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Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 1
Hello, Owen!
Owen steps off the train in Hangzhou, and Lan meets him at the station.
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Mandarin Chinese · 12 levels
Beginner Level 1 Audio instruction: English 30 lessons
Owen sells tea in Seattle. He lands in Hangzhou with a month, no Chinese, and an old teapot for a tea master he has never met. Learn the Mandarin of every day, from hello and prices to the first tea of spring.
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Beginner Level 2 Audio instruction: English 30 lessons
Owen stays on as Master Chen's apprentice: a visa to extend, summer black tea to roll, Lan's brand-new online shop, and a trip to the rock tea of the Wuyi Mountains. Learn to talk about your day, the weather, and what you've done.
30 min
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Beginner Level 3 Audio instruction: English 30 lessons
Owen comes back as a student for a whole year of tea: mooncakes at Mid-Autumn, a winter without heating, New Year in the village, a second harvest, and the ceremony that makes him Master Chen's disciple. Learn to talk about plans, feelings and reasons.
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