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Participants should already

understand how pinyin notation expresses the precise pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese, including the "melody";

be familiar with a few hundred words;

be able to ask and answer questions like these:
"Do you like to dance/eat/sing/swim?" "I like to sing." "I don't like to dance."
"Who is she?" "She's my friend."
"What is this?" "This is a book/cup/fruit."
"What time are we going to see a movie?" "Tomorrow, at 7:30 in the evening."
"Where is David?" "He's at home."
"Why do you study Chinese?" "Because I would like to speak Chinese."

and have a general idea of the "golden rule" of basic sentence structure
subject [+ time] [+ location] [+ manner] + verb [+ duration] [+ object]

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my favorite resources
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"lighten up" and "tighten up"
Do you pronounce "wo" like "whoa"? (You should NOT! 😂)

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HSK Level 3 audio translated
第十七八九课，课文一二三四 (Lesson 18, Text 3)

(18.1)
向 xiàng in the direction of; toward
万 wàn ten-thousand; myriad

(18.2)
只 zhǐ [classifier for small animals]
嘴 zuǐ mouth
动物 dòngwù animal
段 duàn section; length (of time, etc.)

(18.3)
不但...而且... bùdàn...érqiě... not only...but also...
有名 yǒumíng famous; well-known
同意 tóngyì to agree
相信 xiāngxìn to believe
关于 guānyú with regard to; related to
机会 jīhuì opportunity

(18.4)
国家 guójiā country; nation
种 zhǒng kind; type
特点 tèdiǎn characteristic
奇怪 qíguài strange; odd; weird
地 de [adverbial-construction particle] "-ly"

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usage notes

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supplementary listening
textbooks
Oh China!
A New China

YouTube
Blabla

podcasts
TeaTime Chinese Why Chinese?

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