Mandarin · The course
Eight weeks, one skill a week.
A path of discovery, not a promise of a level: each week targets a skill you can see for yourself, from the first sounds to dialogues in real situations.
The course
Eight weeks of discovery
A path, not a promise of a level. Each week targets a skill you can see for yourself.
一
Sounds, tones, pronouns, first actions
Pronounce and understand very short utterances
二
Everyday nouns, affirmative sentences
Build subject–verb–object sentences
三
Negation, yes/no questions
Ask and understand simple questions
四
Where, what, how much, numbers
Get practical information
五
Wanting, being able to, asking politely
Order and make a request
六
Time, getting around, location
Describe an action and a simple journey
七
Dialogues in real situations
Respond in a travel situation
八
Consolidation, listening, transfer
Reuse what you have learnt in new sentences
A session
Fifteen minutes a day
Adjustable from 5 to 30 minutes. Missing a day costs you nothing: your progress waits for you.
3 min
Review
Today’s reviews, spaced according to how well you did.
4 min
New bricks
Two or three words, with their audio and their tones.
5 min
Build
Five sentences to build or transform, with mistakes explained.
3 min
Listen
A question you hear, an answer to give.
Lay your first brick.
Choose your goal and your pace, and the first lesson starts straight away.