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Speak Mandarin at work, in six weeks.

Small live classes on Zoom for working adults in Malaysia. Practise the phrases you actually use: meetings, phone calls, ordering lunch and the small talk in between.

6weeks
12live classes
16learners at most
8:30pm, Tue & Thu
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One sound, four meanings.

Mandarin uses pitch to change meaning. Tap a tone to see how your voice should move. The whole of week one is spent getting these right.

Pitch contour of the selected tone on a five-level scale
Syllabus

Six weeks, week by week.

Two live classes and one short workbook chapter each week. You practise in pairs every single class.

Week one

Pinyin and tones

Read pinyin, hit all four tones, introduce yourself.

我叫…wǒ jiào… · my name is…
Week two

Numbers and time

Prices, phone numbers, dates and setting a meeting.

几点开会?jǐ diǎn kāihuì · what time is the meeting?
Week three

Food and dabao

Order at the kopitiam, ask for less sugar, take it away.

少糖,打包shǎo táng, dǎbāo · less sugar, to go
Week four

Calls and voice notes

Answer the phone, leave a message, reply on WhatsApp.

请稍等qǐng shāo děng · please hold on
Week five

Meetings

Agree, disagree politely and follow up on a task.

我同意wǒ tóngyì · I agree
Week six

Small talk and demo day

Weekend plans, festivals, and a two-minute talk to the class.

周末去哪里?zhōumò qù nǎlǐ · where to this weekend?

Inside every 60-minute class

Warm-up0–10 min
New phrases10–35 min
Role-play in pairs35–55 min
Recap55–60
Pricing

Choose how you learn.

Every option includes the 84-page workbook and lifetime access to the class recordings.

Early-bird price ends 25 October
On your schedule

Self-paced

RM149
One-time payment
  • All 12 class recordings
  • Workbook PDF, 84 pages
  • Learn whenever suits you
Recommended

Live cohort

RM299
RM 399 after 25 October
  • 12 live classes on Zoom
  • Recordings and workbook
  • WhatsApp study group
  • Certificate of completion
Fastest progress

Live + coaching

RM449
RM 479 if bought separately
  • Everything in the live cohort
  • Four 30-minute 1-to-1 sessions
  • Feedback on your voice notes

Already in the cohort? Add four 1-to-1 coaching sessions on their own.

Questions

Before you enrol.

I understand a little but can't speak. Is this for me?

Yes. Most learners grew up hearing Mandarin or Cantonese but never spoke it. Week one resets your tones, and every class is mostly speaking.

What if I miss a class?

Every class is recorded and shared within a few hours, together with the slides and the phrases from that day.

Do I need to read Chinese characters?

No. Everything is written in pinyin first, with characters alongside for anyone who wants to learn them.

How do I get access after paying?

Once your payment is approved, you get an email with your invoice, the Zoom link and access to the workbook and recordings.