Learn Mandarin Online
Hi! My name is David! Welcome to FreeChineseBlog.com. I am an independent online tutor offering free lessons for learning Mandarin Chinese online through video tutorials. When I was in high school I really wanted to learn Mandarin Chinese but my school didn't offer any Mandarin courses. I was lucky enough to major in Mandarin (East Asian Studies actually) at one of Canada's top universities then spend six years living in Taipei. Through this website I hope to share my knowledge of Mandarin with people of all ages. I intend on keeping this site free for everybody's educational benefit. I apprecaite any comments or feedback you might have to offer! Xie xie, David
Latest Lesson: How to Say Cute in Mandarin Chinese (with cute kitties!)
Mandarin Grammar and Fundamentals
- Learn Mandarin Chinese Lesson 1: How to Introduce Yourself in Mandarin
- Learn Mandarin Chinese Lesson 2: How to Say Where are You From In Mandarin
- Learn Mandarin Chinese Lesson 3: How to Say Cat in Mandarin Chinese
- Learn Mandarin Chinese Lesson 4: How to Say Hungry in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Express Time - Verb Tenses - in Mandarin Chinese - Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow
- How to Compare Two Objects or Things in Mandarin
- How to Make Command Sentences in Mandarin and How to Say Do Not and Don't
- How to Say to Be in Mandarin Chinese
- What Is The Definition of Mandarin Chinese
- How To Pronounce The Four Tones
- How to Pronounce the Consonants in Mandarin Chinese Pinyin
- How to Make Words in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Pronounce the Final Vowels in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Make a Negative Sentence in Mandarin Chinese
- Mandarin Chinese Basic Sentence Structure
- Personal Pronouns Tutorial
Mandarin Chinese Greetings, Introductions and Formalities
- How to Say Hello in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Say How are You in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Say Thank You in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Say Sorry or Excuse Me in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Say Are You Busy in Mandarin Chinese?
- How to Say Good-Bye in Mandarin Chinese
- How to Say I am Fine Thank You in Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese Dating Vocabulary
- How to Ask Somebody Their Phone Number
- How to Say I Love You In Mandarin Chinese
- How to Say Beautiful in Mandarin Chinese



You’re the man David, keep up the good work. Your site gave me the inspiration to start on mandarin.
Thank you very much for your kind comments, Andereth. I appreciate that!
hai david, you know actually i’m not good in eglish, but i really like to learn mandarin.so from your video i can learn mandarin and also improve my english. thank you very much. i will always follow up your blog.
Hi!
What is your first language? If it’s French or Spanish I can try to do videos in that language too!
-David
I think living in China (or Taiwan) is a great way to learn Mandarin and you are definitely a lucky guy! I hope I can have that experience someday.
>>> Thank you for your kind comments, Susan. I’m sure your dreams of traveling and learning Mandarin will come true! -david
Thx for viewing my blog: http://kontjidot.blogspot.com...
Great, u are smart guy… how long have u been learning Mandarin? Very usefull article inside here…
Thx.. keep in touch my new friend…
idotkontji - thanks man! i have learned chinese for over 10 years - i studied in university then lived here in asia. chinese is very, very useful. thanks for your nice comment! david
I’m learning via the Michel Thomas method CDs, which I’ve used to great success with French, Italian and Spanish. I also have an Earworms CD, which helps you learn frequent expressions in an easy manner (to music) and some books. But I really like the fact that your blog covers all the elements at the same time: the tones, the pronunciation, the meaning, the chinese text and the romanization. It’s a great blog. Thanks!
hi david,
this is a very promising website.
i was planning to start learning mandarin when I’ve come across ur blog through youtube.
you’ve got a a great site. more power to you! I hope to learn the language like u did
-trish
Hi Trish! I’m honored that you came to my site and thank you for such a kind comment. I’m sure you can learn Mandarin one word at a time!
-david
Thank you David for spending the time to create a great website and for sharing your knowledge. What do you think is the secret to learning a foreign language? I have heard you should think in the language and not try to translate it in your head.
Thanks again David
cheers
Bret
Dear Bret,
Thank you for your kind comments. I have been learning languages for a long time. In addition to my mother language, English, I speak French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese. Basically, you are correct: It’s best to learn the new word then just “think” with that word.
Best Wishes,
David
Plks let me know! Are yr video lessons either on yr website or on
YouTube where I first knew them free and downlodable or not??
Are y going to edit others ?
Why dont y follow always the lesson number order , otherwise it
becomes more confusing and less helpful to follow them. Pl help.
Best of all Thanks Regards
Vito aged 54 Florence Italy employee
Your website is very helpful indeed for beginners to learn mandarin. Also, it’s just brief and very commendable. Keep up the good works-
appreciate it.Thks
Dear David,
Thank you for this great resource. It is great that you’ve had such success in learning Mandarin. I live in Australia currently, how beneficial would it be to move to China to learn and study Mandarin?
Wishing you all the best, are you going to start learning any new languages?
Rgds