What will you
learn from SMART Mandarin’s audio & video lessons?
Audio Lessons
Our audio
lessons are topic by topic; students can use the class search engine on our
website and find the topic they wish to learn from our audio lesson section.
Students will learn a useful phrase from each audio. It’s easy and short!
Video Lessons
There are a total of seven sections of our
video lessons. They are all structured step-by-step for your learning. Here are
our lesson categories and details:
l Pronunciation
If you
are a TOTAL BEGINNER OF CHINESE you MUST
start our lesson from this category. You will be learning PINYIN – the
pronunciation system of Mandarin Chinese. We will teach you from the very
beginning. You’ll start by learning tons of Chinese, the introduction of Pinyin
system, how to mark the tone lines, tone practice, tone changing rules, Pinyin
initial sounds, and Pinyin final sounds, We will guide you all the way though. By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to
speak in Chinese by reading Pinyin and also how to type with pinyin input on
your computer!
l Intro to Chinese
In this
category, you’ll learn greetings,
numbers, and survival phrases. And all the way to basic structures, grammatical
rules as well as how to use correct Chinese grammar in a conversation properly.
Included
are daily conversations, such as shopping,
eating, ordering food, telling weekdays and time, family, fruit, ordering a cup
of coffee to bargaining, and giving directions!
There’s
one thing that you should keep in mind when studying this category: Please watch the videos in sequence on our
website since each video contains some grammatical rules. You should watch
and learn step-by-step.
l Lower
Intermediate
In this
section, not only will you be
able to take your Chinese to another level knowing how to form a longer
sentence or conversation in Mandarin
with proper grammatical structures, but you’ll also
learn different daily topics, ranging from hair salon Chinese to banking
Chinese.
Here we
also strongly advise you watch the
videos with our scheduled sequence one by one in order to learn more efficiently
and systematically.
l All
About Taiwan
In this category, you’ll
learn
·
Taiwanese/Chinese night market
culture
·
famous Taiwanese/Chinese food
·
how to rent an apartment in
Taiwan
·
ordering a cup of milk tea like
a local
·
how to book a train ticket in
Taiwan
·
the Taiwanese metro system
·
how to deal with a car accident
in Taiwan
·
and many other useful, cultural
topics as well as some survival phrases
In this category,
students can choose the topic they wish to learn without following the order of
our videos.
l Everyday
Slang & Chinese Culture
Every
language has its own special and interesting slang, and in this category we
show you some cute and catchy Chinese expressions.
In Chinese Culture section, you'll be learning some Taiwanese/ Chinese culture, and some dos and don'ts in a Chinese speaking country.
Choose a topic you're interested then just sit back and enjoy!
In Chinese Culture section, you'll be learning some Taiwanese/ Chinese culture, and some dos and don'ts in a Chinese speaking country.
Choose a topic you're interested then just sit back and enjoy!
Whether you want to have a great conversation
with the locals, get around Taiwan/ China with ease, use Chinese for business,
or even pass your Mandarin proficiency
tests with flying colors, we hope you find our video lessons serve you and help
you achieve your goals.
If you have any questions regarding any of
our lessons, don’t forget to leave your
comment or question under the video. We’ll be happy to help! Or if you want
to have a one-on-one Skype lesson with teacher Katrina for practicing your
Chinese, you can also schedule a Skype
lesson with us here. (smartmandarinchinese@gmail.com)
In
order to perform a better quality of our lesson and keep your Chinese up to
date, we upload and renew our video lessons every month. Any changes or updates to our lessons do not change or affect your
studies at all!
Finally, we hope you enjoy our lessons at
your own pace!
See you in class :)
Katrina
Lee
