Essential Mandarin in Two Hours with Paul Noble
2h 23mGeneral2023-02-21
Authors

HarperCollins
Teaching and Learning Resources
Course details
No grammar tests, no memory drills, and no chance of failure. It sounds like the perfect way to learn a new language, doesn’t it? In this audio-only course, discover the essentials of Mandarin with best-selling language coach Paul Noble. Take a simple, relaxed approach to language acquisition with Paul’s unique, tried-and-tested learning method—used by almost a million people to date worldwide. Get tips and practical strategies to make learning fun so you can start speaking Mandarin fluently and confidently in no time at all. This course covers everything you need to know to get up and running—just listen, interact, and learn wherever you are. By the end of this course, you’ll be ready to navigate common everyday scenarios in Mandarin, perfecting your pronunciation as you go.
Skills covered
Language LearningAudio ContentProfessional Development
Concepts
1. Essential Mandarin Chinese in Two Hours
- 01 - Introducing essential Mandarin Chinese
- 02 - The Chinese language
- 03 - I want
- 04 - You want
- 05 - Yes and no
- 06 - Practicing yes and no
- 07 - Want-not-want
- 08 - Chinese food culture
- 09 - Pockmarked Grandma s Tofu
- 10 - Tea
- 11 - To go
- 12 - He or she
- 13 - Chinese has tones
- 14 - A little review
- 15 - I would like
- 16 - A little
- 17 - Practicing with I would like
- 18 - Pronunciation of ch vs. q
- 19 - Shortening I would like
- 20 - Practicing with the shortened I would like
- 21 - Restaurant
- 22 - Dinner
- 23 - Reviewing want-not-want
- 24 - Hello. How are you
- 25 - Practicing I would like
- 26 - Yangzhou s claim to fame
- 27 - The conjunction but
- 28 - Goodbye