Learn Chinese Online - Beginner Lessons

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Happy New Year Song

In this video Amy and Demi teach you how to sing an Happy Year Song in Chinese. Enjoy the concert!

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Inviting Someone for Dinner

Another great video for those in the beginning stages of learning Chinese. In this episode Demi will teach you how to invite someone for dinner. What are you waiting for? Press the play button!

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Can I have your phone number?

So you have scored your first date with a chinese girl. Congratulations! Great to know that finally your study in chinese is bringing rewards. Now you need to ask for her phone number. You don't know how to ask it in Chinese? Come on.... you are not going to waste it now? Watch this video with Demi and learn the magic words. And NO, sorry someone already asked for Demi's phone number.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Can you take a picture for me?

In this video we teach you a skill that will help you to take excellent pictures in China, even when you are on our own. What is the magic secret? Learn how to ask "Can you take a picture for me?" in chinese. That will bring instant results. What are you waiting for? Press the play button!

P.S. Visualmandarin can not be held responsible if you ask the wrong person ;)

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Can I have a coffee please?

In this video Demi teaches you how to order for something. For example "I want to drink a cup of coffee, please?" Learn the theory and then see it in practice.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Holiday Plans

Here at VisualMandarin we are all already planning our holiday. What about you? Do you have somewhere nice where you want to go? Amy, our Chinese Teacher, the one who creates all those amazing and useful HSK exercises, already has a holiday plan. Watch this video and find out what she wants to do for holiday.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Looking for someone

In this video Demi teaches you the basics skills in speaking Chinese. Imagine that you are looking for someone, how would you say that in Chinese?

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - What time is it?

Are you in a rush to go to your chinese language class? Don't worry because at VisualMandarin we are quite patient. We will wait for you no matter how late you are. That's why we are here isn't it? But if you have a date or a very important chinese language exam, you might not be so lucky. So it is better to always be in control of time. In this video Demi will teach you how to ask "what time is it?"

Beginner Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Survival Chinese - How to sing Happy Birthday in Chinese

This podcast is dedicated to those whose birthday is coming up. We want to sing you a happy birthday song! Not just any happy birthday song. We want to sing a happy birthday song in Chinese specially for you. Tune in with Teresa and Amy and let the concert begin.

If you want to consolidate what you have learned, why not try the exercises for this lesson? Please Chinese test to try the exercises now.

Beginner Lesson - Chinese Podcast - Survival Chinese - You only swiped once?

How many of us unwillingly deceived a bus driver by forgetting to drop the coin or in some cases forget to swipe the correct number of times? Maybe you can get away with that where you live, but not here. LIsten to this podcast and find out how the bus driver reacted.

What you will learn today:
- How to say - To swipe a card: 刷卡
- How to apologise, show embarrassment: 不好意思

If you want to consolidate what you have learned, why not try the exercises for this lesson? Please Chinese test to try the exercises now.