‘’Book learning is good for starters, but to know how local Taiwanese people really talk…that’s the best!’’
‘’What I mostly looking for is tips and usages for speaking like native Taiwanese’’.
‘’After learning Chinese with traditional materials in school, I realized how big is the gap between textbook (formal) Chinese and real life Chinese! I wish I knew so I can save time on adjusting my speaking to natural Chinese.
‘’I want to sound natural and pronounce like Taiwanese people’’
Guys, I hear you all! As a Chinese teacher, I am surprised (also disappointed) at the current materials that exist.
Many of them focus on ‘’ formal usages’’, ‘’standard pronunciations’’, ‘’outdated way of speaking’’…if you are not learning the Chinese that ‘’ordinary Taiwanese people’’ speak, it is not surprise that you might find it hard to understand local people.
For these years, I have been searching for materials that are teaching practical Chinese suits life in Taiwan. To be honest, I don’t find one. Therefore, I decide to create my own one!
Don’t get me wrong! I am not saying textbooks are bad, there are good in many ways especially for starting out, but many content are outdated and not suits modern Taiwanese Mandarin.
What I do is to extract the good from textbooks and sprinkle the very Taiwanese elements into the course (pronunciation, expressions, and grammar structures). That way, you are not
only save your time feeling frustrated, figuring out how to fill up the gap after spending time and money learning with traditional materials, but still have good grammar knowledge and be able to speak like us!
Let’s learn Chinese connect you and Taiwanese people!
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Core idea of this course
What to expect in this 18 hours course?
This is a VERY SPECIFIC COURSE for someone who wish to learn Taiwanese Mandarin from 0 to a level that you can express yourself in mandarin.
After this course you can...
-Pronounce Chinese well with Taiwanese accent so people can understand you. NO MORE confusing face looking at you!
-To have meaningful conversations with people (your friends, co-workers, partner and his/her family).
-Speak Chinese confidently because you know how to compose a sentence correctly!
-Sound like the locals (accent & slangs)
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is this a live course?
A: This is not a live course. This is a self-learning video course program with teacher's support in VIP student group.
Q: How long can I access to the course?
A: Lifetime access
Q: How long does it take to complete this course?
A: It depends on your study schedule. In general, a course like this will take you around 5 months to master them.
Q: Can I ask questions?
A: Yes! We have VIP student group where you can ask questions and upload your practice recordings to get my feedback.
Q: Do you provide one on one live class?
A: Not anymore. I no longer offer live one on one lesson.
Q: Can I get certificate after the course?
A: Yes, I provide self-use certificates.
Course Curriculum
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Yes! You are in! Welcome on board 歡迎你!
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Phase 1 - Week 1 - What is Pinyin, Zhuyin & Tones?
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Week 1 - Zhuyin / Bopomofo System
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- PDFs of Zhuyin (Print it out for practice)
- 1~5 ㄅ/ㄆ/ㄇ/ ㄈ/ ㄉ (consonant) (4:47)
- 6~10 ㄊ/ㄋ/ㄌ/ ㄍ/ ㄎ (consonant) (3:37)
- 11~15 ㄏ/ㄐ/ㄑ/ㄒ/ㄓ (consonant) (5:35)
- 16~20 ㄔ/ㄕ/ㄖ/ㄗ/ㄘ (consonant) (6:51)
- 21~25 ㄙ/一/ㄨ/ㄩ/ㄚ (consonant & vowel) (3:17)
- 26~30 ㄛ/ㄜ/ㄝ/ㄞ/ㄟ (vowel) (2:50)
- 31~35 ㄠ/ㄡ/ㄢ/ ㄣ/ㄤ (vowel) (3:32)
- 36~37 ㄥ/ ㄦ (vowel) (2:50)
- Compound Vowels (4:34)
- How do I mark tone marks in Zhuyin system? (2:23)
- PDF Spelling Practice
- Spelling practice #01 (13:14)
- Spelling practice #02 (6:18)
- Spelling practice #03 (5:01)
- Spelling practice #04 (4:30)
- Spelling practice #05 (3:50)
- PDF Tone Combination Trainings
- First Tone Tone Combination Training (14:27)
- Second Tone Tone Combination Training (15:12)
- Third Tone Tone Combination Training (16:40)
- Fourth Tone Tone Combination Training (10:32)
- Common Tone Mistakes People Made (5:42)
- How did I learn tone as a native speaker & the key to pronounce Chinese well (5:01)
Week 1 - Pinyin System
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- Small talk before starting (2:03)
- PDFs of Pinyin
- 1~5 b/p/m/f/d (consonant) (4:37)
- 6~10 t/n/l/g/k (consonant) (3:37)
- 11~15 h/j(i)/q(i)/x(i)/zh(i) (consonant) (5:35)
- 16~20 ch(i)/sh(i)/r(i)/z(i)/c(i) (consonant) (6:48)
- 21~25 s(i)/y(i)/wu/yu/a (consonant + vowel) (3:11)
- 26~30 o/e/ê/ai/ei (vowel) (2:39)
- 31~35 ao/ou/an/en/ang (vowel) (3:39)
- 36~37 eng/er (vowel) (2:38)
- Pinyin combination practice (ALL) (9:59)
- Tones combination trainings (PDFs)
- First Tone Tone Combination Training (14:30)
- Second Tone Tone Combination Training (15:12)
- Third Tone Tone Combination Training (16:40)
- Fourth Tone Tone Combination Training (10:33)
- Common Tone Mistakes People Made (5:42)
- How did I learn tone as a native speaker & the key to pronounce Chinese well (5:01)
- How Do you Mark Tone Marks in Pinyin? (2:37)
Phase 2 - Week 2 Building up grammar structures
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Week3
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- L4 The verb ''to be'' #2 很, How to use adjectives in a sentence (5:26)
- L5 Supplement lesson: Why sometimes I hear people say: 好 (hǎo) instead of 很 (hěn) (5:26)
- L6 Adverbs of degrees in Chinese (How to say: it's a little bit.../it's very...) (16:48)
- L7 Survival Sentences that You MUST KNOW! How to say: I don't understand Chinese? Can you speak slower? Can you repeat again? (6:19)
Week 4
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- L8 Self Introduction and Common Questions that Taiwanese like to ask a foreigner (13:30)
- L9 How to ask ''What is this'' in Chinese & Get to Know Famous Taiwanese Food (10:07)
- L10 How to say: How do I say this in Chinese? Gaining ability to learn vocabulary (10:31)
- L11 Possessive pronoun (Outdoor class in a temple) (7:28)
- L12 How can I express opinions and emotions in Chinese?覺得 (9:31)
Week 5
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- L13 How to express preferences in Chinese? like & don't like 喜歡 & 不喜歡 (9:15)
- L14 My friends are all Taiwanese - The adverb 都 & How to say: all of ... (7:20)
- L15 How to say ''want'' and ''don't want'' 想要 (14:33)
- L16 Ordering coffees with 要- The ONLY time 要 yào / 一ㄠˋ= want (6:30)
- L17 How to say '' have'' and ''don't have'' 有 & 沒有 (8:19)
Week 6
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- L18 Why Taiwanese People Ask Me: Have you eaten yet? All the time? Hokkien words (4:46)
- L19 How to say yes & no in Chinese? (8:31)
- L20 Level up your Chinese immediately using this structure! Separable verbs (9:26)
- L21 How to Say and Use ''at'' in Chinese 在 Part 1-Location (7:47)
- L22 Location and Purpose with 在 Part 2 - Purpose (15:32)
- L23 How to count numbers in Chinese & gestures (14:24)
- L24 Fun Facts about numbers in Chinese (5:26)
Week 7
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- L25 How to count things in Chinese? Measure Words in Chinese 量詞 (9:45)
- L26 Why are there two ways to express the number two in Chinese? (8:41)
- L27 Time Words in Chinese (Monday to Sunday / Week) (5:42)
- L28 Time words - Today, tomorrow, yesterday, morning, noon, afternoon, night, midnight (2:56)
- L29 Time Words - Months and Year (2:53)
- L30 Time words - Now, just a moment ago, later + Taiwanese Hokkien: Thank you (2:41)
Week 8
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- L31 How to tell time in Chinese? (6:28)
- L32 How to say: There is & There are - to express the existence with ''有'' (5:27)
- L33 Learn Word Order in Chinese to compose a complete sentence confidently! (13:59)
- L34 The Telescope Method - Never forget the word order in Chinese again! (7:52)
- L35 Asking the 5 basic questions in Chinese (Who? When? How? Where? What?) (10:29)
Week 9
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- L36 How to say ''from...to...'' in Chinese?從A到B-Taiwanese weeding vlog (6:46)
- L37 Get to know negators in Chinese- the difference between 不 & 沒 (7:38)
- L38 Expressing future event with 要 (7:49)
- L39 How to say ''when'' and ''during in Chinese ~的時候 (8:19)
- L40 BIG TIP: How to answer questions in Chinese FAST? (7:31)
Week 10
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- L41 Talking about your day off in Chinese (12:10)
- L42 Talking about Hobbies and Frequency 你的興趣是什麼? (12:51)
- L43 I am eating - How to say ''be + Ving ''in Chinese? 在+verb (6:43)
- L44 Have you eaten yet? Express action completed in Chinese Verb+了 (6:20)
- L45 When Exactly to Use 了? Is 了 = past tense? (6:41)
Week 11
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- L46 How to express time sequence in Chinese: Do A first and then do B 先...再...(Same subjects)) (8:06)
- L47 How to express time sequence in Chinese, Do A first and then do B (Different subjects) (8:52)
- L48 Past Participle in Chinese with V+過 (To express you have certain experience in the past)) (13:07)
- L49 Let's go visit the temple - Dos and don'ts in the temple (11:41)
- L50 How to say: ''already'' and ''not yet'' in Chinese? 已經 & 還沒 (5:59)
Week 12
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- L51 Comparative sentence in Chinese 比 Part 1 (8:46)
- L52 Comparative sentence in Chinese 比較 Part 2 (7:11)
- L53 Level up your Chinese immediately! Describe quality of an action 得 (8:13)
- L54 How to say: ''can & cannot'' in Chinese? 會 (6:43)
- L55 How to say ''can'' in Chinese? 可以 - Part 2- Asking permission in Chinese? (8:37)
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Week 15
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- L61 How to say: Although...but...雖然...但是... (10:14)
- L62 How to say before & after in Chinese? (8:22)
- L63 How to say ''see'' in Chinese? 看 VS 看到 (12:03)
- L64 Talking about time duration of an action Part1 & Part2 (14:03)
- L65 Talking about time duration of an action - Past time Part1 & Part2 (11:38)
- L66 Talking about time duration of an action - Present Perfect Part1 & Part2 (10:30)
- L67 All the magic words to make your Chinese sounds like a pro & natural! PDF audio lesson
Phase 3 - Week 16 Life scenarios conversations
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Week 17
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- L72 Ordering food in restaurant and pay (10:44)
- L73 Useful phrases in the supermarket & how discount word works in Chinese (4:00)
- L74 Taking taxi in Chinese (6:14)
- L75 Seeing a doctor in Chinese (8:24)
- L76 Let's go to the clinic - Real conversations in a clinic (10:25)
- Yay! Congratulations for finishing this course! You rocked it!! (1:22)
Bonus lessons - Thirty-six Most Useful Verbs You Must Know In Your Daily life
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- Verb 1~5 (Listen or heard/Speak/Read or Watch/Write/Ask) (7:16)
- Verb 6~10 (Learn or Study /Eat/Drink/Smell/Open or Turn on) (6:57)
- Verb 11~15 (Turn on and off/Ride/Jump/Seat/Stand) (6:04)
- Verb 16~20 (Lie down/Wear/Take off/Hold)) (3:46)
- Verb 21~25 (Take/Put or Place/Pick up/Carry/Bring) (2:19)
- Verb 26~30 (Throw/Wash/Cut/Cook/Send) (3:13)
- Verb 31~36 (Use/Play or travel in somewhere/Walk/Run/Buy/Sale) (4:29)
Bonus lesson#2 - Daily life Chinese-Keywords on menu
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Meet Teacher Cecilia Chen
I have been teaching Chinese in a language institute, as a private tutor, through Online lessons for 8 years.
I strive to teach AUTHENTIC Taiwanese Mandarin that all Taiwanese people say, but never mentioned on textbooks!
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