Start Mandarin Chinese (Learn Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method)

Learn over 50 essential words and the five tones at the heart of Mandarin so you can put them together to make yourself understood. This 1-hour basic introduction to Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method will get you speaking the language immediately: no books, no pens, no memorizing - just listen, connect and speak.
How does it work?
During the course, you will join Michel Thomas Method teacher Harold Goodman, native speaker Jingtao Deng and two students in a live lesson, learning from both their successes and mistakes to keep you motivated and involved throughout the course. The revolutionary method for learning Mandarin tones used in this course links movement and colours and will enable you to effortlessly recall tones at the proper moment in your communication. Tested and refined on students without any previous knowledge of Mandarin, it is specifically designed to address all styles of language learning (visual, kinaesthetic, auditory, etc.).

Why is the method so successful?
The Michel Thomas Method was perfected over 50 years by celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas. This unique method works with your brain and draws on the principles of instructional psychology. Knowledge is structured and organised so that you assimilate the language easily and don't forget it. The method breaks down the language into building blocks that are introduced sequentially in such a way that you create your response and move on to ever-more-complex sentences. You'll stick with it because you'll love it.

Where do I go next?
Start Mandarin Chinese with the Michel Thomas Method is an hour of essentials taken from Total Mandarin Chinese. After you finish your Start course, you can move to the Total Mandarin Chinese course, which includes 12 hours of audio. Perfect Mandarin Chinese follows on from the Total course with 7 hours of audio.
Learn anywhere
Don't be tied to chunky books or your computer, Michel Thomas Method audio courses let you learn whenever you want: at home, in your car, or on the move with your MP3 player.