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Lesson 1-4 Introduction Review
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Glossary Module 1
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Lesson 5 Pinyin - Initials & Finals
Introduction Lesson 5 & 6 (0:56)
5.1. The initials (10:24)
5.2. The finals (13:46)
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Lesson 6 Pinyin - Tones
6.1. The tones (4:20)
6.2. The tone changes (3:09)
6.3. Tone exercises (9:25)
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Exercises for Lesson 5, 6
Exercise 1. Read the monosyllabic words aloud (2:34)
Exercise 2. Read the disyllabic words aloud (2:02)
Exercise 3. Write down the initials you hear and read the words aloud (3:06)
Exercise 4. Write down the finals you hear and read the words aloud (5:44)
Exercise 5. Write down the tones you hear and read the words aloud (5:09)
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Lesson 7 What's your name?
Introduction Lesson 7 (2:40)
7.1. Characters with the radical "mouth" (1:31)
7.2. Remember: most of Chinese words are made up of two characters. (3:35)
7.3. Where is a question word placed? (1:52)
7.4. Adverb always before verb (3:03)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 7 (4:37)
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Lesson 8 I'm a teacher.
Introduction Lesson 8 (0:35)
8.1. "He who teaches me for one day is my father for life." (3:18)
8.2. Learn to say "not...either" (3:06)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 8 (2:13)
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Lesson 9 This is a Chinese book.
Introduction Lesson 9 (0:47)
9.1. Chinese language was engraved in a stone. (3:47)
9.2. "A hand writing with a brush." (2:48)
9.3. Introduce someone or something with "这 zhè" (3:40)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 9 (1:36)
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Lesson 10 Which country is he from?
Introduction Lesson 10 (1:22)
10.1. Over 80% of characters are "phono-semantic compounds". (3:48)
10.2. He is "that person also". (3:02)
10.3. Put "呢" after the one you want to question (1:27)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 10 (3:23)
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Lesson 11 Who is she?
Introduction Lesson 11 (1:09)
11.1. "She" with the radical "woman" (3:27)
11.2. Express "who" with "谁" (1:46)
11.3. Express possession with "的" (2:18)
11.4. Chinese is the language of the Han people. (2:55)
11.5. Chinese people count months by the Moon's motions. (3:56)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 11 (2:48)
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Lesson 12 They are my classmates.
Introduction Lesson 12 (0:52)
12.1. Express close personal relationship without "的" (3:37)
12.2. "Classmate, fellowman, colleague", all these relationships are "friends". (4:08)
12.3. Express plurality with "们" (5:30)
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Lesson 13 There are 4 people in my family.
Introduction Lesson 13 (1:02)
13.1. Let's learn numbers by playing Mahjong! (2:38)
13.2. Measure words for counting nouns (2:38)
13.3. "A hand holding a piece of meat". (4:48)
13.4. "A pig under a roof" symbolizes fortune to Chinese family. (3:23)
13.5. Ask "how many" with "几" (4:12)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 13 (2:11)
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Lesson 14 How old is your son?
Introduction Lesson 14 (1:01)
14.1. Do you have a son? (4:27)
14.2. How to say "two daughters" in Chinese? (3:01)
14.3. Say someone's age with "岁" (3:34)
14.4. How to say a date in Chinese? (4:26)
14.5. Express a change of state with "了" (5:37)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 14 (2:55)
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Lesson 15 How old is Teacher Li?
Introduction Lesson 15 (1:06)
15.1. Difference between "多大" and "几岁" (2:37)
15.2. Count all the numbers below 100 (4:40)
15.3. The first 3 family names cover more than 20% of the population. (1:45)
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Lesson 16 I can speak Chinese.
Introduction Lesson 16 (1:06)
16.1. "说" is "to exchange words". (2:45)
16.2. "会" is "to do something without difficulty as easy as floating on a cloud". (4:13)
16.3. Your loved ones: "爸爸" & "妈妈" (5:41)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 16 (3:49)
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Lesson 17 Chinese food is delicious!
Introduction Lesson 17 (0:33)
17.1. Do you love "Chinese food"? (2:03)
17.2. Nouns are linked to adjectives with "很". (6:35)
17.3. Chinese food is "good to eat"! (5:22)
17.4. "做" with a left-middle-right structure (2:41)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 17 (3:13)
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Lesson 18 How to write this character?
Introduction Lesson 18 (0:53)
18.1. Measure words to differentiate nouns (2:48)
18.2. Can you write Chinese characters? (1:41)
18.3. Ask about "how to do something" with "怎么" (4:54)
18.4. When the object is placed at the beginning of a sentence (3:10)
18.5. "Sorry" is "not to have capacity to face". (1:55)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 18 (3:17)
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Lesson 19 Excuse me, what's the date today?
Introduction Lesson 19 (0:57)
19.1 Say "please" with "请" (2:30)
19.2 How to say "Excuse me" in Chinese? (1:57)
19.3 What's the date today? (3:17)
19.4 Express date with "号" in spoken Chinese (2:33)
19.5 Express the 7 days of the week with "星期" (3:18)
19.6 One bows his body one inch to say "thank you" (1:30)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 19 (2:42)
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Lesson 20 Tomorrow is Sunday, 2 September.
Introduction Lesson 20 (0:57)
20.1 Yesterday is "the first day". (3:18)
20.2 Tomorrow is "bright"! (2:27)
20.3 Don't be polite! (0:59)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 20 (3:42)
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Lesson 21 I go to school to read.
Introduction Lesson 21 (0:45)
21.1 Express "to go" with "去" (2:08)
21.2 "School" is where we study. (3:24)
21.3 I hold my hands over my eyes to look clearly. (3:02)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 21 (2:34)
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Lesson 22 What do you want to eat?
Introduction Lesson 22 (0:57)
22.1 “想" is "to examine in the heart". (7:30)
22.2 Do you like Chinese tea? (1:16)
22.3 To drink something delicious feels like hugging a person sitting on a bench under the sun. (2:37)
22.4 When a mouth begs for food, it wants to eat something. (2:45)
22.5 Let's order some rice! (2:30)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 22 (2:17)
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Lesson 23 In the afternoon I want to go to the store.
Introduction Lesson 23 (0:58)
23.1 Put the time word at the beginning of the sentence. (3:20)
23.2 "Store" is where people do business. (3:41)
23.3 What do yo want to "buy"? (2:19)
23.4 "Cup" is "not made in wood". (2:33)
23.5 Measure word "个" for counting (2:44)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 23 (2:49)
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Lesson 24 That cup costs 18 yuan.
Introduction Lesson 24 (0:39)
24.1 Difference between "多少" and "几" (6:54)
24.2 "Money" is a tiny piece of metal. (1:32)
24.3 Measure word "块" for money (2:49)
24.4 This/That + Measure Word + Noun (4:36)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 24 (3:40)
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Lesson 25 Where is the puppy?
Introduction Lesson 25 (0:40)
25.1 Express existence in a place with "在" (4:01)
25.2 An animal that says "miao" is a cat. (1:51)
25.3 A puppy is a "little dog". (2:18)
25.4 “哪＋儿" means "where". (1:47)
25.5 "那儿" vs. "哪儿" (2:02)
25.6 "这儿“ & "那儿“ (1:10)
25.7 “A piece of strange wood" is a chair. (2:53)
25.8 Express location with the structure "在＋Place＋Preposition" (2:12)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 25 (2:34)
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Lesson 26 My spouse works in a hospital.
Introduction Lesson 26 (0:46)
26.1 Location comes before the verb: "I + in a hospital + work". (3:52)
26.2 The person you love is your "spouse". (3:34)
26.3 A man who cures others is a "doctor". (2:20)
26.4 A yard where people are cured is a "hospital". (1:50)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 26 (2:42)
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Lesson 27 My dad is not at home.
Introduction Lesson 27 (0:52)
27.1 "在家": to be at home (1:43)
27.2 Use "呢" to ask about the location of someone/something (2:43)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 27 (2:09)
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Lesson 28 There is one computer and one book on the table.
Introduction Lesson 28 (1:37)
28.1 "桌子" is made in wood. (1:44)
28.2 "上面" vs. "下面" (3:48)
28.3 "里": the inner part of a field consists of soil. (4:03)
28.4 Measure word "本" for books (2:55)
28.5 The electric brain is a "computer". (3:02)
28.6 "And" is never used to connect two sentences. (4:46)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 28 (3:27)
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Lesson 29 What's the name of the person in the front?
Introduction Lesson 29 (1:01)
29.1 Let's talk about "that person in the front". (2:42)
29.2 "后面" vs. "前面" (2:00)
29.3 王方 is a Chinese lady. (2:44)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 29 (3:27)
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Lesson 30 Can I sit here?
Introduction Lesson 30 (1:11)
30.1 The negative word "没" for the verb "to have" (3:07)
30.2 Difference between "能" and "会" (4:00)
30.3 "坐": two persons sit on the earth. (1:41)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 30 (2:44)
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Lesson 31 It's ten past ten now.
Introduction Lesson 31 (0:50)
31.1 Let's see the king right now. (4:11)
31.2 Chinese people use a 12-hour clock. (4:05)
31.3 Express a time with "点" and "分" (2:21)
31.4 “中午” vs. “下午” (2:16)
31.5 “吃饭" is an intransitive verb. (1:34)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 31 (2:44)
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Lesson 32 When are we going to watch the movie?
Introduction Lesson 32 (0:53)
32.1 The question word "什么时候" before a verb (4:28)
32.2 回: a mouth is coming back into an enclosure. (2:46)
32.3 “The electric shadow" is a film. (3:22)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 32 (2:50)
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Lesson 33 How long do you want to stay in Beijing?
Introduction Lesson 33 (0:42)
33.1 "北京" is the north capital. (4:25)
33.2 Express duration after a verb (3:16)
33.3 Use "前" to say "before, earlier than" (2:28)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 33 (3:22)
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Lesson 34 The weather will be fine tomorrow, neither cold nor hot.
Introduction Lesson 34 (0:53)
34.1 The weather is "the breath of the sky". (2:43)
34.2 Ask about the condition of sth./sb. with "怎么样" (2:42)
34.3 Express "too" in the sense of "extremely" with "太" (3:13)
34.4 It might become hot to hold sth. in your hands over a fire. (1:26)
34.5 "Cold" with the radical "ice" (2:24)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 34 (3:22)
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Lesson 35 Will it rain today?
Introduction Lesson 35 (0:35)
35.1 Rain is falling. (1:53)
35.2 "会" indicating the possibility of an action happening in the future (4:39)
35.3 Express "come" with "来" (2:53)
35.4 "Miss" is a "little sister". (3:36)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 35 (2:48)
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Lesson 36 You eat some more fruit and drink more water.
Introduction Lesson 36 (0:47)
36.1 How is your body? (2:21)
36.2 Express "doing something more" with "多" (2:47)
35.3 Express "some" with "一些" (2:24)
36.4 "Water" with its central mainstream and four branches (1:49)
36.5 "Fruit" is growing in fields and on trees. (1:56)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 36 (3:47)
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Lesson 37 He is learning to cook Chinese food.
Introduction Lesson 37 (0:38)
37.1 喂: starting expression on the phone (1:46)
37.2 Express an action in progress with "在……呢" (4:13)
37.3 "学习" & "学": to learn sth. (1:53)
37.4 Let's talk about David! (1:33)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 37 (3:02)
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Lesson 38 Do you like watching TV?
Introduction Lesson 38 (0:52)
38.1 "上午", "中午" and "下午" (3:37)
38.2 "睡觉" is to have your eyes hanging down. (3:14)
38.3 "电视" is to observe with electricity. (4:42)
38.4 "喜欢" is to like doing sth./to be fond of sth. (2:22)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 38 (3:24)
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Lesson 39 Call him right now.
Introduction Lesson 39 (0:44)
39.1 “打" is "to hit a nail into a wall". (1:14)
39.2 The telephone is "the electric talk". (3:24)
39.3 给: to give silk brings harmony between friends. (3:19)
39.4 Make an imperative sentence with a soft mood with "吧" (2:30)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 39 (3:21)
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Lesson 40 I bought a few apples.
Introduction Lesson 40 (1:27)
40.1 "East + west" means "thing, stuff". (3:58)
40.2 "一点儿" is "a little dot". (2:50)
40.3 Eat a few apples. (3:29)
40.4 "书店" is a "book store". (3:06)
40.5 Dialogue and quiz lesson 40 (3:14)
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Lesson 41 He will come back after 40 minutes.
Introduction Lesson 41 (0:43)
41.1 "The first young man" is "a sir". (3:13)
41.2 "张" is one of the top 3 family names in China. (2:58)
41.3 "看" v.s. "看见" (3:14)
41.4 "To drive" is "to open a car". (2:52)
41.5 "回来" is "to come back". (2:45)
41.6 "前" v.s. "后" (3:31)
41.7 "分" v.s. "分钟" (3:55)
41.8 "小时" is "a hour" (2:48)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 41 (3:13)
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Lesson 42 Wang Fang's clothes are so pretty!
Introduction Lesson 42 (0:37)
42.1 "衣服" means "clothes". (2:39)
42.2 Learn to say "my spouse is pretty". (2:51)
42.3 "不少”: "not a few" means "many" (2:54)
42.4 "这" v.s. "这些" (2:17)
42.5 "A city with many persons" means "both, all". (3:36)
42.6 Express certainty with "啊" (1:54)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 42 (3:42)
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Lesson 43 We met in the university.
Introduction Lesson 43 (0:56)
43.1 Use "是……的" to emphasize when, where, or how the action took place (8:06)
43.2 "认识" is "to meet, to know". (7:56)
43.3 "Big study" means "university". (3:18)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 43 (4:36)
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Lesson 44 We came to the restaurant by taxi.
Introduction Lesson 44 (1:03)
44.1 "饭店" is "shop for food". (6:38)
44.2 "The car to be rent out" is "a taxi, 出租车". (3:32)
44.3 “一起" means "together". (2:59)
44.4 Express "do sth. together with sb." with "和 + sb. + 一起 + do sth." (4:26)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 44 (3:57)
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Lesson 45 Nice to meet you!
Introduction Lesson 45 (0:38)
45.1 "I very happy to know you." (4:11)
45.2 "您" is a polite form of "you". (3:03)
45.3 "听" is "to feel you ear attracted by something of weight coming out from another person's mouth". (4:59)
45.4 "The train" is "a fire vehicle". (3:17)
45.5 "飞机" is "a flying machine". (3:36)
Dialogue & Quiz Lesson 45 (3:57)
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34.4 It might become hot to hold sth. in your hands over a fire.
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