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Beginners’ Chinese
by The Open University
Do you want to learn some basics in Mandarin Chinese? The tracks presented here are designed to give you a taste of Mandarin Chinese language and culture. You’ll hear short conversations where people greet each other, introduce themselves and their families, describe where they come from and what they do for a living. You’ll hear them talk about sports, ask for directions, buy things, order food in a restaurant, invite someone to dinner – or simply share their experience of learning Chinese. You’ll also find a track to help you with pronunciation and the use of tones. Finally, there’s the chance to listen to interviews in English about Chinese-speaking cultures. Our guide to the language and culture of mainland China is Dr Kan Qian, who is chair of The Open University course: L197: Beginners’ ChineseYou can also download transcripts for all the tracks.
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Beginners' Chinese
A short introduction to this album.
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Beginners Chinese: Pronunciation and tone
Mandarin Chinese speech sounds and tones. Learn how to pronounce Chinese vowels, consonants and the four tones.
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Beginners Chinese: Numbers from zero to ten
Learn to count from zero to ten in Chinese.
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Beginners Chinese: Greetings and names
Greeting each other and asking about each other’s names.
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Beginners Chinese: Where do you live?
A short exchange where two people chat about where they live.
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Beginners Chinese: Greeting friends
Useful expressions such as ‘long time no see’ to greet friends.
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Beginners Chinese: Nationalities and the place you come from
Talking about nationality and what part of the country one comes from.
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Beginners Chinese: Describing people
Describing someone’s name and profession.
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Beginners Chinese: Professions and ages
Describing someone’s profession and age.
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Beginners Chinese: Family
Talking about one’s family.
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Beginners Chinese: Dates
Discussing the day of the week.
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Beginners Chinese: Daily activities
Describing daily activities.
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Beginners Chinese: Sports
Describing the sport one can play.
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Beginners Chinese: Food and drink
Common words for food and drinks.
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Beginners Chinese: Placing orders
Ordering food and drinks in a restaurant.
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Beginners Chinese: Asking for directions
Asking for directions politely.
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Beginners Chinese: Role-play: buying and selling
Play the role of a customer to buy something.
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Beginners Chinese: Inviting someone for dinner
Inviting a friend and giving instructions.
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Beginners Chinese: Learning Chinese
Sharing experience in learning Chinese and paying complements to others.
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Beginners Chinese interview: Forms of address and professional titles
Interview in English: Discussion on how Chinese people address each other in public places and how professional titles are used as forms of address.
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Beginners Chinese interview: How do friends and colleagues address each other
Interview in English: Discussion on how friends and colleagues address each other.
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Beginners Chinese interview: Tonal language
Interview in English: Discussion on how best to learn the tones.
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Beginners Chinese interview: Chinese characters
Interview in English: Discussing Chinese characters.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Do you want to learn some basics in Mandarin Chinese? The tracks presented here are designed to give you a taste of Mandarin Chinese language and culture. You’ll hear short conversations where people greet each other, introduce themselves and their families, describe where they come from and what they do for a living. You’ll hear them talk about sports, ask for directions, buy things, order food in a restaurant, invite someone to dinner – or simply share their experience of learning Chinese. You’ll also find a track to help you with pronunciation and the use of tones. Finally, there’s the chance to listen to interviews in English about Chinese-speaking cultures. Our guide to the language and culture of mainland China is Dr Kan Qian, who is chair of The Open University course: L197: Beginners’ ChineseYou can also download transcripts for all the tracks.
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