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Beginner Lesson - Videos - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Finals

In this video Demi teaches you all about Finals in pinyin. Almost all chinese syllabes consist of a initial, followed by a final. The tricky bit is to distinguish different types of finals because the sound can be quite similar. Watch this and learn more about initials. Once you complete this lesson we recommend you to try our discrimation of sounds exercises to give you some practice.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Initials

In this video Demi teaches you all about Initials in pinyin. Almost all chinese syllabes consist of a initial, followed by a final. The tricky bit is to distinguish different types of initials because the sound can be quite similar. Watch this and learn more about initials. Once you complete this lesson we recommend you to try our discrimation of sounds exercises to give you some practice.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Tones

In this lesson we teach you about Chinese tones. There are five tones in Chinese: first tone, second tone, third tone, fourth tone, and also a special one - neutral tone. The idea is simple yet distingushing or pronouncing the sounds can be difficult. But don't worry our host Demi will hopefully make everything a bit easier for you. After watching this video we recommend you o try our tones exercises. The best way to improve your tones is to practice as much as you can.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Going swimming

Would you like to go swimming in a hot summer day? If your answer if yes, then you will definitly like to watch today's program. In this episode Demi invites Amy to go swimming with her. Watch this video and learn more useful chinese words.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Which bus should I take?

Demi wants to go to the Bell tower in Xi’an, but she is not sure which bus to take. She seems confused at the bus station. In order not to take the wrong bus, she asks help from Aaron: “请问，我要去钟楼，应该坐几路车?”

Watch this video and learn how to ask directions for which bus to take.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Declining an invitation

In this lesson, Aaron asks Demi for dinner after work, but she says that she is too busy. Maybe she is stuck with work, or maybe she just use it as an excuse? How did she refuse the invitation in a polite way? Please watch this video to find out.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Survival Chinese - Renting an apartment

Are you living in China at this moment? Or are you planning to? Chances are that at some stage you will need to search for an apartment to rent. Renting a flat in China can be quite complicated, specially if you don't know the language. Watch this video and learn some words that you can use to communicate with your prospective landlord.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Writing Chinese - Left and Right falling strokes

In this video Alice teaches you the Left and Right falling strokes.

You want to learn Chinese characters and you don't know how to start? Or perhaps you think because you can't draw then you can't write Chinese characters? Actually, most people think that in order to write Chinese characters you have to be good at drawing. That's wrong. In fact most Chinese are not artists. But they can write Chinese characters because they follow very simple rules. The only difficulty is that there are so many characters... tune in to this lesson to find out.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Writing Chinese - Horizontal and Vertical line

If you want to learn chinese characters, you must learn all about the basic strokes. In this video Alice teaches you how to write the horizontal and vertical line, this is one of the most basic chinese character strokes. What are you waiting for? Tune in and watch this video.

Beginner Lesson - Videos - Writing Chinese - Dot and Raising strokes

In this video Alice teaches you how to write the dot and raising stroke. If you want to learn chinese characters then you must watch this video!

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