Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners (Coursera)

Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners (Coursera)

Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for beginners is a beginner's course of Mandarin Chinese. It uses lectures, short plays, interactive exercises and cultural tips to help learners build fundamental capability of oral Chinese in real-life situation.

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At the end of the 5-lesson course, the learners will reach the following proficiency: 150 words, 20 language points, and handling 5 real-life situations.
This is a beginners' course, therefore no prerequisite is required.
Course 1 of 4 in the Learn Mandarin Chinese Specialization.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Lesson 1 Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello! Part 1
Learning how to greet people; Learning how to introduce one's name and nationality

WEEK 2
Lesson 2 Xiànzài jǐ diǎn ? 现在几点? What's the time? Part 1
Learning how to express numbers; Learning how to express time: the time, years, month and dates

WEEK 3
Lesson 3:Nǐ mǎi shénme? 你买什么? What do you want to buy? Part 1
Learning how to talk about money; Learning the expressions used in shopping

WEEK 4
Lesson 4 Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén ? 你家有几口人? How many people are there in your family? Part 1
Learning how to talk about family, occupations and age.

WEEK 5
Lesson 5 Nǐ xiǎnɡ chī shénme? 你想吃什么? What would you like to eat? Part 1
Learning how to order and talk about food.

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