This free online course teaches how to communicate in Mandarin and Pinyin, Chinese's Romanised phonetic system. In this free online course, we will introduce you to Mandarin and Pinyin, the phonetic system of the language. You will examine the syllables, tones and spelling rules of Mandarin. In addition, we will discuss the number system and sentence patterns in Mandarin. By completing this Mandarin course, you will develop your mental aptitude, enhance your travel experience and attain a global business and economic advantage.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195465 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Explain the four groups of the 36 finals, 21 initials and the four tones in Mandarin • Recognise the zero-initial syllables and flat tongue initials in Pinyin • Describe the terms used for Mandarin greetings, manners, the number system and the colour system • State the Mandarin terminologies for food, animals and physical exercises • Describe the important sentence patterns in Mandarin with practical examples • Identify some important verbs in Mandarin |
| Course Code | 4397 |

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