Chinese for Beginners
eBook - ePub

Chinese for Beginners

Practical Learning with SynapseLingo

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Chinese for Beginners

Practical Learning with SynapseLingo

About this book

E-book incl. audio access & learning software via link.

This beginner-friendly guide is your clear, practical entry point into Chinese (Mandarin) — designed especially for English-speaking learners. You'll start with the essentials of pinyin and tones, then build step by step with useful words, set phrases, and short dialogues for daily life, travel, and family. Each unit follows a simple pattern: concise English explanation, compact vocabulary list, sample dialogue with pinyin and characters, pronunciation tips, mini-exercises, and a quick review to lock in progress.

Chinese grammar is explained in plain language — word order, measure words, particles (ma, ne, ba), question forms, aspect basics (le, guo, zài), and sentence patterns you can use immediately. Culture notes help you navigate greetings, politeness, and real-life communication in China and Taiwan with confidence and respect.

Perfect for self-learners at A1–A2 level, the book features clear learning goals, time-saving study tips, checklists, and small end-of-chapter quizzes to keep you motivated. Chinese terms are highlighted with both pinyin and characters so you recognize them faster in context. Whether you're preparing for a trip, connecting with Chinese-speaking friends or colleagues, or starting your language journey from scratch — this book guides you to your first conversation successes in a structured, motivating, and practical way.

SynapseLingo stands for a learning-smart design: short steps, frequent review, and immediately useful language. Combine the e-book with the included audio and web-based practice to train listening, pronunciation, and memory — and turn steady habits into real-world speaking ability. This e-book was developed with AI-assisted tools and subsequently editorially reviewed to ensure the highest learning quality.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Lesson 1: Learn English→Chinese: have = 有 (yǒu)
  4. Lesson 2: To Be in Chinese: 是 (shì) Essentials
  5. Lesson 3: Go in Chinese: go = 去 (qù) — Real-Life Forms
  6. Lesson 4: Can in Chinese: 能 (néng) — You can say it!
  7. Lesson 5: Make in Chinese: 做 (zuò) Made Easy
  8. Lesson 6: I had = 我有过 (wǒ yǒu guò): Learn Chinese 'Had' Forms
  9. Lesson 7: Chinese Past ‘to be’: I was 我曾是 (wǒ céng shì), you were 你是 (nǐ shì)
  10. Lesson 8: English–Chinese: I went 我去了 (wǒ qù le) — Master “go” fast
  11. Lesson 9: English–Chinese: I made 我做了 (wǒ zuò le), make 做 (zuò)
  12. Lesson 10: Learn Chinese ‘will have’: I will have — 我将会有 (wǒ jiāng huì yǒu)
  13. Lesson 11: English–Chinese: Will Be = 会是 (huì shì)
  14. Lesson 12: I will go — 我会去 (wǒ huì qù): Speak Chinese Future Fast
  15. Lesson 13: Chinese Future Made Easy: I will do — 我会做 (wǒ huì zuò)
  16. Lesson 14: Survival Chinese: Is there ...? 有……吗？ (yǒu ... ma?) + How much does ... cost? …多少钱？ (... duō shǎo qián?)
  17. Lesson 15: Is there ...? in Chinese: 有...吗？ (yǒu ... ma?) | English–Chinese Travel
  18. Lesson 16: May I ...? in Chinese: 我可以……吗？ (wǒ kěyǐ ... ma?)
  19. Lesson 17: English to Chinese: “I need ...” = 我需要 ... (wǒ xūyào ...)
  20. Lesson 18: English–Chinese: "Where is ...?" = ...在哪里？ (... zài nǎlǐ?)
  21. Lesson 19: What is ...? in Chinese: 什么是...? (shénme shì ...?)
  22. Lesson 20: English–Chinese Shopping Phrase: How much is ...? 多少钱？ (duō shǎo qián?)
  23. Lesson 21: English–Chinese: I would like ... = 我想要… (wǒ xiǎng yào...)
  24. Lesson 22: Can you ... ? in Chinese: Master 你能……吗？ (nǐ néng ... ma?)
  25. Lesson 23: Can you ... ? in Chinese: 您能……吗？ (nín néng …… ma?)
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