Posts filed under ‘Mandarin/Advanced’
Chinese Hacks
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“Our aim now is to bring you real-world Chinese in the form of news, advertising, signs, posters and literally anything that shows how Chinese is actually used – not just what can be found in text books. In addition to this we’re also finding and reviewing software, websites, mobile apps and other interesting blog posts focused on learning Chinese and about Chinese culture.”
Language resources (English, French, Mandarin, Spanish)
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This website offers 3 different difficulty levels on the site. Beginner: Introductory material that explains words, small sentences – like “hello” and “how are you” – or the four tones used in Chinese. Medium: Advanced material explains more elaborate dialogue or sentence structures. The speaking pace may be quicker here as well, and not all videos give immediate English translations. Advanced: At the most difficult level, we mix learning videos of more complicated nature with general Mandarin language material.
Language resources (Japanese, Mandarin)
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Learn English, the free and easy web site for EFL/ESL learners, students and teachers.
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This website is aimed at providing people who want to learn Mandarin with the online resources they need. If you want to learn Chinese online, then we offer you a useful and highly customizable Chinese-English dictionary, Learn Chinese (a free Chinese course) , a Chinese writing tutorial and a set of useful mp3 Chinese lessons. Includes podcasts from chinesepod.com
Online Mandarin Resources
Hi! Would anyone like to share their favourite online Mandarin resources? I’ll start the ball rolling by putting up some resources that’ve been recommended to me:
http://www.google.com/language_tools
Do feel free to put up your suggestions in here. Looking forward to hearing from you! 
Language resources (Mandarin)
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(CRI) is the only overseas broadcaster in the People’s Republic of China. CRI is one of the “three central media organizations in China” along with China National Radio (CNR) and China Central Television (CCTV). CRIENGLISH.com is the official English website of CRI, providing comprehensive information on both Chinese and international topics. Through our website users can read program transcripts, view illustrations and hear our English radio programs.
Language resources (Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Thai, Urdu)
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Livemocha’s self-study lessons develop reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. Access
* Free Courses in 25 different languages
* Over 160 hours of lessons for each
* Helpful tips from native speakers
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Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels.
Language resources (Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, Thai)
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Free mp3 audio and mp4 video files to help you speak, read, write and learn Indonesian. The lessons are written for English-speaking expats living in Indonesia, travelers to Indonesia, those doing business in Indonesia, and those who are simply learning the language. New lessons are added often.
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Welcome to Langhub.com! Your source for mp3 audio and mp4 video files for learners of the Thai language. The lessons are written for English-speaking expats living in Thailand, travelers to Thailand, those doing business in Thailand, and those who are simply learning the language. New lessons are added often.
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Includes survival Thai Phrases and Pronunciation Guide with audio.
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Includes lessons on vocab, grammar, and pronunciation.
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CSLPOD is a PODCAST which aims at helping people learn and improve their levels of the Chinese language. It offers regular, free and high quality Chinese courses at three levels: beginners, average, and advanced. For the beginners and the averages, it explains in detail the grammar usages encountered in the texts which are read by Chinese natives at a slow speed for upgrading your listening comprehension. For the advanced learners, all the texts are read at the normal speed. The contents of the texts spotlight the latest hot topics or hot news in China.
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FREE tests in 25 languages and 600 language combinations by Goethe-Verlag
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This is the continuing instruction in spoken and written Chinese, with particular emphasis on consolidating basic conversational skills and improving reading confidence and depth.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to speak Chinese with some fluency on basic conversational topics, achieve a basic level of reading competence within simplified and traditional characters learned plus common compounds, and be able to write short compositions.
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This downloadable course is the intermediate level of the streamlined curriculum, which is intended for students who, when they began streamlined I, had some background in the language, whether it be comprehension with limited speaking ability or quite fluent speaking ability. The focus of the course is on standard pronunciation and usage, on reading in both complex and simplified characters, and on writing.
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This downloadable course at Utah State University provides an understanding of basic principles of Chinese speaking and written language. The focus in Chinese 1010 is on pronunciation and simple Chinese character writing.
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One Sentence A Day, with pinyin and English translation.
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Mandarin classes from Beginner – Advanced levels. Includes pronunciation guide, and homework, and practice tests.
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A fantastic site to for reading and learning Mandarin (Annotated readings for beginners, intermediate & advanced levels)
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Learn Italian with these podcasts.
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Learn French with these podcasts.
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Learn German from these podcasts.
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Learn Japanese with these podcasts.
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Learn Spanish with these podcasts
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Learn Mandarin with these podcasts!
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Learn English with these podcasts.
Language resources (Korean, Mandarin, Spanish)
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Learn Spanish using
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Includes grammar, pronunciation, etc.
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Learn Korean with Free Podcasts and Accompanying Audio Clips
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Arch Chinese is an online Chinese character learning tool for Mandarin Chinese language learners. Designed from the start specifically for English speakers who have no or little knowledge of Mandarin Chinese, it offers a rich set of features with a slick and easy-to-use user interface.
Free Mandarin lessons
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.
