Beginner Chinese Course

spoken, colloquial, high-frequency words (mostly)

No mystery—everything comes with audio and translation, and a transcript is also available.

CH01

I'm Jiya. I come from Taiwan. I was born and raised in Taiwan.

introduce your name, nationality, and where you were born and raised

CH02

My boyfriend is American. My older sister is married. She has one kid.

introduce your family, partner, and if you're married and have kids

CH03

I'm 28. I work online. My parents didn't go to college. My bf is an engineer.

introduce your age, your job, when and what you studied in college

CH04

I work 6 days a week.  I'm not as busy on the weekend. I'm tired sometimes. 

talk about your work hours, and when you’re busy or tired from work

CH05 Pt. 1

I'm taking a week off to travel to Japan. I wanna go take walks on a beach.

talk about when you have vacations, where you like traveling to.

CH05 Pt. 2

He has two cats. He can’t travel for too long. His cats will miss him.

talk about traveling and the life of a cat owner