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Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Minjian.
5.0

3,568 Lessons

Minjian

Professional Teacherid verified
Test Preparation
Kids
Business
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Other)
English

I have been a Chinese language and culture teacher for more than 8 years. I teach international students in Tsinghua University, Beijing Normal University and Beijing Jiaotong University. I also teach middle school international students and foreigners who live and work in Beijing. I also teach foreign kids whose age are usually below 10 online.I have taught hundreds of students in China and abroad , online and offline.

USD 12.00/trial
Available 22:00 Today
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Anny Wu.
5.0

7,817 Lessons

Anny Wu

Professional Teacherid verified
Test Preparation
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Other)
Native
English
+5

I have professional background and rich experience. I can guarantee my teaching level.(watch the video and view part of my teaching results- start from 5'17) My area of expertise: □Chinese pinyin and pronunciation □Explanation of Chinese grammars □Daily practical Chinese topics □HSK/YCT □Chinese for kids □Writing □ Chinese character teaching □Chinese history and literature □Traveling in China I love reading ,traveling and singing. I like playing the Guzheng(a traditional 21 stringed plcked instrument of China)

USD 16.00/trial
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Luyang.
5.0

999 Lessons

Luyang

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+1

Explore your hobbies and thoughts in Chinese, one conversation at a time✨💬 I focus on helping you express your thoughts, hobbies, and ideas in Chinese as freely and fully as possible. I guide conversations, ask follow-up questions, and create a space where you can practice confidently and discover new ways to express yourself.

USD 8.88/trial
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Jennie Lv.
5.0

410 Lessons

Jennie Lv

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Other)
Native
English
+3

8年经验的中文教师A Chinese teacher with 8 years of experience I have a lot of experience to teach foreigners who starts from Zero, finally to advance level. I also won a lot prize about language teaching.I have a lot of teaching experience,I often comunicate with my foreign students and my friends comes from different countries.Otherwise, I have learnt a lot kinds of Chinese troditional talents ,such as paper-cutting ,porcelain carving,folk dance and some troditional instrument .So,if you like,I will combine Chinese language teaching with Chinese culture . 我有丰富的汉语教学经验,经常帮助我的外国朋友们学习汉语。我还获得过一些汉语教学方面的国家级奖项,以及汉语普通话证书等一系列资格证明,这些都使我积累了丰富的教学经验。除了语言教学之外,我还精通中国文化,学过很多很多中华传统才艺,比如剪纸,刻瓷,民族舞,还有一些中国乐器。所以,如果你对中国的文化感兴趣,我可以把语言融入到中华文化中进行教学。Wish we could meet on Italki!

USD 11.00/trial
Available 03:45 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Sofia Song.
5.0

359 Lessons

Sofia Song

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+1

Courses taught in last four years: Integrated Chinese for high school students (Initial level, Intermediate level, CHEONGWON High School, South Korea) Speaking Chinese, Chinese characters and Chinese culture for primary and secondary school students (Initial level, Cheongju English Center, South Korea) Chinese examination, Integrated Chinese and Chinese after school club for adults and children (HSK1, HSK2, YCT, IES Santísima Trinidad and IES Los Cerros, Spain) Chinese examination, Integrated Chinese and Chinese after school club for ethnic Chinese and Non-native Chinese speakers, including adults and children. (HSK, YCT, CHINESE IN STEPS, JINBU, CI at the university of Sheffield, UK)

USD 5.00/trial
Available 11:30 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Carina.
5.0

938 Lessons

Carina

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+1

4 years experience,improve oral Chinese quickly,complete HSK teaching system,experience in kids 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 ✅ 3 years teaching(3年教学经验)✅ Worked as a teacher in an offline training institution. 曾在某线下培训机构担任教师一职。 Students: From age 6 to 10 (从6岁到10岁) I was patient enough and became good friends with them.我有足够的耐心,并和他们成为了很好的朋友。 🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸 Now I am a full-time online teacher at italki. 现在我是itaiki的全职老师。 Students: Now from 6 to over 60(现在,从6岁到60岁以上) With more experience, I would like to help you improve your Chinese and take it to a new level according to the way you like.我有了更多的经验,愿意根据你喜爱的方式,帮助你提高你的中文,让你的中文上升到新的程度。

USD 19.00/trial
Available 00:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher CrystalQiu.
5.0

995 Lessons

CrystalQiu

Community Tutorid verified
Kids
Business
Test Preparation
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Cantonese)
Native
English

Certified Chinese teacher by CTCSOL , Native language is Mandarin and Cantonese In 2006-2013 :The international trade in English In 2013-2020 :The training teacher Positive Discipline and Children's Etiquette Course 2021 up to now: Teaching Mandarin and Cantonese I can customize your course exclusively for you according to your learning needs and provide you with high quality one-on-one lessons to make you have a satisfying service experience. I am very patient, friendly and relaxed in my teaching and like to encourage people because I love teaching. Come book a lesson with me and I'll see you in class!

USD 12.00/trial
Available 06:30 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Serena.
5.0

594 Lessons

Serena

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+1

NTEC (TQC), Certificate of Mandarin Proficiency Test (First Class-GradeB) 2020 - now Online Chinese Teacher in Beijing Mandarin School (Training foreigner Chinese) Comprehensive Adult Course (primary) 2015-2020 MeiMengNaZhi Children's Development Center(Teaching kids programming) Scrach、Codemao

USD 9.00/trial
Available 04:30 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher MaggieMeng.
5.0

130 Lessons

MaggieMeng

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Other)
Native
English
+3

Fun person helping you improve ur Mandarin I have spent most part of my life in languages and I have experiences of teaching both English and Mandarin overseas. Isn't that cool?

USD 10.00/trial
Available 02:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Anthony Davis.
5.0

9,403 Lessons

Anthony Davis

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English

students-centered & students get to speak a lot with feedback I worked in a private language school for 2 years as a teaching assistant which gives me lots of real-world experience teaching kids as well.

USD 8.00/trial
Available 02:15 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher 武老师 Wu(kids 4+).
5.0

3,989 Lessons

武老师 Wu(kids 4+)

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
Russian
+4

Graduated with the major in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and with 9 years experience. I'm a very patient, responsible, passionate and qualified teacher. I know speaking is always then hardest part, so I will let you talk as much as possible during our lesson, you will be able to speak from our first lesson! After studying Chinese with me, you can not only speak mandarin, read texts and articles, understand daily conversation, but you will also be able to write Chinese characters.(PS: I noticed that the students who study Chinese with me from scratch speaks better and make less grammar mistakes.) I can help you with HSK exam preparation as well.

USD 14.00/trial
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Jai  from Taiwan.
5.0

820 Lessons

Jai from Taiwan

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Taiwanese)
Native
English
Spanish
+1

I’m a cheerful and supportive teacher. I listen carefully and explain with an easier but still authentic way to make you understand faster. I will help you to speak and express your thoughts and opinions confidently and fluently. I'm open to discussing different kinds of topics that will make you know the language more. I love to get to know my students and I usually build genuine friendships with my students.

USD 19.00/trial
Available 02:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Lucy Guo.
5.0

303 Lessons

Lucy Guo

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English

#I am a patient teacher with a smile. I put my student’s needs before my own. i like have conversations practice with my students since my exercises are easy and joyful to go discussion! 我是一个耐心的老师,微笑待人。我以学生的需求为首,我喜欢跟学生对话,我的对话会以轻松愉悦的方式开展。 #I can share Chinese business environment and current news with you 我可以跟你分享中国的商业环境以及时事新闻

USD 5.00/trial
Available 22:30 Today
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Jules Zhu.
5.0

3,506 Lessons

Jules Zhu

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+1

Certified CTCSOL teacher with over 5 years of teaching experience. Patient, flexible and practical. 【Certification】 ✍🏻CTCSOL(Certificate for Teachers of Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages) ✍🏻Standard Chinese Proficiency Test Certificate 【Teaching experience】 ✍🏻Started teaching Chinese since 2018 ✍🏻Students are aged at 5-70 from America,Australia,Canada,Britain,Korea,India,HK etc. ✍🏻Three years teaching in school & 2 years online

USD 8.00/trial
Available 07:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Wen Adults & Kids.
5.0

1,440 Lessons

Wen Adults & Kids

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+2

Specialized in IELTS English and Chinese, Graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Adults & Kids For my students who want to learn Mandarin: I‘ve been teaching on italki for around 5 years, I have long-term students, who learn grammar, oral speaking, HSK with me. Some special offer: ·If you are interested in applying for universities in China, we can also go through the website together. ·If you wanna prepare something for the business school, we can go through different theories and topics together. 想和我学习英文的学生: 在职专业雅思老师,研究生毕业于爱丁堡大学社会学专业,本科毕业于金融学专业。雅思阅读听力8.5. ·教学严谨活泼,提升能力的同时让学生感受到学习语言的趣味,习得感和愉悦感共存。(很适合青少年!不过线上教学,建议孩子在13岁以上) ·有耐心,可以从零基础开始教学。 ·上课有适合学生程度的教材,帮助学生一步步达成目标成绩。

USD 10.00/trial
Available 02:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Iris.
5.0

452 Lessons

Iris

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
Native
Spanish
+2

Conversation practice/考试面试辅导/pronunciation correction I believe speaking is the most essential and also the most challenging part of language learning. Often, we can master writing but struggle to hold a conversation. My classes are designed to help you to develop better speaking skills and engage in natural conversations. 我认为口语是语言学习中最重要却也最具挑战性的部分。我们常常能快速掌握写作技能,但在流利对话方面却会遇到困难。而我的课程正是为此而设计,帮助您提升口语能力,并自如地进行有趣且有意义的对话。 Creo que hablar es la parte más esencial y también la más difícil del aprendizaje de un idioma. A menudo, podemos escribir sin problema, pero nos cuesta mucho mantener una conversación. Mis clases están diseñadas para ayudarte a desarrollar tus habilidades orales, de modo que las conversaciones fluyan de manera más natural.

USD 9.90/trial
Available 02:15 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Fiona Cai.

Fiona Cai

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
English
+1

CTCSOL certificate/ Finance master/ experienced in HSK、basic、speaking and business chinese I have experience teaching grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and conversation skills. I have taught HSK, <Easy to learn Chinese>, YCT, and I can help with the test. I have experience teaching Beginners, speaking Chinese, Chinese Literature, Business and Tourism Chiniese.

USD 15.00/Hour
Available 01:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Ping(Beijing).
5.0

403 Lessons

Ping(Beijing)

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Other)
English

International teacher from Beijing ITI在北京,我每个月都会参与一次义工服务,教外国朋友学习中文,在学习的过程中,了解不同的文化和感受 同时我也教小朋友学习中文和画画,帮助他们更好的了解中国 每周末,我会在线上教学,目前已经有3年的教学经验,可以很好的帮助你学习中文。 for the past four years. I'm a volunteer of the church in the English fellowship so I have many friends all over the world ok, if you want to know more about me and Chinese ,welcome to my class

USD 15.00/trial
Available 02:00 Tomorrow
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Iliya 伊老师.
5.0

553 Lessons

Iliya 伊老师

Community Tutorid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Russian
Native
English
French
Italian
+4

Certified HSK teacher, Teaching Experience for more than 7 years (I am a licensed teacher of Russian and Chinese, I have certificates) I’m patient, flexible and create a pressure-free class — we’ll build a lesson plan based on your goals. I enjoy meeting people from different cultures and adapt materials to your needs. I lived and studied in China for over 2 years (lived Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guilin… ). 我在中国生活和学习超过2年。 到过北京,天津,青岛,泰山,南京,上海,黄山,重庆,成都,桂林,贵阳,广州等地。

USD 7.50/trial
Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with the teacher Fabiana Fang.
5.0

1,432 Lessons

Fabiana Fang

Professional Teacherid verified
Speaks :Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Chinese (Taiwanese)
Native
English
Spanish
+1

➤中文/Español/Eng ➤10+ years of teaching ➤experience studying in 🇪🇸 & working in 🇹🇼🇬🇧🇨🇳 I have several years of experience teaching Chinese both online and in person. I am certified by the World Chinese Language Association and the Taiwanese Ministry of Education to teach Mandarin as a second language. With a background in language centers and HR, I offer not only daily Mandarin usage but also enriching language experiences. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese, English, and Spanish, my multicultural background enables me to bridge cultural gaps and facilitate cross-cultural connections. I understand the challenges learners face and am dedicated to helping them navigate their language journey.

USD 15.00/trial
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Frequently asked questions

What level of Chinese do I need to have before taking conversational Chinese classes?

Before taking conversational Chinese classes, it’s recommended that you have at least a basic understanding of the language, ideally at a beginner (A1) or lower-intermediate (A2) level. This would include being familiar with basic vocabulary, simple sentence structures, and common phrases. While it’s possible to start conversational lessons as a complete beginner, having some foundation in pronunciation (like tones) and basic characters will make the process smoother and more effective.

Conversational Chinese classes are designed to help you improve speaking and listening skills, so knowing some basic grammar and vocabulary will allow you to participate in conversations more easily. If you’re a beginner, your tutor will likely focus on building your confidence and helping you practice simple conversations. If you’re at a more intermediate level, the focus can shift to more complex sentence structures and deeper discussions.

Can I take online conversational Chinese classes?

Yes, you can definitely take online conversational Chinese classes, and italki is a great platform for this! It offers one-on-one lessons with native Chinese-speaking tutors who can help you practice speaking, improve your listening skills, and build your confidence in real-life conversations. Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced, you can find a tutor who tailors lessons to your specific needs, helping you focus on topics that interest you, like daily life, travel, or business Chinese. Online conversational Chinese classes are highly flexible, allowing you to schedule lessons at times that suit you, and you can learn from the comfort of your own home.

How many classes do I need to take to become fluent in Chinese?

The number of classes needed to become fluent in Chinese depends on several factors, including your starting level, learning goals, and how much time you can dedicate to studying. For beginners, fluency can take several years to achieve, with consistent study and practice. On average, it might take around 600 to 1,200 hours of study to reach conversational fluency, which can equate to about 1-2 years of regular lessons.

However, becoming fluent also involves immersion, practice outside of lessons, and exposure to the language in different contexts. The key is consistency – taking lessons regularly, engaging in conversations, and practicing vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Additionally, actively using the language in real-world situations will significantly speed up your progress.

Setting specific milestones and working closely with a tutor on conversational practice can help accelerate your learning and give you a clearer idea of how many lessons you might need to become fluent.

Who are the tutors that will be teaching the conversational Chinese classes?

The tutors teaching conversational Chinese classes on italki are native speakers or highly proficient speakers of Chinese, with a variety of teaching backgrounds and expertise. Some tutors are professional language instructors with formal teaching qualifications, while others are informal teachers with extensive experience in helping learners improve their conversational skills. These tutors come from diverse regions where Chinese is spoken, offering a range of accents and dialects (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.).

Many tutors also specialize in different areas, such as business Chinese, travel vocabulary, or preparing for Chinese language exams. You can choose a tutor based on your personal learning goals, preferences, and their teaching style. Tutor profiles on italki include information about their qualifications, experience, teaching methods, and reviews from other students, helping you select the right match for your conversational practice.

How do I sign up for conversational Chinese classes?

To sign up for conversational Chinese classes on italki, follow these steps:

Create an Account: If you don’t already have an account, visit italki.com and sign up by entering your email or connecting through a social media account.

Browse Tutors: Once logged in, go to the “Teachers” section and search for conversational Chinese tutors. You can filter your search based on criteria like availability, teaching style, experience, and reviews from other students.

Check Tutor Profiles: Review the profiles of different tutors, which include their qualifications, lesson offerings, teaching approach, and availability. Many tutors also offer trial lessons, allowing you to get a feel for their teaching style before committing to a regular class.

Book a Lesson: Once you find a tutor you like, click on their profile and choose a time slot that fits your schedule. You’ll be able to select the lesson type (such as conversational practice or specific skills) and pay for the lesson directly through the platform.

Start Learning: After booking, you’ll be able to join your lesson through italki’s video call feature. You can communicate directly with your tutor to focus on improving your conversational skills.

Ready to start learning Chinese today? Sign up now to find the perfect Chinese teacher for you and take your language skills to the next level!