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Mandarin guided learning

Learn the words in context

Read the explanations, annotated displays, requests and replies from the trainer’s 12 guided teaching topics.

  1. Start here: how to read a useful word

    You see a door sign and have no idea what the symbols mean. Start with four useful labels.

  2. When you do not understand

    Your first survival skill is keeping a conversation going when the reply is unfamiliar.

  3. Read a menu and order a meal

    You want beef noodles, know the price, and need to answer a follow-up about spice.

  4. Find your way inside a hotel

    Recognize reception, elevators and room numbers, then ask where to go.

  5. Read street signs and match an address

    A road name can be unfamiliar and still be useful if you can match it exactly to your destination.

  6. Buy something and understand the price

    Read what is for sale, ask the price, and understand the quantity they offer.

  7. Read a price, hear a number

    Learn the number-building rule so you can decode new amounts instead of memorizing every price.

  8. Find the right train and gate

    Read destination, gate and status as separate pieces before you ask for help.

  9. Read a payment screen and recover

    Tell success from failure, then ask for an alternative way to pay.

  10. Read doors and warning signs

    You need to know what action a sign tells you to take.

  11. Find the pharmacy and ask for help

    Recognize the place you need and ask someone to help you reach it.

  12. Introduce yourself and catch a question

    Move from a memorized introduction to recognizing the question that comes next.