‘’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Many of them focus on ‘’ formal usages’’, ‘’standard pronunciations’’, ‘’outdated way of speaking’’…if you are not learning the Chinese that ‘’ordinary Taiwanese people’’ speak, it is not surprise that you might find it hard to understand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 I am not saying textbooks are bad, there are good in many ways especially for starting out, but many content are outdated and not suits modern Taiwanese Mandarin.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 #1
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- PDFs of Zhuyin + practice sheets
- 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) (6:10)
- 16~20 ㄔ/ㄕ/ㄖ/ㄗ/ㄘ (consonant) (6:48)
- 21~25 ㄙ/一/ㄨ/ㄩ/ㄚ (consonant & vowel) (3:16)
- 26~30 ㄛ/ㄜ/ㄝ/ㄞ/ㄟ (vowel) (2:43)
- 31~35 ㄠ/ㄡ/ㄢ/ ㄣ/ㄤ (vowel) (3:32)
- 36~37 ㄥ/ ㄦ (vowel) (2:50)
Week 2 Zhuyin / Bopomofo System #2
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- How do I mark tone marks in Zhuyin system? (2:56)
- Compound vowels & Zhuyin spelling practice PDFs (Print out to practice)
- Compound Vowels (5:54)
- What you need to know about Zhuyin Part1 & Part2 (20:01)
- Zhuyin spelling practice #01 (8:00)
- Zhuyin spelling practice #02 (6:46)
- Spelling practice #03 (5:09)
- Spelling practice #04 (5:38)
- Quick explanation about the PDFs (1:02)
Week 2 Zhuyin Tone combination Training #3
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- 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 #1
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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) (6:00)
- 16~20 ch(i)/sh(i)/r(i)/z(i)/c(i) (consonant) (6:45)
- 21~25 s(i)/y(i)/w(u)/y(u)/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)
Week 2 - Pinyin System #2
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Week 2 - Pinyin System Tone Combination Training
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- Pinyin System 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 3 Building up grammar structures
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Week 4
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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 Greetings: How are you today? And Answer- (13:54)
Week 5
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- L8 Survival Sentences that You MUST KNOW! How to say: I don't understand Chinese? Can you speak slower? Can you repeat again? (6:19)
- L9 Self Introduction and Common Questions that Taiwanese like to ask a foreigner (13:30)
- L9-2 Common Questions that Taiwanese like to ask a foreigner (Advanced) (8:05)
- L10 How to ask ''What is this'' in Chinese & Get to Know Famous Taiwanese Food (10:07)
Week 6
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Week 7
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- L15 How to express preferences in Chinese? like & don't like 喜歡 & 不喜歡 (9:15)
- L16 My friends are all Taiwanese - The adverb 都 & How to say: all of ... (7:20)
- L17 How to say ''want'' and ''don't want'' 想要 (14:33)
- L18 Ordering coffees with 要- The ONLY time 要 yào / 一ㄠˋ= want (6:30)
- L18-2 Ordering food in a local food shop (5:43)
- L19 How to say '' have'' and ''don't have'' 有 & 沒有 (8:19)
- L20 Why Taiwanese People Ask Me: Have you eaten yet? All the time? Hokkien words (4:46)
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- L21 How to say yes & no in Chinese? (8:31)
- L22 Level up your Chinese immediately using this structure! Separable verbs (9:26)
- L23 How to Say and Use ''at'' in Chinese 在 Part 1-Location (7:47)
- L24 Location and Purpose with 在 Part 2 - Purpose (15:32)
- L25 New 2024 How to say : other, others and the other? (5:07)
- L26 NEW 2024 Positional Description (13:28)
Week 9
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- L27 How to count numbers in Chinese & gestures (14:24)
- L28 Fun Facts about numbers in Chinese (5:26)
- L29 How to count things in Chinese? Measure Words in Chinese 量詞 (11:55)
- L30 Why are there two ways to express the number two in Chinese? (10:32)
- L31 2024 NEW How to give description to a noun? Description+的+noun (9:47)
Week 10
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- L32 Time Words in Chinese (Monday to Sunday / Week) (5:42)
- L33 Time words - Today, tomorrow, yesterday, morning, noon, afternoon, night, midnight (2:56)
- L34 Time Words - Months and Year (2:53)
- L35 Time words - Now, just a moment ago, later + Taiwanese Hokkien: Thank you (2:41)
- L36 How to tell time in Chinese? (6:28)
Week 11
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- L37 How to say: There is & There are - to express the existence with ''有'' (5:27)
- L38 Learn Word Order in Chinese to compose a complete sentence confidently! (13:59)
- L39 The Telescope Method - Never forget the word order in Chinese again! (7:52)
- L40 Asking the 5 basic questions in Chinese (Who? When? How? Where? What?) (10:29)
Week 12
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- L41 How to say ''from...to...'' in Chinese?從A到B-Taiwanese weeding vlog (6:46)
- L42 Get to know negators in Chinese- the difference between 不 & 沒 (7:38)
- L43 Expressing future event with 要 (10:17)
- L44 NEW Other way to ask question - A不A? A不AB? (8:28)
- L45 How to say ''when'' and ''during in Chinese ~的時候 (8:19)
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Week 14
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- L50 Have you eaten yet? Express action completed in Chinese Verb+了 (6:20)
- L51 When Exactly to Use 了? Is 了 = past tense? (6:41)
- L52 How to express time sequence in Chinese: Do A first and then do B 先...再...(Same subjects)) (8:06)
- L53 How to express time sequence in Chinese, Do A first and then do B (Different subjects) (8:52)
Week 15
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- L54 Past Participle in Chinese with V+過 (To express you have certain experience in the past)) (13:07)
- L55 Let's go visit the temple - Dos and don'ts in the temple (11:41)
- L56 How to say: ''already'' and ''not yet'' in Chinese? 已經 & 還沒 (5:59)
- L57 Comparative sentence in Chinese 比 Part 1 (8:46)
- L58 Comparative sentence in Chinese 比較 Part 2 (7:11)
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Phase 3 - Week 21- Life scenarios conversations
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Week 24
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Weel 25
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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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Why this course is different from others?
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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