1. Introduction to the Course
2. 10 basic characteristics of Chinese
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1. 10 basic characteristics of Chinese in a nutshell (6:59)
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2. pinyin (19:01)
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3. Tones- tonal language (4:15)
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4. Chinese Characters Part 1 - history and origins (5:16)
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5. Chinese characters Part 2 - types of characters, systematification (7:09)
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6. Word order in Chinese- Subject + Verb + Object (2:53)
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7. Monosyllabic language, one word= one character (4:38)
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8. No inflections (4:18)
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9. Gender Noun Categories (3:35)
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10. No Tenses in Chinese (3:08)
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11. Measure Words (3:22)
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12. No Singular or Plural forms (2:34)
3. Practical basics of Mandarin Chinese
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1. Basic Greetings part I (4:03)
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2. Basic Greetings part II (8:22)
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3. Basic Greetings part III (2:47)
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4. Basic declarative sentences with 是, 这 and 那 (5:32)
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5. Basic declarative sentences with adjectives ( using 很) (6:48)
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6. How to make basic questions in Chinese? particle 吗 (7:17)
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7. Negative sentences with 不 (5:44)
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8. Basic tone combinations (6:33)
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9. Review - Quizzes, dialogues and many more! (9:37)
4. Glossary - over 150 characters repeated with Chinese pronunciation!
