Teochew by construction
Teochew · 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 The eight tones, Pe̍h-ūe-jī, 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.

Learner with earphones, phone in hand
3 min
Review
Today’s reviews, spaced according to how well you did.
4 min
New bricks
Two or three words, with their audio, their tone and their Pe̍h-ūe-jī transcription.
5 min
Build
Five sentences to build or transform, with mistakes explained.
3 min
Listen
A question you hear, an answer to give.
the same traveller sharing a meal with friends in a Shantou restaurant; bowls of rice porridge, small salty dishes, seafood and tiny gongfu tea cups on the table

Lay your first brick.

Choose your goal and your pace, and the first lesson starts straight away.

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