Pilot Lecture: Learning Mandarin Chinese – Numbers and Tones

Overview

Grasp the basics of Mandarin Chinese by learning how to count and offer a traditional Chinese New Year greeting. Many English speakers find tonal languages like Mandarin Chinese intimidating. But learning this language, spoken by over a billion people worldwide, can open doors to experiencing a new culture—and a new way of thinking about the nuances of language.

Join Dr. Haiyan Fan of Haas Hall Academy to learn the basics of intonation, pronunciation, and grammar in Learning Mandarin Chinese: Numbers and Tones. With Dr. Fan’s guidance, you’ll learn how to count and offer traditional New Year greetings—two simple but illuminating steps to immersing yourself in a different language. This approachable introduction to Mandarin Chinese will help you grasp the key elements of pronunciation and tone that can make Mandarin so challenging for new speakers.

Course Structure

01: Learning Mandarin Chinese: Numbers and Tones

Discover a new way to think about and experience language in Learning Mandarin Chinese: Numbers and Tones. Taught by Dr. Haiyan Fan of Haas Hall Academy, this lecture will introduce you to the sounds and structures of a tonal language whose roots go back more than 3,000 years.

Duration: 36 min