Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners (Coursera)

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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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