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Subject:	Chinese
Topic:	Mandarin Chinese
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Name:	Culture Alley (CultureAlley)
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Introduction to Basic Mandarin Chinese

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Lecture 1 Play Video	Grasp the tones in Mandarin! This lesson introduces you to Mandarin Chinese and covers the tones and pronunciation aspects of the language. To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 2 Play Video	Saying hello! This lesson teaches basic greetings like hi and hello in Mandarin Chinese in both formal and informal contexts along with their tones. To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 3 Play Video	Learn other useful greetings! This lesson covers some delightful greetings like hello, how are you?, I am fine, I am good etc. To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 4 Play Video	Etiquette conversation This lesson will teach you some etiquette conversations like 'how are you?', 'I am good', 'not bad', 'I am fine', 'I am also very good', 'thank you', 'you're welcome', 'sorry', 'it's alright' etc.To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 5 Play Video	Greetings and pleasantries This lesson teaches you some more greetings and pleasantries like 'good morning', 'good afternoon', 'good night', 'wonderful' etc.To learn at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons - go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 6 Play Video	Introducing yourself & meeting new friends This lessons covers conversations around introducing oneself, meeting new people and friends. It will also cover telling one's name.To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 7 Play Video	Learn to tell your surname! This lesson teaches you both formal and informal ways of how to ask names and surnames in Mandarin Chinese and introduce yourself.To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 8 Play Video	Asking others what they do! This lesson introduces us to the concept of professions, and shows a short conversation between a student and a teacher! We also learn how to say 'no' in sentences, such as " i am not a teacher' or 'i am not a student'! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 9 Play Video	Ask people their nationalities and backgrounds! This lesson teaches you how to ask where someone is from and also to tell them your nationality.To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 10 Play Video	Talking about family This lesson teaches you some delightful conversations around talking about one's family. It covers family relations (like father, mother, brother, sister etc.) and possessive particle 'de'. To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 11 Play Video	Basic Numbers and Talking about your family Today we shall learn basic numbers from 1 to 10 and use them in a familial conversation such as "how many people are there in your family?" We shall also talk about popular tea culture of China! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 12 Play Video	Learn to talk about various Occupations! This lesson will talk of different professions that people take up such as teacher, lawyer, doctor, engineer, and a few others! We shall then have a simple conversation about them and learn a little bit about Tetraphobia, a fear of the number 4! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 13 Play Video	Learn about 'measure' words! In this lesson we will learn something that is peculiar to Mandarin alone - 'measure words'! Let's see what they mean and how they're used! In English, we often have words defining the type of object being discussed. For example, a 'loaf' of bread, a 'flock' of sheep, a 'glass' of water etc...Mandarin uses a similar part of speech called 'Measure words' that may refer to the number, shape, or specification of an object.To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 14 Play Video	Learn to ask questions and say 'no' in Chinese! Learn Mandarin Chinese for free using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises - CultureAlley - master conversations, grammar, vocabulary and more! This lessons teaches the important interrogatives 'Who' and "whose' and focuses conversation around basic sentences such as 'Who is he?" "whose photo is this?" etc.. and finishes by teaching us how to use 'no' with the 'to-be' verb! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 15 Play Video	Numbers and currencies! This lesson deals with how numbers and currency is typically used in China! It also covers a simulated market places conversation, covering the important phrase 'how much is it for' with several possible answers! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 16 Play Video	Reading time! This lesson provides an insight into reading time in Mandarin. We begin with basic questions like 'What time is it now?' and answer it using various combinations of hours and minutes to provide an in depth knowledge on the subject of time! Happy learning! To study this at your own pace, take quizzes and explore more lessons go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 17 Play Video	Everyday expressions of time This lesson introduces us to daily used expressions of time and use them in sentences. To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 18 Play Video	Conversation at a restaurant II This lesson introduces you to talk about drinks along with dishes. To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 19 Play Video	Conversation at a restaurant I In this lesson you will have a basic conversation that revolves around food and dishes. To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 20 Play Video	Describing people Part II This lesson teaches a little more about describing people by learning more adjectives! To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 21 Play Video	Talking about pets In this lesson you will have a small conversation about pets! We will learn names of common animals while understanding the measure words that are used along with them! To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 22 Play Video	Describing people Part I In this lesson you learn about describing people! We will end by describing two different people, using multiple adjectives! To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 23 Play Video	Talking about movies In this lesson you will have a conversation around movies and actors and learn about different types of movies! To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 24 Play Video	Hobbies In this lesson you learn new hobbies and have a small conversation centered around the same in Mandarin! To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 25 Play Video	Bridging the language gap This lesson covers basic questions like 'What does this mean?' or 'How do I say that in mandarin?' and more. To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.
Lecture 26 Play Video	Overcoming language difficulties In this lesson you will learn how to converse with a native Mandarin speaker! To study this lesson at your own pace and take quizzes on it go to www.culturealley.com.