Grades 5-12, with parental supervision
This ad-supported website offers online lessons to learn basic Mandarin Chinese.
Lessons include audios, reading, speaking, and writing practice, vocabulary, grammar, and writing exercises. Implementing the “10 Minutes a Day” method, lessons include:
- Words in both pinyin (transliteration of Chinese into the Latin alphabet) and Chinese characters
- Guides to pronunciation and grammar mechanics
- Downloadable MP3 audios of vocabulary and conversations
- Lesson related exercises
- Practice drills for memorizing Chinese characters
Also included on this website are:
- A Chinese dictionary
- Chinese annotation tool
- Chinese-pinyin editor
- Chinese text convertor
- Step-by-step instructions to create artwork using traditional and Chinese brush painting
- Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese songs which include lyrics and downloadable MP3 audio
While visiting this website, check out the fun “Chinese Name” tool to see your name in Chinese characters. Although this site is meant to be used as a supplement with a regular language curriculum, there is plenty of educational opportunities here to spark interest in the Chinese language.
