‘’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Many of them focus on ‘’ formal usages’’, ‘’standard pronunciations’’, ‘’outdated way of speaking’’…if you are not learning the Chinese that ‘’ordinary Taiwanese people’’ speak, it is not surprise that you might find it hard to understand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 I am not saying textbooks are bad, there are good in many ways especially for starting out, but many content are outdated and not suits modern Taiwanese Mandarin.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 many hours is this course?
A: 18 hours at the moment.
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 6 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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- 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/ㄟ/ㄞ/ㄟ (vowel) (2:50)
- 31~35 ㄠ/ㄡ/ㄢ/ ㄣ/ㄤ (vowel) (3:32)
- 36~37 ㄥ/ ㄣ (vowel) (2:50)
- Compound Vowels (4:34)
- How do I mark tone marks in Zhuyin system? (2:23)
- PDF Spelling Practice
- Spelling practice #01 (13:43)
- 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)
- How did I learn tone as a native speaker & the key to pronounce Chinese well (5:01)
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- Small talk before starting (2:03)
- PDFs of Pinyin
- Consonant-b,p,m,f (3:08)
- Consonant-d,t,n,l (2:26)
- Consonant-g,k h (2:25)
- Consonant-ji,qi,xi (2:42)
- Consonant-zhi,chi,shi,ri (6:13)
- Consonant-zi,ci,si (2:25)
- Vowels-a,o,e,ê (2:12)
- Vowels- ai,ei,ao,ou (2:28)
- Vowels-an,en,ang,eng (3:28)
- Vowels-er,yi,wu,yu (6:27)
- Compound Vowels#1 (4:04)
- Compound Vowels #2 (4:06)
- Tones combination trainings (PDFs)
- First Tone Tone Combination Training (14:30)
- Second Tone Tone Combination Training
- Third Tone Tone Combination Training (16:40)
- Fourth Tone Tone Combination Training (10:33)
- Common Tone Mistakes People Made (5:46)
- How did I learn tone as a native speaker & the key to pronounce Chinese well (5:01)
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- NEW Pronouns in Chinese and the verb '' to be'' , Affirmative/Negation/Question sentence (7:14)
- NEW The verb ''to be'' #2 很, How to use adjectives in a sentence (5:26)
- NEW Supplement lesson - Practice to use adjectives (22:59)
- NEW! Supplement lesson: Why sometimes I hear people say: 好 (hǎo) instead of 很 (hěn) (5:26)
- NEW Survival Sentences that You MUST KNOW! How to say: I don't understand Chinese? Can you speak slower? Can you repeat again? (6:46)
- NEW Self Introduction and Common Questions that Taiwanese like to ask a foreigner (13:30)
- NEW How to ask ''What is this'' in Chinese & Get to Know Famous Taiwanese Food (8:14)
- NEW How to say: How do I say this in Chinese? Gaining ability to learn vocabulary (10:31)
- NEW Possessive pronoun (Outdoor class in a temple) (7:28)
- NEW How to express preferences in Chinese? like & don't like 喜歡 & 不喜歡 (8:10)
- NEW How to say ''want'' and ''don't want'' 想要 (10:47)
- NEW Ordering coffees with 要- The ONLY time 要 yào / 一ㄠˋ= want (4:07)
- NEW - How to say '' have'' and ''don't have'' 有 & 沒有 (6:17)
- NEW- Why Taiwanese People Ask Me: Have you eaten yet? All the time? Hokkien words (4:46)
- NEW Level up your Chinese immediately using this structure! Get to know Chinese verbs- Separable verbs (7:06)
- NEW Location and Purpose with 在 Part 2 (14:36)
- NEW How to count numbers in Chinese & gestures (11:27)
- NEW Fun Facts about numbers in Chinese (5:26)
- NEW Why there are two ways to say number two in Chinese? (8:41)
- NEW How to count things in Chinese? Measure Words in Chinese (9:45)
- NEW Time Words in Chinese (Monday to Sunday / Week) (5:42)
- NEW Time Words - Months and Year (2:53)
- NEW Time words - Today, tomorrow, yesterday, morning, noon, afternoon, night, midnight (2:56)
- NEW Time words - Now, just a moment ago, later + Taiwanese Hokkien: Thank you (2:41)
- NEW Expressing future event with 要 (7:49)
- CH.18 Chinese Word Order - to compose a complete sentence confidently! (21:37)
- NEW Super tip to remember sentence order (8:52)
- NEW How to say ''when'' and ''during in Chinese ~的時候 (8:19)
- CH.19 BIG TIP: Asking questions in Chinese and answering fast (16:02)
- CH.20 Talking about your day off in Chinese (15:05)
- CH.23 Asking and expressing opinions in Chinese with 覺得 (33:56)
- NEW Talking about Hobbies and Frequency 你的興趣是什麼? (12:51)
- Copy of CH.25 I am eating - How to say verb ing in Chinese 在+verb (16:19)
- NEW Have you eaten yet? Express action completed in Chinese Verb+了 (6:20)
- NEW When Exactly to Use 了? Is 了 = past tense? (6:41)
- CH.2X How to express time sequence in Chinese: Do A first and then do B 先...再... (32:54)
- CH.27 Talking about experiences in Chinese with V+過 (17:08)
- CH.28 My friends are all Taiwanese - The adverb 都 (15:42)
- CH.29 How to say: ''already'' and ''not yet'' in Chinese? 已經 & 還沒 (26:07)
- CH.30-1 Comparative sentence in Chinese A 比較 Part 1 (16:14)
- CH.30-2 Comparative sentence in Chinese A 比較 Part 2 (21:54)
- CH.31 Comparative sentence in Chinese B 比 (18:07)
- CH.32 Level up your Chinese immediately! Describe quality of an action in Chinese with 得 (30:30)
- CH.33 Get to know negators in Chinese- difference between 不 & 沒 (10:47)
- CH.34 How to say: ''can & cannot'' in Chinese? 會 (8:29)
- CH.35 How to say ''can'' in Chinese? 可以 - Part 2- Asking permission in Chinese? (9:52)
- CH.36 How to say ''probably'' and ''maybe'' 可能&應該 (10:13)
- CH.37 How to say ''if'' in Chinese? 如果...就... (17:40)
- CH.38 How to make your Chinese sound more natural? (14:21)
- CH.39 How to say ''from...to...'' in Chinese? 從...到... (18:34)
- CH.40 How to say before & after in Chinese? (8:02)
- CH.41 How to say YES & NO in Chinese? PDF lesson
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- CH.42 Making friends in Chinese (15:10)
- CH.43 How to address people in Chinese (5:47)
- CH.44 8 ideas to start small talk in Chinese (3:43)
- CH.45 How to order your bubble tea? Let's go to a tea shop and order it! (13:27)
- CH.46 Ordering food in restaurant and pay (16:49)
- CH.47 Buying things in supermarket (4:16)
- CH.48 Bargaining in Chinese (2:45)
- CH.49 Taking taxi in Chinese (14:16)
- CH.50 Asking for directions in Chinese (15:32)
- CH.51 How to tell time in Chinese? (10:34)
- CH.52 How to Describe Positions in Chinese? (12:18)
- Yay! Congratulations for finishing this course! You rocked it!! (2:18)
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- The Most Powerful Strategy to Learn Chinese Characters - Radicals (10:15)
- What is the structure of a Chinese character? The radical and phonetic element (2:39)
- Let's start writing 02 一/二/三/十 (with practice sheet) (1:47)
- 03 土/木/女 (with practice sheet) (4:22)
- 04 人/大/小 (with practice sheet) (2:49)
- 05 水/口/日 (with practice sheet) (4:15)
- 06 目/中/心 (with practice sheet) (3:55)
- 07 子/手/言 (with practice sheet) (4:40)
- 08 草/山/田 (with practice sheet) (4:30)
- 09 牛/犬/肉/火 (with practice sheet) (6:45)
- 10 我/妳/你/她/他/是 (with practice sheet) (6:42)
- Radicals practice sheets-木 tree / 女 female /人person / 水water / mouth 口 (PDF in order)
- Radicals practice sheets-日 sun / 目 eye / 心 heart / 子 kid / 手 hand (PDF in order)
- Radicals practice sheets-言 word, language / 草 grass, herbs / 山 mountain / 田 field / 牛 cow (PDF in order)
- Radicals practice sheets-犬 dog / 肉 meat / 火 fire / 土 soil (PDF in order)
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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)
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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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