time

vocabulary

grammar

conversations

week 1

around 175 words including most used question words, pronouns, numbers and common verbs

basic sentences like "What's this/that?" and other useful patterns

basic conversations about greetings, nationalities, locations, time and money, also involved in inviting someone to eat together and talking about activities in the future

week 2

around another 180 words including common adjectives, shopping words and some other survival Chinese words

comparisons, basic sentence structures and word order

simple conversations about asking for permission, talking about family and activities in the future and past, also involved in going somewhere by means of conveyance, asking and giving directions

week 3

around another 200 words including useful conjunctions, adverbs, interesting verbs about "shang4" and "xia4" and words of degree

Clauses like "if…,…" "when…, …" "because…, so…" before/after…,…" and other practical patterns

easy conversations about activities in the past and future, talking about weather, vacation, appointment, describing places with simple words

week 4

around another 200 words including more useful verbs and phrases

how to express in a mild tone

development of asking and giving directions, talking about buying tickets, playing sports, exchanging money, buying medicine and taking pictures