"Big thanks for the software! I just started learning Chinese here at the UN,
and your program is just what I need. It lets me follow up what I
learn in the classroom and then explore further."
—Nikolai Galkin, United Nations
Audio Immersion  | 
Audio Practice  | 
Vocabulary Study  | 
Vocabulary Review
Reading Practice  | 
Exercises  | 
Stepping Stones Home
Listen to one line of the story, and then repeat it aloud. Follow the characters in the text as you listen--each character corresponds to one syllable. Practice until you can recite the line from memory. Then go on to the next line. Again, don't worry about the meaning for now.
朝 |
三 |
暮 |
四 |
||
zhāo |
sān |
mù |
sì |
有 |
一 |
个 |
道 |
士 |
||
yǒu |
yí |
gè |
dào |
shì |
养 |
了 |
几 |
只 |
猴 |
子, |
||
yǎng |
le |
jǐ |
zhī |
hóu |
zi, |
猴 |
子 |
每 |
天 |
要 |
吃 |
很 |
多 |
食 |
物。 |
||
hóu |
zi |
měi |
tiān |
yào |
chī |
hěn |
duō |
shí |
wù。 |
有 |
一 |
天, |
||
yǒu |
yì |
tiān, |
道 |
士 |
对 |
猴 |
子 |
说: | ||
dào |
shì |
duì |
hóu |
zi |
shuō: |
“以 |
后 |
每 |
天 |
早 |
上 |
||
“yǐ |
hòu |
měi |
tiān |
zǎo |
shàng |
每 |
只 |
猴 |
子 |
||
měi |
zhī |
hóu |
zi |
给 |
三 |
个 |
栗 |
子, |
||
gěi |
sān |
gè |
lì |
zi, |
晚 |
上 |
给 |
四 |
个 |
栗 |
子。 |
||
wǎn |
shàng |
gěi |
sì |
gè |
lì |
zi。 |
”猴 |
子 |
听 |
了 |
很 |
生 |
气, |
||
hóu |
zi |
tīng |
le |
hěn |
shēng |
qì, |
于 |
是 |
道 |
士 |
说: |
||
yú |
shì |
dào |
shì |
shuō: |
“那 |
就 |
每 |
天 |
早 |
上 |
||
“nà |
jiù |
měi |
tiān |
zǎo |
shàng |
给 |
四 |
个 |
栗 |
子, |
||
gěi |
sì |
gè |
lì |
zi, |
晚 |
上 |
给 |
三 |
个 |
栗 |
子。 |
||
wǎn |
shàng |
gěi |
sān |
gè |
lì |
zi。 |
猴 |
子 |
一 |
听 |
||
hóu |
zi |
yī |
tīng |
早 |
上 |
多 |
了 |
一 |
个 |
栗 |
子 | ||
zǎo |
shàng |
duō |
le |
yí |
gè |
lì |
zi |
就 |
高 |
兴 |
了。 |
||
jiù |
gāo |
xìng |
le。 |
Once you have memorized each line of the story, you are ready to go on to the next step.