Mandarin for beginners, spoken from day one
Starting a language from zero is mostly about not quitting in the first week. What keeps people going isn't a grammar chart, it's the small thrill of actually saying something and being understood.
Parlita gets you there in minutes. Your first session has you hearing, repeating, and using real Mandarin phrases in a tiny conversation, no typing and no pressure. Mandarin has no conjugations or genders. The work is in the tones, which is exactly why saying it aloud early beats silent study. Here are the first words you'll learn.
These are the exact phrases your first session teaches, and you'll use them in a real conversation, not just read them. Try it in the demo.
Mandarin is simpler in grammar than people expect, no verb conjugation or plurals, with tones being the part that needs your ear early. Starting by speaking, rather than memorizing, makes the early weeks much easier to stick with.
The greetings and self-introduction below get you into a real exchange immediately, which is the fastest way to feel progress. You'll build out from there.
None. The first session assumes you know nothing and walks you from zero to a short spoken conversation.