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.

1. Grasp the tones in Mandarin!
2. Saying hello!
3. Learn other useful greetings!
4. Etiquette conversation
5. Greetings and pleasantries
6. Introducing yourself & meeting new friends
7. Learn to tell your surname!
8. Asking others what they do!
9. Ask people their nationalities and backgrounds!
10. Talking about family
11. Basic Numbers and Talking about your family
12. Learn to talk about various Occupations!
13. Learn about 'measure' words!
14. Learn to ask questions and say 'no' in Chinese!
15. Numbers and currencies!
16. Reading time!
17. Everyday expressions of time
18. Conversation at a restaurant II
19. Conversation at a restaurant I
20. Describing people Part II
21. Talking about pets
22. Describing people Part I
23. Talking about movies
24. Hobbies
25. Bridging the language gap
26. Overcoming language difficulties

In these 26 half-hour videos, learn mandarin using self-paced audio-visual lessons and interactive practice exercises from CultureAlley.