The daily course
Ten minutes a day. Days 1 to 30 are free with no account. The full course runs to 90 days, and 30 are written so far.
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Days
Day 1Hello, goodbye, and the four tonesDay 2Thank you, sorry, and yesDay 3Saying who you areDay 4Numbers one to ninety nineDay 5One tea, pleaseDay 6How much is itDay 7Where is itDay 8Asking questionsDay 9What time is itDay 10Days and datesDay 11Putting a sentence in orderDay 12Your familyDay 13The little word 的Day 14Where you're fromDay 15Your day, start to finishDay 16What you likeDay 17Can, and the three words for itDay 18Want, would like, plan toDay 19了, and what it really marksDay 20Right nowDay 21A whole meal outDay 22Shopping and hagglingDay 23Getting around a cityDay 24The weatherDay 25When something goes wrongDay 26Comparing thingsDay 27Describing how, not just whatDay 28Staying in touchDay 29Things you have done beforeDay 30A whole conversation
What is in a day
Three sections
Three or four lines each, with a short explanation of why Chinese does it that way.
One culture note
Something about how the thing actually works in China, not a fact about the language.
Four review lines
Carried over from earlier days, so nothing you learned quietly disappears.
Eight questions
At least one you have to type, because recognising an answer is not the same as producing it.