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 Yoyo Conversational Chinese Audio Lessons - Level 1 (MP3 Download)

Pronunciation ■ Vocabulary ■ Grammar ■ Culture

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It is a must-have for:

  • Beginners who wish to start right and build a solid foundation for their Chinese learning
  • Those who wish to deepen their understanding of Chinese grammar.
  • Individuals planning to travel to China
  • Those who need to communicate with Chinese-speaking family members / friends / clients / love interest / coworkers, etc.
  • Students who plan to self-study Chinese



Features of these audio lessons include:

  • 20 interactive audio lessons mp3 files (over 7 hours) planed and narrated by Yangyang
  • Complete lecture notes including all the covered vocabulary, phrases, sentence, their corresponding pinyin, Chinese characters (simplified and traditional), see sample here
  • Clear, detailed explanations of Chinese grammar
  • Thorough explanations of the Chinese tones
  • Practical cultural tips
  • Lots of repetition
  • Fun and easy-to-remember mnemonics
  • Only useful words, phrases and sentences
  • A focus on learning the building blocks
  • Progressively organized
  • Tailored towards English speakers
  • Bonus Material - Chinese Pinyin cheat sheet
  • Bonus Material - 2 "Learn Chinese through Rap" songs




Sample Lessons





Lesson 1 Introduction of Mandarin Chinese

What's the difference between Mandarin and Chinese? Are Chinese really that difficult to learn?

(Please note that the audio of the following youtube video has been highly compressed and the audio quality you are going to get in the download is a lot a higher.)




Lesson 13 Where's the restroom?

You are going to learn how to say "this, that, which" and "here, there, where".



Lesson Content





Lesson 01 Introduction of Mandarin Chinese

Five reasons why Mandarin Chinese is easy to learn


Lesson 02 Mandarin Chinese tones

Introduction and detailed explanation of four tones and neutral tone (toneless tone)


Lesson 03 Number 0 - 10

Number 0 – 10 and cultural association of the numbers


Lesson 04 Number 11 - 99

  • Number 11 – 99
  • January – December
  • First, second, third, fourth, fifth, etc


Lesson 05 Introducing yourself

  • Hello
  • Good morning
  • Good evening
  • Good night
  • I am Mary.
  • You are John.
  • I am American / Chinese / British.


Lesson 06 I can speak a little Chinese

  • I can speak English and a little Chinese.
  • Thank you.
  • You are welcome.


Lesson 07 Can you speak English?

  • Are you Chinese / American?
  • Can you speak Chinese / English?
  • I love you.
  • I like you.
  • Do you love me? Do you like me?
  • I like to eat Chinese / Italian food.
  • Do you like to eat Chinese food?


Lesson 08 Saying "No"

  • Yes / No
  • Sorry.
  • It's okay. It's alright.
  • I am not American / Chinese.
  • I cannot speak Chinese / English.
  • I don't love you.
  • I don't like to eat Chinese food.


Lesson 09 Do you want some water?

Vocabulary

Hamburger / sandwich / chocolate / ice / water / coffee / tea / alcohol / beer / wine / cola / Tsingtao beer

Sentences

  • I want ice water.
  • I want water, but I don’t want ice.
  • Do you want coffee or tea?
  • Are you Chinese or American?
  • I like to drink tea, but I don’t like to drink coffee.
  • Sorry, I don’t drink alcohol.
  • Do you want water?


Lesson 10 Ordering food

Vocabulary

Waiter / waitress / rice / noodles / meat / chicken / pork / beef / fruit / salad

Grammar

Chinese tone change rule


Lesson 11 A tongue twister and numbers above 100

  • A fun tongue twister
  • Correction of common pronunciation mistakes
  • Number 100 – 1000or above


Lesson 12 Giving compliments to Chinese

  • Q: How are you?
  • A: I am good / very good / okay / not doing well.
  • Your English / Chinese is very good.
  • I think Chinese food is delicious.
  • I think you are beautiful / gorgeous / handsome.

Grammar:

Chinese Adjectival verbs


Lesson 13 Where's the bathroom?

Vocabulary

This / that / which / here / there / where / bathroom / taxi / school / home

Sentences

  • Where is the restroom / taxi / Starbucks coffee ?
  • Restroom / taxi / Starbucks coffee is here.
  • Restroom / taxi / Starbucks coffee is there.
  • I am at (in) school / home / China.


Lesson 14 Do you have any siblings?

  • Do you have any siblings?
  • I have one older brother / two younger brothers / one older sister / two younger sisters.
  • I don’t have any siblings

Grammar

  • Chinese measure word / Chinese classifiers
  • Different usage of “two” (二 vs 两)


Lesson 15 Useful Chinese words and sentences

  • I know / understand.
  • Do you know / understand?
  • I don’t know / understand.
  • Please say it again.
  • Okay / Alright?
  • Right / Correct
  • You can speak Chinese, right?
  • You like to eat Chinese food, right?
  • You are Chinese, right?


Lesson 16 What's your name?

  • What’s your name? / My name is _______.
  • I am glad to meet you.
  • I love you, too.
  • Me, too.


Lesson 17 What do you do for a living?

  • What do you do (for a living)?
  • I work with Mary.
  • I like to learn Chinese.
  • What do you like to do during weekends?
  • What music do you like to listen to?


Lesson 18 Useful verbs

  • I like to read / watch movies / listen to music during weekends.
  • What movies do you like to watch?
  • I don’t like to watch TV.
  • I like to watch Steven Spielberg’s movie.
  • I think his movies are interesting.


Lesson 19 I want to go to China.

  • I want to eat / drink coffee / go to China.
  • Where do you want to go?
  • What do you want to eat / watch / say / do / drink?


Lesson 20 Five Chinese phrases you should know

  • Of course!
  • Whatever.
  • Awesome.
  • Good luck!
  • Too expensive / Too big / Too small


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