LanguageEase Chinese Lessons

Saying Hello, and having a polite exchange, or starting a conversation. | Sample Vocabulary: polite hello, I'm good, very good, question word, How's it going?, so-so, What is your family name?, goodbye

Essential questions and requests so you can get around. | Sample Vocabulary: Please may I ask, Where is, Internet access, bathroom, taxi, subway station, Please take me to, airport, train station, hotel, restaurant

Getting a room and everything else you might need at a hotel. | Sample Vocabulary: I like/don't like it, Do you have?, bottled water, blanket, receipt, It's too, small, noisy, cold, hot, it's not working, thank you very much

Ordering the food you want at a restaurant. | Sample Vocabulary: I would like to have, We all would like to have, I do not eat, meat, chicken, fish, beef, pork, lamb, duck, vegetable dish, rice, dumpling, waiter, check please, delicious

Ordering even more of the food you want at a restaurant. | Sample Vocabulary: I'm hungry/thirsty, stir fry, barbeque, steamed, spicy, fresh, less oily, less salt, don't put MSG, Can you recommend a few dishes?, more of this, I'm full

Thirsty? Of course you are. Whether you want water, tea and the harder stuff, start here. | Sample Vocabulary: I would like a cup/glass of, Can I have?, hot tea, cold beer, rice wine, soda, soy milk, I would like a little, I don't want ice, I would like 2 cups of, Cheers!

Almost all travel phrasebooks and dictionaries show you how to pronounce Mandarin using "Pinyin." This lesson introduces the 4 essential tones of Mandarin, and teaches you letters in the Pinyin alphabet, so you'll be able to pronounce the Chinese words in those phrasebooks and dictionaries. | Sample Vocabulary: horse, touch, hungry, the cat jumps, little, laugh, love

This lesson teaches your the rest of the Pinyin alphabet, with many example words. When you're done with Pinyin Lessons 1 & 2, you'll know how to pronounce the Chinese words in your phrasebooks and dictionaries. | Sample Vocabulary: is, paper, money, candy, salt, water, meat, pig, woman, rain, fish