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Huān yíng xué Hàn Yǔ

Welcome to the Mandarin language – and to Mandarin language courses with Euroasia!

Why learn Mandarin?

  • In terms of native speakers, Mandarin is the number one language worldwide.
  • Over the last hundred years, China has been a country of revolutions, and the current economic revolution is perhaps as important as any: never before in human history have so many people seen such a rapid transformation in their economic fortunes.  China is now set to become the world’s leading manufacturing nation, and perhaps one day its biggest economy.
  • China is a hugely important trading partner for New Zealand, with many New Zealand companies considering how to take advantage of existing links and develop new ones.
  • Opportunities for Mandarin-speaking Kiwis are likely to grow enormously in the future, as the need for New Zealand companies to have a presence in China grows.
  • There are many opportunities now for Kiwis to teach English in China.
  • China is home to one of the world’s oldest civilisations, exceptionally rich in architecture and art.   Over the centuries, it has also made huge contributions to science and technology.
  • China is a fascinating country to visit, huge and diverse, its attractions ranging from the Great Wall to the Himalayas – via some megacities along the way! 
  • Chinese cooking is world-renowned, and knowledge of a little Chinese may help you to understand more of what you eat!
  • Many Mandarin-speaking tourists already visit New Zealand every year, and this number will almost certainly grow in the future.
  • New Zealand, of course, has a large Chinese community, and there are plenty of opportunities to learn more about Chinese language and Chinese culture here.

  • Chinese (Mandarin)

  • Chinese Mandarin Advanced
    10 sessions
    By the end of this course, you will have mastered the basics of the Mandarin language, both grammar and vocabulary; you will have learnt enough either to go off to a country where Mandarin is spoken and pick it up there, or possibly to embark upon more formal study.
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    From $399.00
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  • Chinese Mandarin Individual Classes
    15 hours
    Teaching on a one-to-one basis means we can provide the kind of teaching you require and at your pace. Individual teaching is available either at our centre or at a location to suit you. Individual teaching can also be done via the internet.
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    From $1,275.00
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So what’s involved if you want to learn Mandarin … and is it hard?!

  • Although Mandarin can seem a bit daunting, it does have its easy sides!
  • Chinese vocabulary is based on quite simple, monosyllabic elements; words are therefore very short and fairly easy to learn.
  • Chinese grammar is in many ways very straightforward – words can be put together with much more flexibility than in many other languages.
  • There are no endings to put onto words, no problems with masculine and feminine words.  There aren’t even any tenses!
  • Chinese pronunciation is quite difficult, largely because there are four tones (so that words with the same sounds can have different meanings depending on whether your voice goes up or down or stays at the same level).  However, if you don’t get the tones quite right, you will still be understood.
  • Chinese writing is based on some thousands of characters, which it obviously takes quite a long time to learn.  However, it is possible to use our Latin alphabet to transcribe Chinese words, and this is what we do in most of our courses.   Learning to recognise a few, very common characters is not that hard.

 

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