LingoMitra

中文

Chinese through English

Start with building your first chinese sentences - pronouns, verbs & tones. This course is for learners building a foundation in Chinese with explanations in English.

Instruction
English
Target language
Chinese
Written structure
30 numbered lessons
Level
Foundations; no certified CEFR level

Listen to short teaching recordings, pause to construct a sentence, then hear the explanation. Written lessons provide a broader recap. Audio is prepared when available and reused; further lessons may need preparation. Text feedback does not assess pronunciation.

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Chinese · opening recording · AI-generated voice

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Welcome! Today, let's build simple Chinese sentences using the pronouns for 'I' and 'you', and a few action words, called verbs. Our focus will be on how to say 'I like...' or 'You eat...' in Chinese, and get comfortable using the right structure for these sentences.

This is an opening excerpt. Full lessons add untimed questions and explanations. Teaching and pronunciation await fluent-speaker review.

Course outline

  1. Building Your First Chinese Sentences - Pronouns, Verbs & Tones
  2. Decoding Chinese Sounds - Pinyin Pronunciation Guide
  3. Counting in Chinese - Numbers (数字 Shùzì) & Basic Quantities
  4. The Essentials - '是' (to be), '有' (to have) & Introducing Yourself
  5. Saying Hello & Goodbye - Chinese Greetings (问候语)
  6. Making Questions - Yes/No Questions & Question Words
  7. Expressing Time - Hours, Days, Months & Duration
  8. Talking About Places - Location & Direction
  9. Basic Negation - Saying "No" and "Not"
  10. Describing Things - Adjectives & Adverbs
  11. Connecting Ideas - Conjunctions & Complex Sentences
  12. Talking About Actions - Expressing Ongoing, Completed & Future Actions
  13. Making Requests & Giving Commands - Imperatives
  14. Asking "How Many?" - Numbers with Measure Words
  15. Making Comparisons - "More Than" & "Less Than"
  16. Talking About Ability - "Can," "Could," "Able To"
  17. Chinese Sentence Structure - Basic Patterns & Word Order
  18. Expressing Needs, Wants & Preferences
  19. Connecting with 的 (de), 得 (de), and 地 (de)
  20. Essential Vocabulary for Everyday Survival
  21. Expressing Past Experiences with 过 (guò)
  22. Expressing Change with 了 (le) - Sentence-Final Particle
  23. Using the 把 (bǎ) Construction for Object Manipulation
  24. Passive Voice with 被 (bèi)
  25. Reduplication Patterns in Chinese
  26. Expressing Duration - How Long Something Takes/Lasts
  27. Topic-Comment Structure - A Core Chinese Sentence Pattern
  28. Modal Particles - Adding Nuance with 吧, 啊, 呢, etc.
  29. Chinese Classifiers Beyond Basics - Advanced Measure Words
  30. Idiomatic Expressions and Chengyu (四字成语)