Beginner Mandarin Chinese (Level 2)

College & Adult

Beginner Mandarin Chinese for Adults is a live course designed for students who have some basic experience with Mandarin phrases and vocabulary, and who would like to get to know the language in more depth.

Connect with an expert instructor and a group of peers to advance on a path of learning how to speak, read, and carry on sentence dialogue. Interactive lessons will mainly focus on situations and places you might experience in our day-to-day lives. At the end of this course, you will feel confident in the concepts listed in the section below.

Trying to decide if this class is best for you? Beginner Mandarin Chinese is best suited for students feeling confident in their ability to order a simple meal, ask for shelter or lodging, ask and give simple directions, make purchases, and tell time. If you can't do those things and need more experience, consider our Introduction to Mandarin Chinese for Adults class.

10 sessions

2x per week

1 hour 30 minutes each

session duration

6-9 students

typical class size

Live Group Classes Include

Live course instruction where you’ll meet face-to-face with your instructor and fellow students in a virtual classroom
Interactive and collaborative sessions where students learn course-specific lessons as a group
An expert instructor and an immersive learning experience in a class with limited seating
Class content is purpose built for drop-in or ongoing attendance

What You’ll Learn

Reading and communicating in pinyin
Forming and connecting sentences
Using and listening to tones
Practice common words and phrases, particularly related to travel and getting around
Using different verb tenses