CHINESE LANGUAGE BEGINNERS’ COURSE (3 Months)
汉语初学者课程
Hànyǔ chū xuézhě kèchéng
Lesson 0: Introduction to Chinese
1. Chinese Language and Dialects
2. Syllabic Structure and Pronunciation of Modern Standard Chinese
3. The Chinese Writing System
4. Useful Expressions
Lesson 1: Greetings
Dialogue I: Exchanging Greetings
Dialogue II: Asking about Someone’s Nationality
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 The Verb 姓 (xìng)
2 Questions Ending with 呢 (ne)
3 The Verb 叫 (jiào)
4 The Verb 是 (shì)
5 Questions Ending with 吗 (ma)
6 The Negative Adverb 不 (bù)
7 The Adverb 也 (yě)
Lesson 2: Family
Dialogue I: Looking at a Family Photo
Dialogue II: Asking About Someone’s Family
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 The Particle 的 (de) (I)
2 Measure Words (I)
3 Question Pronouns
4 有 (yǒu) in the Sense of “to Have” or “to Possess”
5 有(yǒu) in the Sense of “to Exist”
6 The Usage of 二 (èr) and 两 (liǎng)
7 The Adverb 都 (dōu, both; all)
Lesson 3: Dates and Time
Dialogue I: Taking Someone Out to Eat on His/Her Birthday
Dialogue II: Inviting Someone to Dinner
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Numbers (0, 1–100)
2 Dates and Time
3 Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de) (II)
4 The Sentence Structure of 我清你吃饭(Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn)
5 Alternative Questions
6 Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
7 The Adverb 还 (hái, also, in addition)
Lesson 4: Hobbies
Dialogue I: Talking about Hobbies
Dialogue II: Would You Like to Play Ball?
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Word Order in Chinese
2 Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (II)
3 The Conjunction 那（么） (nà{me}, then, in that case)
4 去 (qù, to go) + Action
5 Questions with 好吗 (hǎo ma)
6 The Modal Verb 想 (xiǎng, want to; would like to)
7 Verb+Object as a detachable compound
Lesson 5: Visiting Friends
Dialogue I: Visiting a Friend’s Home
Narrative: At a Friend’s House
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 一下 (yí xià) and 一点儿({yì} diǎnr) Moderating the Tone of Voice
2 Adjectives as Predicates
3 The Preposition 在 (zài, at; in; on)
4 The Particle吧 (ba)
5 The Particle 了 (le) (I)
6 The Adverb 才 (cái, not until)
Lesson 6: Making Appointments
Dialogue I: Calling One’s Teacher
Dialogue II: Calling a Friend for Help
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 The Preposition 给 (Gěi)
2 The Modal Verb 要 (yào, will; be going to) (I)
3 The Adverb别 (bié, don’t)
4 Time Expressions
5 The Modal Verb 得 (děi, must)
6 Directional Complements (I)
Lesson 7: Studying Chinese
Dialogue I: How Did You Do on the Exam?
Dialogue II: Preparing for a Chinese Class
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Descriptive Complements (I)
2 The Adverbs 太 (tài, too) and 真(zhēn, really)
3 The Adverb 就 (jiù) (I)
4 Double Objects
5 Ordinal Numbers
6 有(一)点儿 (yǒu (yī) diǎnr, somewhat, rather; a little bit)
7 怎么 (zěnme, how come) in Questions
8 The 的(de) Structure (I)
9 The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse
Lesson 8: School Life
A Diary: A Typical School Day
A Letter: Talking about Studying Chinese
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 The Position of Time-When Expressions
2 The Adverb 就(jiù) (II)
3 一边 ….一边 (yìbiān … yìbiān)
4 Series of Verbs/Verb Phrases
5 The Particle了(le) (II)
6 The Particle 的(de) (III)
7 The Adverb正在(zhèngzài, be doing…)
8 除了…以外, 还… (chúle… yǐwài, hái…, in addition to…, also…)
9 能(néng) and 会 (huì) (I) Compared
10 The Adverb就 (jiù) (III)
Lesson 9: Shopping
Dialogue I: Shopping for Clothes
Dialogue II: Exchanging Shoes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 The Modal Verb 要 (yào, want to, desire to do something) (II)
2 Measure Words (II)
3 The 的(de) Structure (II)
4 多(duō) Used Interrogatively
5 Amounts of Money
6 跟/和…不一样 (gēn /hé… {bù} yíyàng, {not the} same as …)
7 虽然…可是/(suīrán…, kěshì/dànshì…, although…, yet…)
Lesson 10: Transportation
Dialogue: Going Home for the Winter Vacation
An Email: Thanking Someone for a Ride
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Topic-Comment Sentences
2 或者(huòzhě, or) and还是 (háishi, or)
3 先…再(x iān …zài…, first…, then…)
4 还是 …吧 (háishi…{ba}, had better)
5 每 …都 (měi …dōu …, every)
6 要…了 (yào…le, soon)
Lesson 11: Review & Test
Review functional expressions from lessons 1–10
End of Class Test
Course Duration
12 Weeks (Weekdays: 2 days a week, 2 hrs per day)
Course Fee
N 50,000 per month