Complete Mandarin Speaking

Mandarin Accelerated: The Essentials · 6 weeks · Beginner · 17 lessons · Live online classes

About the Course

Goal

Take learners from complete beginner to confidently communicating in 中文 (Mandarin Chinese)—the world's most spoken language—through an immersive journey that combines practical conversation, Chinese culture, and professional communication.


Finding Your Voice

Build a strong foundation through Pinyin, the four tones, and the logic of Chinese pronunciation. Learners master essential vocabulary, Subject–Verb–Object sentence patterns, the de and ma particles, formal vs. informal address (nǐ and nín), and the basics of Hanzi characters through radicals and stroke order.


Stepping Out into the World

Develop confidence in everyday communication with the le particle for completed actions, travel and navigation vocabulary, shopping and negotiation roleplays, and culturally appropriate communication. Songs, film dialogues, and self-talk exercises strengthen listening, pronunciation, and spontaneous speaking.


Expressing Yourself & Mastering the Room

Advance to professional-level communication through the bǎ structure, persuasive and conditional language, business vocabulary, and the principles of Guanxi (relationship-building). Learners refine their fluency with public speaking, translation practice, cinema analysis, and a capstone presentation that demonstrates real-world Mandarin proficiency.


Key Highlights

  • Duration: 25 hours / 17 classes across 3 progressive modules
  • Approach: Immersive learning through roleplays, authentic media, cultural insights, and public speaking
  • Progression: Pinyin & tones → conversation → cultural communication → professional fluency
  • Outcome: Confident Mandarin communication for travel, academics, business, and HSK 2 (A2)-level real-world interactions.

Curriculum

  1. Lesson 1: THE SOUND SYSTEM
  2. Lesson 2: FIRST WORDS GREETINGS
  3. Lesson 3: BUILDING SENTENCES
  4. Lesson 4: SPEAKING WITH RESPECT
  5. Lesson 5: MODULE 1 MILESTONE
  6. Lesson 6: TALKING ABOUT TIME
  7. Lesson 7: EVERYDAY DIPLOMACY
  8. Lesson 8: GETTING AROUND
  9. Lesson 9: THE MARKETPLACE
  10. Lesson 10: MODULE 2 MILESTONE
  11. Lesson 11: REAL-WORLD FLUENCY SCRIPTS
  12. Lesson 12: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
  13. Lesson 13: EXPRESSING NUANCE
  14. Lesson 14: PROFESSIONAL MANDARIN VOCABULARY
  15. Lesson 15: Module 3 Milestone
  16. Lesson 16: FINAL PREPARATION & PRACTICE
  17. Lesson 17: CAPSTONE SPEECH & CERTIFICATION DAY

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