Free Mandarin lessons
May 22, 2009 at 11:57 am 5 comments
Since many of you reading this are studying Mandarin Chinese, I’ve decided to post some resources I found in Open Culture that may be of use:
(p/s: Let me know if you use other resources & find them helpful; I’ll add them in this list as well!)
- Chinese Learn Online iTunes Feed Web Site
- A dialogue-based introduction to Mandarin Chinese. Load them on your iPod and get up the Chinese curve.
- Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk iTunes Feed Web Site
- Weekly lessons in Mandarin that get very strong reviews from iTunes users..
- Chinesepod.com iTunes Feed Web Site
- A series of well-reviewed lessons that will let you learn Mandarin on your own terms.
- iMandarinPod.com iTunes Feed Web Site
- A more advanced podcast, this series of lessons teaches Chinese by
talking about Chinese culture or what is happening today in China.
- A more advanced podcast, this series of lessons teaches Chinese by
- LearnChinesePod.com iTunes Feed Web Site
- A Mandarin language podcast taught by Yao in New York City.
- Mandarin Chinese ConversationiTunes Web Site
- A language series put together by TimesOnline.
- Mandarin Chinese Feed Web Site
- 10 Lessons by the US Peace Corps. Make sure you visit the site and download the pdf that accompanies the lessons.
- Popup Chinese iTunes Feed Web Site
- Offers lessons for beginners and also students at intermediate and
advanced levels. In addition to language lessons, Popup Chinese
provides annotated short stories, HSK test prep materials and a variety
of speaking and listening exercises. They broadcast out of Beijing, and
all voice actors speak the standard northern dialect.
- Offers lessons for beginners and also students at intermediate and
- Survival Chinese iTunes Feed Web Site
- Learn the phrases you need to get by while traveling in China.
- Think and Talk Like (the) Chinese iTunes Web Site
- Cathy Lu takes a look at the Chinese language, while introducing students to China’s history and culture.
- World Learner Chinese iTunes Feed Web Site
- Another in the mix of possibilities.
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Lydia Lin | May 18, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Hello,
I just stumbled onto your interesting blog about free Mandarin lessons. You may be interested in my “Learn Chinese Weekly” blog at http://teachmechinese.wordpress.com. I help my readers learn Chinese words, phrases and show them how to make syntactically correct sentences. I encourage my readers to sing Chinese songs and repeat the words and phrases in an enjoyable way. In fact, I am the author of “Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes”, a book that incorporates 40 songs and rhymes to support the Mandarin language instructions. I would appreciate it if you could add http://teachmechinese.wordpress.com to your list of free online resources. Thank you very much.
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usydlanglib | May 19, 2011 at 10:45 am
Thank you for your comments! I had a look at your blog, and it looks great! I will add your link to my list of free online resources.
3.
Lydia Lin | May 19, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Wonderful! This makes all the thoughts and time put into it worthwhile. Thanks again!
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Anthony B. | April 3, 2012 at 4:43 am
Hi, dear Ms Lin,
I stumbled upon your Mandarin lessons. They are amazing; so beautifully designed and so attractive. Even though they are quite concise, they are so rich in content. I am also glad that they are available free. As a member of a religious teaching order, I have no income or bank account; so I am quite grateful when generous web designers like yourself offer their teaching material free.
I do enjoy your lessons very much.
Gratefully,
Anthony B.
(Hong Kong)
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likeabridge | April 20, 2012 at 11:56 am
Thank you for your kind comments. They have put a big smile on my face. If you have any questions or suggestions with respect to the instruction material, you could post them as a comment to any of the Mandarin lessons.