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Regular live classes in small groups. Ask questions, practice conversation, progress fast.
You speak Mandarin Chinese every week, with a native teacher
You join whichever slot suits you, with nothing to book. The joining link arrives by email, and the session is recorded.
- 4 slots this week, across all three levels
- 2 to 5 students per class, all at your level
- Replay available the same evening, with no time limit

Reconnect with Mandarin Chinese
The language of your parents, your grandparents or your partner. The one you want to pass on to your children.





- Finally understand what is said at the table, and answer back.
- “Hi Mum, I speak Mandarin Chinese!”
A language is passed down from generation to generation. Now it is your turn.
Start for freeProgress in Mandarin Chinese between classes, at your own pace
Interactive lessons with native audio, vocabulary, dialogues and quizzes. Everything you need to reinforce your skills between live sessions.
Between classes, you move forward twenty minutes a day
Lessons follow one another in order, with no evening to set aside. Every word is recorded by a native speaker.
- 250 lessons across 58 modules, from beginner to advanced
- Native audio on every word, with a slow-down button
- Your progress is kept, on phone and on computer alike
You hear the language as it is actually spoken
The recordings are made by native speakers, not by a synthetic voice. The slow-down button separates the sounds when it goes too fast.
- Every sentence can be played and slowed down
- The transcription and translation sit under the audio
- You replay it as many times as you need, with no limit
Every module ends with a quiz, not with a ticked box
You are corrected on the spot, with the explanation. A failed quiz can be retaken, with no penalty and no record.
- Immediate correction, with the right answer explained
- An end-of-level test opens the next level
- A level certificate at the end of the course
Your Mandarin Chinese level, certified in your name
- Issued once you have passed every lesson of a level: beginner, intermediate or advanced
- Downloadable as a PDF and shareable on LinkedIn
- A unique number, verifiable online on targumi.com
- Included in the plans with live classes, from the first payment: it is not issued during the trial
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Your Mandarin Chinese curriculum
Exactly what you'll find inside the platform: 58 modules, 250+ structured lessons, quizzes and exercises.
- 你好 and Greetings , Saying Hello in Mandarin10 min
- 谢谢 and Politeness , Thanking and Apologizing10 min
- 再见 and Farewell Phrases , Saying Goodbye10 min
- Essential Everyday Phrases , 请问, 不好意思, 没事10 min
- 我叫... , Saying Your Name in Mandarin10 min
- 我是... , Stating Your Nationality and Profession10 min
- 我来自... , Saying Where You're From and Where You Live10 min
- 我XX岁, Saying Your Age and Talking About Yourself10 min
- 你好 and 您好: Greeting Politely10 min
- 早上好 / 晚上好: Greeting by Time of Day10 min
- 再见 and 拜拜: Saying Goodbye10 min
- 你吃了吗? and other cultural greetings10 min
- 我是法国人: Stating Your Nationality10 min
- 学生、老师、医生 : Professions10 min
- 你做什么工作?: Asking About Someone's Job10 min
- Introducing yourself: combining name, nationality, and profession10 min
- 爸爸 and 妈妈: Parents10 min
- 哥哥、姐姐、弟弟、妹妹: Siblings10 min
- 爷爷、奶奶: Grandparents10 min
- 几个人? : The Classifier 个 and Counting Family Members10 min
- 高、矮、胖、瘦: Height and Build10 min
- 漂亮、帅、好看: Appearance10 min
- 好、坏、聪明: Character and Qualities10 min
- Adjectives as Verbs: The Grammar of Descriptions10 min
- Numbers from 0 to 1010 min
- Numbers from 11 to 9910 min
- The Number 100 and Numeral Classifiers10 min
- Counting in Daily Life: Age, Prices, Quantities10 min
- Asking and Telling the Time10 min
- Half Hour and Quarter Hour10 min
- Morning, Afternoon, and Evening10 min
- Time in Everyday Life10 min
- The Days of the Week10 min
- The Months of the Year10 min
- Full Dates10 min
- Talking About the Passage of Time10 min
- Basic Colors10 min
- Secondary colors and shades10 min
- Using Colors in a Sentence10 min
- Colors in Chinese Culture10 min
- Meals and Basic Dishes10 min
- Flavors and Preferences10 min
- Ordering at a Restaurant10 min
- Regional Chinese Cuisine and Street Food10 min
- The Rooms of the House10 min
- Everyday Furniture and Objects10 min
- Positions in Space10 min
- Describing Your Home10 min
- Means of Transportation10 min
- Asking for and Giving Directions10 min
- Distance and Travel Time10 min
- Taking Transportation in Practice10 min
- Asking the Price and Paying10 min
- Negotiating and Bargaining10 min
- Buying Clothes , Sizes and Trying On10 min
- Everyday Shopping and Online Shopping10 min
- Ordering at a Restaurant10 min
- Asking for the Bill and Paying10 min
- Expressing Food Preferences10 min
- Essential Chinese Dishes10 min
- Booking a Room10 min
- At the Front Desk: Check-in and Check-out10 min
- Room Amenities10 min
- Special Requests and Services10 min
- Saying You Don't Feel Well10 min
- Going to the Hospital10 min
- Medications and Treatment10 min
- At the Pharmacy and Health Tips10 min
- Calling for Help10 min
- Calling Emergency Services10 min
- Losing Documents and Belongings10 min
- Getting lost and asking for directions10 min
- 你好 , Nǐ hǎo!10 min
- 我叫... 我是... (My name is, I am)10 min
- Numbers from 1 to 108 min
- 比 , Comparing (More Than)15 min
- 没有...那么 , Not as... as15 min
- 跟...一样 , The Same As / As... As15 min
- 越来越 — More and More15 min
- 如果...就 , If...Then15 min
- 要是...的话 , If Ever...15 min
- 虽然...但是 , Although...but15 min
- 即使...也 , Even if...still15 min
- Business and Colleagues , 公司与同事15 min
- The Job Interview , 面试15 min
- Salary and Working Conditions , 工资与待遇15 min
- Everyday Office Life , 办公室日常15 min
- University and Majors , 大学与专业15 min
- Exams and Results , 考试与成绩15 min
- Studying Abroad , 留学15 min
- The HSK and Learning Chinese , HSK考试与学中文15 min
- Visa and Passport , 签证与护照15 min
- Transportation , 飞机、高铁与动车15 min
- Tourist Sites , 旅游景点15 min
- Booking a Hotel , 订酒店15 min
- WeChat, Alipay, and Super-Apps , 微信、支付宝与超级应用15 min
- The QR Code, King of China , 扫码与二维码15 min
- Phone, Computer, and Internet , 手机、电脑与网络15 min
- E-commerce and Delivery , 网购、快递与外卖15 min
- I Think That... , 我觉得/我认为15 min
- Agreeing or Disagreeing , 同意与反对15 min
- Giving Reasons , 因为...所以.../由于...因此...15 min
- Comparing , 比较 (比, 没有...那么, 跟...一样)15 min
- Joy and Surprise , 高兴与惊讶15 min
- Sadness and Disappointment , 难过与失望15 min
- Anger and Frustration , 生气与烦恼15 min
- Fear and Worry , 害怕与担心15 min
- Argumentative Structures , 虽然...但是, 不但...而且, 即使...也15 min
- Conceding and Qualifying — 确实...不过, 一方面...另一方面15 min
- Persuade , 说服别人15 min
- Debating , 讨论问题15 min
- Colloquial Expressions , 口语表达15 min
- Chengyu (Proverbs) , 成语15 min
- Chinese Humor , 中国幽默15 min
- Formal/Informal Registers , 正式与非正式15 min
- The Great Dynasties , 朝代15 min
- Historical Figures , 历史人物15 min
- Chinese Inventions , 中国发明15 min
- Modern China , 现代中国15 min
- Chinese New Year , 春节15 min
- The Moon Festival , 中秋节15 min
- Other Festivals , 其他节日15 min
- Customs and Superstitions — 风俗与禁忌15 min
- Internet in China , 中国互联网15 min
- Social media , 社交媒体15 min
- News , 新闻15 min
- Innovation , 创新15 min
- Political System , 政治体制15 min
- Education , 教育15 min
- Society , 社会问题15 min
- International Relations , 国际关系15 min
- 职业与工作 , Jobs and Professions18 min
- 面试 , The Job Interview18 min
- 办公室与同事 , The Office and Colleagues18 min
- 工资与待遇 , Salary and Working Conditions18 min
- 开会 , Work Meetings18 min
- + 4 more
- 描述住所 , Describing Your Home18 min
- 房间与家具 , Rooms and Furniture18 min
- 租房子, Renting an Apartment18 min
- 做家务 — Household Chores18 min
- 邻里与社区服务 , Neighborhood and Services18 min
- + 2 more
- Aspect Markers: 了、过、着15 min
- Comparisons and measurements12 min
- 成语 essentials , 一石二鸟, 对牛弹琴, 亡羊补牢, 守株待兔20 min
- Advanced 成语: 画龙点睛, 望梅止渴, 杯弓蛇影, 刻舟求剑20 min
- Popular 俗语 , 吃一堑长一智, 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮20 min
- 诗句, Poetic Expressions (床前明月光, 海内存知己, 但愿人长久)20 min
- Beijing Dialect , 倍儿, 忒, 丫, 甭20 min
- Shanghainese , 阿拉, 侬好, 嗲20 min
- Basic Cantonese , 唔该, 几好, 饮茶20 min
- Taiwanese Mandarin , 很讚, 機車, 有夠20 min
- 四大名著 , The Four Great Classics20 min
- 唐宋诗词 , Tang and Song Dynasty Poetry20 min
- 哲学, The Great Classical Philosophers20 min
- 戏曲 , Classical Theater and Peking Opera20 min
- 大作家 , The Great Authors of Modern Literature20 min
- 现代诗 , Modern Chinese Poetry20 min
- 电影 — Filmmakers Who Changed How China Is Seen20 min
- 当代文学 , Contemporary literature20 min
- 文言文入门 , Reading a Classical Text20 min
- 史记 , Reading History: Sima Qian's Narrative20 min
- 论语精读 — Confucius in the Original Text20 min
- 书法 , The Art of Calligraphy20 min
- 正式邮件 , Writing a Formal Email in Mandarin20 min
- 简历, Writing a Chinese CV20 min
- 议论文 , The Argumentative Essay20 min
- 创意写作 , Creative Writing in Mandarin20 min
- 会议 , Business Meetings20 min
- 谈判 , Business Negotiation20 min
- 演示 , Presentation and Defense20 min
- 社交 , Professional Networking20 min
- 论点构建 , Structuring an Argument20 min
- 辩论技巧 , Debate Techniques20 min
- 社会话题 , Social Topics20 min
- 正式辩论 , Formal Debate20 min
- 调解 , The Art of Mediation20 min
- 外交用语 , Diplomatic Language20 min
- 跨文化沟通 , Intercultural Communication20 min
- 职业道德 , Professional Ethics20 min
- 笔译 , Written Translation20 min
- 口译 , Interpreting20 min
- French-Chinese False Friends , 法中假朋友20 min
- 翻译语体 , Translation Registers20 min
- 新闻分析 , Analyzing a News Article25 min
- 报告撰写 , Writing a report25 min
- 高级演讲 , Advanced Public Speaking25 min
- 中文面试 , Interview in Mandarin25 min
- HSK备考 , Preparing for HSK 5-625 min
- HSK高级词汇 , Advanced HSK Vocabulary25 min
- 长文阅读 , Understanding Long Texts25 min
- 高级写作 , Advanced Written Expression25 min
- 报刊用语 , Press Vocabulary18 min
- 新闻标题语法 , Headline Syntax18 min
- 广播电视 , Radio and Television18 min
- 网络与社交媒体 — The Internet and Social Media18 min
- 调查报道 , Investigative journalism18 min
- + 5 more
- 求职面试 , The Job Interview18 min
- 劳动合同 , The Employment Contract18 min
- 主持会议 , Running a Meeting18 min
- 价格谈判 , Negotiating a price18 min
- 薪资谈判 , Negotiating Your Salary18 min
- + 5 more
- 宏观经济 , Macroeconomics18 min
- 货币政策 , Monetary Policy18 min
- 股票市场 , The Stock Market18 min
- 国际贸易 , International Trade18 min
- 创业与企业 , Business and Entrepreneurship18 min
- + 3 more
- Key radicals18 min
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What you'll learn in Mandarin Chinese
A curriculum designed to get you speaking Mandarin Chinese in the situations that actually matter to you.
Start for free- 01Pinyin and mastery of the 4 tones: the key to Mandarin pronunciation
- 02Simplified Chinese characters (Mainland) vs. Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong)
- 03Business Mandarin: negotiation, emails, and Sino-French corporate culture
- 04HSK 1 to 6: preparation and official certification exam
- 05Chinese culture: festivals, business etiquette, and social codes
- 06Mandarin for travel: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen
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Reduced price kept for as long as you stay subscribed
- 4 live classes a week with a native teacher: small groups of 3 to 5 people. Practise, ask your questions, improve your pronunciation, and let yourself be guided as you learn the language. No obligation, join in as you wish. There are classes for every level.
- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
- Every live class replay available, the ones held before you signed up and the upcoming ones, with their PDF, available to download.
- Learner discussion groups, with the teachers: practise writing, chat every day.
- Level certificate at the end of each learning path.
- Every language included: over 100 languages, and you switch language whenever you like, at no extra cost.
Launch offer until October 31 at 11:59 pm (Paris time) · Limited number of spots
Reduced price kept for as long as you stay subscribed
- 4 live classes a week with a native teacher: small groups of 3 to 5 people. Practise, ask your questions, improve your pronunciation, and let yourself be guided as you learn the language. No obligation, join in as you wish. There are classes for every level.
- A complete learning platform: learn to build sentences, listen to audio recorded by native speakers, practise with exercises.
- Every live class replay available, the ones held before you signed up and the upcoming ones, with their PDF, available to download.
- Learner discussion groups, with the teachers: practise writing, chat every day.
- Level certificate at the end of each learning path.
- Every language included: over 100 languages, and you switch language whenever you like, at no extra cost.
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