A0 3 min Everyday plans
Today’s real line 我在路上。 wǒ zài lù shang.
I’m on my way.
Use this after you have already left and are traveling toward the destination.
For complete beginners
Open. Hear. Say one useful line.
Daily Mandarin is a 3-minute Mandarin loop for English-speaking adults: one real sentence, one social scene, one recall check.
- 01 Hear Play natural speed first.
- 02 Meaning Know when the line is safe.
- 03 Use See the exact social moment.
- 04 Say Shadow the whole chunk once.
- 05 Recall Hide the answer tomorrow.
First visit? Start with the card. The big library can wait.
What happens next
No content maze. Just one completed rep.
Every session starts with a line you can actually say, then moves to recall before browsing.
Start from zero
Seven days before the library gets loud.
Beginners need sequence. Day 1 starts with sound, not internet slang and not a character wall.
Hear the four tones
mother / hemp / horse / scold / question particleDo five A/B listening checks.
Introduce yourself
…… My name is...Say your own name after 我叫.
Ask for something
。 I’d like this.Replace this with one item.
Ask politely
？ Is that okay?Choose the right tone for a request.
Accept and refuse
，。 No thanks.Pick a polite reply in context.
Run a micro-dialogue
，。 Less ice, please.Switch between customer and clerk.
Retell a tiny story
。 She does not want sugar.Retell two lines without looking.
Choose a goal
Choose the door you actually need.
Speak Say today’s line One useful sentence, audio, pinyin, English, and a recall check. Listen Train the sound Tone pairs and slow listening before spelling becomes noise. Read Finish a tiny story Short scenes with controlled sentences and line-by-line audio. Use Sound natural Modern replies with risk labels, channel, and safe examples.
Real Chinese
Useful, but with risk labels.
Modern Mandarin is only useful when you know the channel, tone, and when not to copy it.
Open Real ChineseDaily picture
Pictures set the scene. HTML teaches the Chinese.
Why this is learnable
The page is the lesson, not the picture.
HTML renders every Hanzi, pinyin, and English line.
Pictures set the scene, not the only lesson text.
Risk labels explain when a phrase can sound cold or too casual.
Read
A tiny story should feel finishable.
Amy orders coffee with no sugar and pays by phone.
A0 Coffee without sugar 无糖咖啡 Six lines, controlled words, then recall.Search