More Chinese for Beginners

Expanding beyond the basics

This course is pitched above the basics, extending earlier vocabulary into personal details, daily life, food and drink, and health. It also introduces a wider set of expressions for greeting, suggesting, agreeing, comparing, complaining, forbidding, describing experience, planning and recommending.

Speaking and listening

The emphasis is on improving listening and speaking, with attention to social customs as well as language. Learners get a feel for how Chinese speakers handle a range of everyday exchanges.

No characters required

As in the beginner course, learners do not need to know Chinese characters. The focus stays on sound and speech, so the material suits those who want to communicate before they learn to read and write.

Who it suits

• Learners who have finished an introductory Mandarin course.
• Those who want more phrases for everyday conversation.
• Anyone interested in the social side of the language.