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Learn Chinese, one small lesson at a time.
Eight short lessons, six new words each. You see it, hear it, match it and type it — five minutes a day is enough. No sign-up; your progress is saved on this device.
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Your first 48 Mandarin words, in eight short lessons.
Lesson 1
Greetings 你好 nǐ hǎo · 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo · 晚安 wǎn'ān · 你好吗？ nǐ hǎo ma · 请 qǐng · 谢谢 xièxie Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 2
Numbers 1–6 一 yī · 二 èr · 三 sān · 四 sì · 五 wǔ · 六 liù Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 3
Colours 红色 hóngsè · 蓝色 lánsè · 绿色 lǜsè · 黄色 huángsè · 黑色 hēisè · 白色 báisè Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 4
Family 妈妈 māma · 爸爸 bàba · 姐姐 jiějie · 哥哥 gēge · 奶奶 nǎinai · 爷爷 yéye Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 5
Food and drink 面包 miànbāo · 奶酪 nǎilào · 牛奶 niúnǎi · 水 shuǐ · 咖啡 kāfēi · 苹果 píngguǒ Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 6
Animals 狗 gǒu · 猫 māo · 马 mǎ · 牛 niú · 鸟 niǎo · 鱼 yú Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 7
The body 眼睛 yǎnjing · 鼻子 bízi · 嘴 zuǐ · 手 shǒu · 脚 jiǎo · 手臂 shǒubì Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 8
Clothes 衬衫 chènshān · 裤子 kùzi · 鞋 xié · 外套 wàitào · 帽子 màozi · 连衣裙 liányīqún Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start →
Greetings 你好 nǐ hǎo · 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo · 晚安 wǎn'ān · 你好吗？ nǐ hǎo ma · 请 qǐng · 谢谢 xièxie Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 2
Numbers 1–6 一 yī · 二 èr · 三 sān · 四 sì · 五 wǔ · 六 liù Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 3
Colours 红色 hóngsè · 蓝色 lánsè · 绿色 lǜsè · 黄色 huángsè · 黑色 hēisè · 白色 báisè Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 4
Family 妈妈 māma · 爸爸 bàba · 姐姐 jiějie · 哥哥 gēge · 奶奶 nǎinai · 爷爷 yéye Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 5
Food and drink 面包 miànbāo · 奶酪 nǎilào · 牛奶 niúnǎi · 水 shuǐ · 咖啡 kāfēi · 苹果 píngguǒ Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 6
Animals 狗 gǒu · 猫 māo · 马 mǎ · 牛 niú · 鸟 niǎo · 鱼 yú Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 7
The body 眼睛 yǎnjing · 鼻子 bízi · 嘴 zuǐ · 手 shǒu · 脚 jiǎo · 手臂 shǒubì Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start → Lesson 8
Clothes 衬衫 chènshān · 裤子 kùzi · 鞋 xié · 外套 wàitào · 帽子 màozi · 连衣裙 liányīqún Finish the previous lesson to unlock this one. Start →
How the lessons work
Each lesson teaches six words. First you meet them with pictures, pinyin and audio, then you choose the right one, listen and pick the picture, match pairs, and finally type the pinyin from memory (tone marks are optional). Mistakes come back at the end of the lesson so the words stick.