Intimidated by the thought of learning Mandarin Chinese? Transparent Language Online includes everything beginners need most, including online courses for tones, radicals, and high-frequency vocab to get you ready to enjoy each step of the way!
Mandarin Chinese is a tonal language. That means the same syllable can be pronounced with different "tones" to give it different meanings. Example: if you say the expression for “excuse me” with the wrong tone, you could accidentally say “to kiss”.
distinguish & pronounce high/low and rising/falling tones
identify & pronounce common combinations of tones
apply three important tone change rules in context
Imagine memorizing tens of thousands of Chinese characters one by one. Yikes! Fortunately, characters are made up of radicals and there's only about 200 of those (and even native speakers don't know them all). When you relate characters to one another using radicals, you can learn more characters in less time.
identify the 40 most common and essential radicals (on their own and within characters)
write the radicals with proper stroke order
apply your knowledge of radicals to decipher unknown characters
Prepare to live and work in China with the vocab, grammar, and culture awareness that beginners need most.
Not your typical beginner Chinese course, this course is designed specifically for adult professionals planning to live and work in China!
In 20 units, you will follow a cast of American and Chinese co-workers through daily scenarios in and out of the workplace. Vocab lessons and mini grammar modules help you build up to a series of realistic conversations that introduce the culture and tie it all together.
1,500+ commonly used words and phrases
72 fundamental grammar rules and patterns
common cultural norms in the workplace and at home
