and hour

This lesson shows you how to say time and hour in Chinese.

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Computer Components

So you found that really cheap computer but you don't how to ask how much memory it has or whether the hard disk is big enough? It might not be that much of a bargain. Tune in to our lesson with Teresa and find out the chinese terms for what you need to know if you want to ask the right questions.

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Days of the week

You have no idea what 星期一 means? Or you think 星期一is Sunday? If that's the case then please watch our beginner lesson on days of the week!

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Numbers 3

Now you know how to write chinese characters from 1 to 10. What about 1 to 100?

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Strokes 1

You want to learn chinese characters and you don't know how to start? Or perhaps you think because you can't draw then you can't write chinese characters? Actually most people think that in order to write chinese characters you have to be good at drawing. That's wrong. In fact most chinese are not artists. But they can write chinese characters because they follow very simple rules. The only difficulty is that there are so many characters... tune in to this lesson to...

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Numbers 1

In the last lesson you learned the different types of chinese stroke. The strokes are the building blocks of all chinese characters. Let's tune in to this lesson with Teresa and find out how to write the chinese characters from one to ten using these basic strokes.

Beginner Lesson - Bin - How to say: "That's mine", "That's yours", "That's his"

You arrive to China and you are waiting for your baggage to arrive from the aircraft. You spot your bag but someone grabs it first. You try to tell them that it is your bag, that it is not theirs. But they are chinese so they can't understand a word of what you say. Furthermore they are also conviced that this is their bag. Tune in to this lesson with Sarah and learn how to say 'this bag is mine, not yours" in mandarin chinese!

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Family Members

This lesson talks about family members.

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Where are you from?

So you are in China and you meet a new friend but you don't know where they come from? Tune in to our beginner lesson with Sarah and learn how to ask it in Chinese.

Beginner Lesson - Bin - Thanks and Sorry

谢谢 and 对不起, two of the words you will repeat the most if you ever go to China. If you don't know what they mean then you really should tune in with our host Sarah. She will explain it all for you!