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Absolute Beginner Season 1
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Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

Where Is Chinese Spoken?

Learn where Chinese is spoken

Audio
 • 4 Minutes
2

What Are Tones in Chinese?

Learn about the Mandarin tones

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
3

What Writing System Does Chinese Use?

Learn about the Chinese writing system

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
4

Is Modern Chinese Very Different from Classical Chinese?

Learn the difference between modern Chinese and classical Chinese

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
5

How Are Sentences Structured in Chinese?

Learn the basic rules of Chinese sentence structure

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
6

What Are Some Common Loanwords in Chinese?

Learn about loanwords in Chinese

Audio
 • 3 Minutes
7

How Many Tenses Are There in Chinese?

Learn about the Chinese tenses

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
8

Is it Common to Omit the Subject in Chinese Sentences?

Learn how to recognize an implied subject in Chinese

Audio
 • 4 Minutes
9

What Types of Chinese Romanization Are There?

Learn how to transcribe Chinese using the Latin alphabet

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
10

What Are Some Common Chinese Proficiency Tests?

Learn about Chinese proficiency tests

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
11

What Are Some Common Chinese Idioms?

Learn some common Chinese idioms

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
12

How do I say "no" in Chinese?

Learn about Chinese negation

Audio
 • 8 Minutes
13

How Do You Greet Someone at Different times of the Day?

Learn all you need to know about greetings in Chinese

Audio
 • 4 Minutes
14

How Do You Ask for the Time in Chinese?

Learn how to tell time in Chinese

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
15

What Topics Are Taboo in China?

Learn what topics you should avoid during small talk in Chinese

Audio
 • 4 Minutes
16

What Are Chinese Radicals?

Learn what Chinese radicals are

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
17

How Are Questions Made in Chinese?

Learn how to make questions and question tags in Chinese

Audio
 • 10 Minutes
18

What Is Chinese Slang Like?

Learn some common Chinese slang

Audio
 • 5 Minutes
19

What Are Chinese Measure Words?

Learn about Chinese measure words

Audio
 • 6 Minutes
20

What Are Some Prefixes in Chinese?

Learn some common prefixes in Chinese

Audio
 • 7 Minutes
21

What Are Some Suffixes in Chinese?

Learn some common suffixes in Chinese

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 • 5 Minutes
22

What Is Reduplication?

Learn about diminutives in Chinese

Audio
 • 4 Minutes
23

How Many Particles Are There in Chinese?

Learn about Chinese particles

Audio
 • 16 Minutes
24

Does Chinese Have Honorifics?

Learn about Chinese honorifics

Audio
 • 13 Minutes
25

What Are Some Chinese Tongue Twisters?

Learn some Chinese tongue twisters

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 • 4 Minutes