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CompleteSyllabus HSK 3.0 · v3Live cohortAbsolute beginners · 12+

Chinese Foundation Course.

Mandarin is hard 🤦 → falling in love 🥰 with Mandarin. Five weeks.

The promise: You hold a four-line conversation, count to a thousand, own your Chinese name, and read your first twelve characters.

20 h of teaching. The market sells this level in about 8. Priced a little above it, for 3× the hours.

Format
10 live Zoom sessions × 2 h
Batch size
max 15
Schedule
Mon & Wed · 6–8 PM or 8–10 PM IST
Next batch
7 Sep – 6 Oct 2026
Duration
5 weeks · 20 h
Level
A0

Your progress

100%

23 of 23 lessons

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Included

  • ✓10 live sessions + lifetime recordings
  • ✓Your personalised Chinese name
  • ✓Worksheets, audio files, flashcards
  • ✓WhatsApp support Mon–Sat
  • ✓Regional-language PDFs + cheat sheets
  • ✓Curated YouTube / Spotify / podcast list
  • ✓Certificate of completion
二

The road, module by module

Done lessons are stamped. Anything is open to revisit.

一

Week 1

Tones, sounds, numbers

5/5

The four tones, taught through the sounds your mother tongue already makes.

  1. ✓Session 1 · The four tones, the Hindi wayRecording · 118 min
  2. ✓Tone trainer · hear yourselfTone trainer · 15 min
  3. ✓Flashcards · Numbers 0–1000Flashcards · 12 min
  4. ✓Session 2 · Initials & finalsRecording · 115 min
  5. ✓Homework · count to twenty out loudHomework · 10 min

After this chapter · five channels

读Read

An article at your level, every word glossed.

友Native friend

A twenty-minute exchange, matched on your slots.

听Podcast

Dictation from this recording, then something outside.

看YouTube

Saturday's recommendation, with the reason.

说Speak

Shadow the lines; play Taboo; tell the story.

二

Week 2

Names & places

4/4

You'll say Chinese names and cities without flinching — and receive your own.

  1. ✓Session 3 · Saying Chinese names & citiesRecording · 116 min
  2. ✓Flashcards · India, China, peopleFlashcards · 10 min
  3. ✓Session 4 · Your Chinese name ceremonyLive on Zoom · 120 min
  4. ✓Homework · introduce yourself in three sentencesHomework · 10 min

After this chapter · five channels

读Read

An article at your level, every word glossed.

友Native friend

A twenty-minute exchange, matched on your slots.

听Podcast

Dictation from this recording, then something outside.

看YouTube

Saturday's recommendation, with the reason.

说Speak

Shadow the lines; play Taboo; tell the story.

三

Weeks 3–4

The 100 words

5/5

The hundred words that carry most everyday conversation.

  1. ✓Session 5 · Greetings that open doorsRecording · 118 min
  2. ✓Flashcards · Greetings & questionsFlashcards · 12 min
  3. ✓Session 6 · Shopping & food wordsRecording · 117 min
  4. ✓Flashcards · Shopping & foodFlashcards · 12 min
  5. ✓Week 3 checkCheck · 8 min

After this chapter · five channels

读Read

An article at your level, every word glossed.

友Native friend

A twenty-minute exchange, matched on your slots.

听Podcast

Dictation from this recording, then something outside.

看YouTube

Saturday's recommendation, with the reason.

说Speak

Shadow the lines; play Taboo; tell the story.

四

Week 4

Conversations

4/4

Words become sentences. Sentences become a person you can talk to.

  1. ✓Session 7 · Asking, answering, 吗 and 什么Recording · 116 min
  2. ✓Flashcards · Verbs you'll use dailyFlashcards · 10 min
  3. ✓Session 8 · Speaking labLive on Zoom · 120 min
  4. ✓Homework · order a meal by voice noteHomework · 8 min

After this chapter · five channels

读Read

An article at your level, every word glossed.

友Native friend

A twenty-minute exchange, matched on your slots.

听Podcast

Dictation from this recording, then something outside.

看YouTube

Saturday's recommendation, with the reason.

说Speak

Shadow the lines; play Taboo; tell the story.

五

Week 5

Characters & roleplay

5/5

Every character has a story. Learn the story, keep the character.

  1. ✓Session 9 · Why characters aren't scaryRecording · 118 min
  2. ✓Characters room · your first twelveCharacters · 20 min
  3. ✓Roleplay · four scenesRoleplay · 25 min
  4. ✓Session 10 · Graduation roleplayLive on Zoom · 120 min
  5. ✓Foundation checkCheck · 10 min

After this chapter · five channels

读Read

An article at your level, every word glossed.

友Native friend

A twenty-minute exchange, matched on your slots.

听Podcast

Dictation from this recording, then something outside.

看YouTube

Saturday's recommendation, with the reason.

说Speak

Shadow the lines; play Taboo; tell the story.

Her method: after every chapter, exposure through five channels — an article, a native friend, a podcast, a video, and speaking. The block appears under each chapter you finish.

四

Your cohort

What people said out loud this week.

Community

孙如雅 LinTeacher

Batch 31 starts Monday. Bring a notebook and zero fear. Monday mimicking phrases drop at 9 AM.