Adult Chinese Mandarin Class for Business and Travel
Group Class
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1. Absolute Beginner group
If you are an absolute beginner and always wanted to learn Mandarin, the economical Group Mandarin lessons are a great place to start. You will have many people to practice with in a group environment. Absolute Beginners (4 to 6 people) - Introduction to China and its culture - Pinyin system - Daily conversational languages
2. Advance Beginners' Class (3 to 5 people) - Listen and speak Chinese, write basic Chinese characters (optional) - Express simple topics such as:
3. Intermediate Class (2 to 4 people ) - Read and write Chinese characters (optional) - Express opinions and discuss basic events Tips: To have the best learning experience, take 5 to 10 minutes to warm up before the class. Try to understand what native speaker say. You can find some place where you can hear native people speak(Supermarket, restaurant...). Beginners focus on listening, supplemented by simple character recognition. We have large number of repeated exercises can be done. |
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Corporate Chinese
Corporate Package 1 - Culture
Corporate Package 2- Language
- 4 lessons with your company executives (up to 10 people)
- Each lesson at 2 hours, can be taken as two day seminar or a weekly class for one month.
- Learn pinyin system ( Mandarin spelling system)
- Learn 100 most common used business sentences
- Learn Chinese culture (Chinese festivals, customs, business behaviours)
- Experience Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, Chinese traditional board game (weiqi), Chinese ancient instrument
- Explains the Chinese business mindset
Corporate Package 2- Language
- 10 lessons with your company employees
- Once per week or twice per week
- Each lesson at 1.5 hours
- Learn Pinyin System
- Learn how to search up characters
- Learn daily working languages
Some FAQs
Q. Should I learn Mandarin or Cantonese?
This depends on your goal of study, where are you traveling to and who do you want to talk to. Mandarin is the language everyone speaks in Mainland China. Cantonese is used in Hong Kong and Guangzhou Province. There are many dialects in China, but Mandarin is the official language in China. The majority of Taiwanese also speaks Mandarin.
Q. How difficult is Mandarin for someone who is an absolute beginner like me?
Different people has different learning habits and speed. If you are a fast-learner, you can learn the language very fast. Mandarin may be hard to non-native speakers because:
We have a system for non-native adult speakers. We will study the language in Pinyin first and build the vocabulary, then we will slowly learn characters.
Q. How long does it take for me to be able to have a basic conversation skill?
The absolute Beginner level has 10 classes (each at 1.5 hour). So after 15 hours of learning, you should be able to have a general understanding of the language structure, describe your daily activities and talk about weather.
Q: What do you cover in your 8 classes?
We cover pinyin, basic greetings, self-introduction, numbers, expressing time, days of the week, and inviting people to dinner. We also teach how to search up a character in Chinese dictionary. Our last lesson is an exam that test students comprehension of the 9 classes. This is a great introductory course to the language.
Q: Do you focus most of your class in speaking or writing?
We cover both speaking and writing. However, we are more focused on the speaking and pinyin element of the language for starters. Students will also learn some basic characters, but students are not required to memorize them on the test.
Q: Will I be charged after I register? What is your refund policy?
After you register, the website will take you to payment page. You are not considered to be registered in the class unless you complete the payment process. So a payment is required to secure your spot in the class.
Q. What should I do outside the classroom?
After each lesson, you will receive homework. You will practice the vocabulary and grammar we learned in each lesson. If you want to do more, you can go to our blog and use the flashcards functions to study. If you have the opportunity to speak to some Mandarin-speaking friends to practice, that's even better.
Q. Should I buy some additional study materials? Where should I buy them?
You should buy a beginner's Chinese to English dictionary. You should install the Chinese typing system on your computer to practice pinyin and characters. Some people have success following self-language learning software, some students prefer face-to-face communication. So it all depends on your learning skill and what you prefer.
This depends on your goal of study, where are you traveling to and who do you want to talk to. Mandarin is the language everyone speaks in Mainland China. Cantonese is used in Hong Kong and Guangzhou Province. There are many dialects in China, but Mandarin is the official language in China. The majority of Taiwanese also speaks Mandarin.
Q. How difficult is Mandarin for someone who is an absolute beginner like me?
Different people has different learning habits and speed. If you are a fast-learner, you can learn the language very fast. Mandarin may be hard to non-native speakers because:
- It is a tonal language, which means that each word has a tone.
- It has a completely different writing system (Chinese Characters). You cannot look at a character and figure out the reading by spelling it out like French or Spanish. So it is relatively harder, but there is something called Pinyin system, which is how each character sounds like using English alphabets.
- Asian culture is very different from the West, so to learn the language, you also need to know something about the way people think.
We have a system for non-native adult speakers. We will study the language in Pinyin first and build the vocabulary, then we will slowly learn characters.
Q. How long does it take for me to be able to have a basic conversation skill?
The absolute Beginner level has 10 classes (each at 1.5 hour). So after 15 hours of learning, you should be able to have a general understanding of the language structure, describe your daily activities and talk about weather.
Q: What do you cover in your 8 classes?
We cover pinyin, basic greetings, self-introduction, numbers, expressing time, days of the week, and inviting people to dinner. We also teach how to search up a character in Chinese dictionary. Our last lesson is an exam that test students comprehension of the 9 classes. This is a great introductory course to the language.
Q: Do you focus most of your class in speaking or writing?
We cover both speaking and writing. However, we are more focused on the speaking and pinyin element of the language for starters. Students will also learn some basic characters, but students are not required to memorize them on the test.
Q: Will I be charged after I register? What is your refund policy?
After you register, the website will take you to payment page. You are not considered to be registered in the class unless you complete the payment process. So a payment is required to secure your spot in the class.
Q. What should I do outside the classroom?
After each lesson, you will receive homework. You will practice the vocabulary and grammar we learned in each lesson. If you want to do more, you can go to our blog and use the flashcards functions to study. If you have the opportunity to speak to some Mandarin-speaking friends to practice, that's even better.
Q. Should I buy some additional study materials? Where should I buy them?
You should buy a beginner's Chinese to English dictionary. You should install the Chinese typing system on your computer to practice pinyin and characters. Some people have success following self-language learning software, some students prefer face-to-face communication. So it all depends on your learning skill and what you prefer.