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New to Mandarin? Learn pinyin, the key to reading and speaking it, through a 2-hour card game. Total beginners welcome.About this Event
New to Mandarin? Start here, with a deck of cards.
Pinyin is the key that unlocks Mandarin: it’s how you read, type and pronounce every word. Most people learn it from charts and lists. At Play Pinyin, you learn it by playing.
In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll play card games built around the three building blocks of pinyin: initials (like b, zh, x), finals (like ao, ing, üe) and the four tones. Put the right cards together, say the sound out loud, and you’ve made a real Mandarin syllable.
b + ao + ˇ = bǎo (宝, treasure)
What you’ll walk away with
- A clear picture of how pinyin works: initials, finals and tones
- Practice saying the sounds that trip most beginners up, like zh, x, q and ü
- An ear for the four tones, and how they change a word’s meaning
- Confidence to read pinyin on your own, ready for apps, classes or your first Learnése Mission
Who it’s for
- Complete beginners, with no Mandarin needed
- Learners whose pinyin still feels shaky
- Anyone who learns better by doing than by memorising
The details
- When: Saturday 24 October, 2–4pm
- Where: Griffin Centre, Canberra
- Group size: small group, so everyone gets to play and speak
- Hosts: bilingual Learnése hosts who guide every round
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Event venue & nearby stays
The Griffin centre, 20 Genge street, Canberra, Australia
Tickets
AUD 38.00 to AUD 49.00
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