Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

Learn Chinese (Mandarin) Online

at the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute

Did you know?

The total length of the Great Wall of China, built in different dynasties, is 13,170.70 miles (21,196.18 kilometers).

Hāi! Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, used by more than a billion people in China alone, and by a total of 1.2 billion native speakers. 12.44 percent of the world's population speaks Mandarin as their first language.

In addition to the People's Republic of China and Taiwan, Mandarin Chinese extends past Chinese territory to be spoken in the important and influential Chinese communities of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, and Mongolia.

If you wish to learn a language that one in six people in the world speak, this is the one for you.

How many words and phrases do you
already know?

common
greetings
love
slang
Common
Yes.
No.
Please.
Thank you.
You are welcome (it was nothing).
How do you say it in Chinese?
Pardon me.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry.
Bless you (sneeze).
Who?
Why?
I don't understand.
Please repeat.
Slower please.
What time is it?
Are you from around here?
Where are you from?
Where do you live?
What do you like to do?
Where do you work?
How old are you?
I like your shirt.
What's your phone number?
Are you on Instagram?
How's your family?
I'm running late.
I am lost.
Can you help me?
Where is the restroom?
I need to use the restroom.
I'll be right back.
Talk to you later.
There are many.
Will you buy this?
How much does it cost?
What a shame.
I can't believe it.
Are you kidding?
Just kidding
How many are there?
See you soon.
the airport
the American embassy
the hotel
the restaurant

Shì.

Your best choice to learn Chinese (Mandarin) online is the Beverly Hills Lingual Institute. Our faculty and courses are proven, effective, and extremely popular with residents of the Los Angeles area.

Meet

your Chinese (Mandarin) Teachers

Emma

Chinese (Mandarin) teacher @ #BHLingual
for 10 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

The weather and the multicultural environment.

Recommend a place to visit where Chinese (Mandarin) is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

San Gabriel Square is a great place to visit, as it is a Chinese shopping, dining and socializing hub.

What Chinese (Mandarin) film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

Film: Dying to Survive (Wo Bu Shi Yao Shen) | Musical Artist: Jay Zhou (Zhou Jie Lun)

What most surprises your students about Chinese (Mandarin)?

The accuracy of pronouncing five tones.

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

I love travelling. I worked in tourism before moving to the US. I have been to most of the places in China.

Shuang

Chinese (Mandarin) teacher @ #BHLingual
for 11 years

The best part about living in Los Angeles is...

The diverse geography and culture. You can go to the beach and the mountains in the same day. You can experience any culture and cuisine in the world here.

Recommend a place to visit where Chinese (Mandarin) is the native language, and tell us why you like it.

Hangzhou, China. It is an ancient city with natural beauty, history, innovation and delicious food. West lake is gorgeous, hiking on the mountains through tea gardens is amazing.

What Chinese (Mandarin) film or musical artist do you recommend students watch or listen to?

Chinese film: 'To live.' Musical artist: Teresa Teng.

What most surprises your students about Chinese (Mandarin)?

Chinese has a very simple grammar system: no verb conjugation, no tense, no gender, no plural...

What one thing would you like your students to know about you?

I have published a book. It is a collection of short stories in Chinese. I love reading, writing and painting.

Learn [LANGUAGE] in Los Angeles

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute is the premier Chinese (Mandarin) language school in Los Angeles, fostering a dedicated student body and a rich, supportive atmosphere for learning Chinese (Mandarin).

We offer Chinese (Mandarin) classes for all levels of students, with highly educated, native-speaking Chinese (Mandarin) teachers and university texts.

Chinese (Mandarin) language tutors are also available for private instruction and corporate programs.

Schedule

Chinese (Mandarin) Language Classes

We offer a comprehensive schedule of online Chinese (Mandarin) language classes. The courses scheduled reflect our current students' needs and the anticipated requirements of new students.

Mon 28 Apr  -  Mon 23 Jun

All regularly scheduled group courses run online for one term (eight weeks), one day (80 minutes) per week.

Each group course is limited to 8 students.

If your level and preferred time is not shown, please call us at (323) 651-5000 or write us. We often add classes after the schedule is published in order to accommodate demand.

Beginner's Chinese (Mandarin)

Never taken Chinese (Mandarin) before? Start with our Beg I course.

Beginner I

Beg I · Wed · 6:00 PM PT

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Wednesdays 6:00 PM PT (8 classes, 1 class per week)

exact dates Classes in More than 35 Languages

Wed

1 Wed 30 Apr · 2 Wed 07 May
3 Wed 14 May · 4 Wed 21 May
5 Wed 28 May · 6 Wed 04 Jun
7 Wed 11 Jun · 8 Wed 18 Jun

Private Chinese (Mandarin) Classes

We offer semi-private Chinese (Mandarin) classes or private Chinese (Mandarin) lessons for any level of Chinese (Mandarin).

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

  • 4 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 8 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Mon 07 Jul  -  Sat 30 Aug

All regularly scheduled group courses run online for one term (eight weeks), one day (80 minutes) per week.

Each group course is limited to 8 students.

If your level and preferred time is not shown, please call us at (323) 651-5000 or write us. We often add classes after the schedule is published in order to accommodate demand.

Beginner's Chinese (Mandarin)

Beginner I

Beg I · Wed · 6:00 PM PT

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Wednesdays 6:00 PM PT $295 (8 classes, 1 class per week)

exact dates Classes in More than 35 Languages

Wed

1 Wed 09 Jul · 2 Wed 16 Jul
3 Wed 23 Jul · 4 Wed 30 Jul
5 Wed 06 Aug · 6 Wed 13 Aug
7 Wed 20 Aug · 8 Wed 27 Aug

Private Chinese (Mandarin) Classes

We offer semi-private Chinese (Mandarin) classes or private Chinese (Mandarin) lessons for any level of Chinese (Mandarin).

Some students prefer private lessons instead of a scheduled class, or occasionally take private classes to augment their existing, scheduled group course.

Private classes are more flexible than Group classes. They are tailored to specific learning and scheduling needs. They can be useful if a student's language knowledge is uneven, if a more intensified study program is needed, or if privacy is a concern.

With our large staff of native speakers, we can schedule private lessons in most languages.

Private lessons are available in packages of:

  • 4 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 8 classes (80-minutes each)

  • 12 classes (80-minutes each)

Or, if you are enrolled in a group class, your private lesson can be scheduled individually.

Please write us or call (323) 651-5000 to schedule your private class.

Why Learn Chinese (Mandarin)?

Learn [LANGUAGE] in Los Angeles

With all Chinese dialects sharing one writing system of at least fifty thousand symbols, of which you'll need at least three thousand in order to be considered literate, the language is inherently difficult—but fascinating to learn.

Fascinating? Yes! As Nationally Syndicated Talk Host Barry Farber puts it, 'Much is made of our abiliity to read the Chinese soul through the Chinese language.'

'Tomorrow' in Chinese is ming tien, which literally means 'bright day.' The character for 'good' literally depicts a woman with a child, suggesting that a mother and a child are emblematic of everything good. The character meaning 'peace' depicts a woman under a roof. The character for 'discord,' however, is three women under one roof!

Moreover, Mandarin Chinese is key to doing business in the Far East. A significant number of international companies have long-term investments in China, and knowing Chinese lends a competitive edge. Forbes lists Mandarin Chinese as one of the three most universally useful languages, noting that it is especially helpful to know for those who work in the manufacturing or the financial sphere. Thanks to our global economy, those industries depend heavily on employees who can effectively communicate with foreign partners. The demand for fluent Mandarin-Chinese stockbrokers, in particular, has risen sharply in recent years.

Mastering a new language can change your life.

Spending time studying an unfamiliar alphabet, practicing different sounds, and generally striving to master a foreign language like Chinese (Mandarin) has been proven to have a positive effect on the learner's mind. Studies show that adults learning new languages stimualte similar brain parts as children learning you speak. You'll find it easier to learn and remember new things, and you'll likely enjoy the ability to hold more things in short-term memory.

Bilingual individuals often demonstrate increased open-mindedness, creativity, and approachability compared to those who speak only one language. Learning a new language extends beyond acquiring linguistic skills; it cultivates new sensibilities and a broadened perspective on the world. Consequently, multilingualism promotes a deeper understanding of diverse cultures and customs, fostering greater acceptance of new ideas.

The Beverly Hills Lingual Institute invites you to learn Chinese (Mandarin) at our award-winning school, where we are proud to offer Chinese (Mandarin) and more than 35 other languages.

Our language school hires and retains exceptional Chinese (Mandarin) teachers, eager to share their knowledge and love for their native land and the Chinese (Mandarin) language.

Our attractive location, on-site parking and schedule all combine to facilitate your Chinese (Mandarin) courses.

Read what our students say about us—and come experience the Chinese (Mandarin) language best Chinese (Mandarin) courses in Los Angeles.

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More About Chinese (Mandarin)

Chinese has no alphabet. Each character is complete unto itself and each must be learned. However, Chinese has 214 radicals, the elements that make up the building blocks for almost every Chinese character. The pronunciation of each character is always one syllable alone, differentiated by tone (four tones in Mandarin Chinese, and nine in Cantonese).

There are at least fifty thousand Chinese characters, but you can carry on fairly sophisticated conversations with knowledge of a few hundred, and you'll be able to read a Chinese newspaper with between two and six thousand.

Chinese requires a different word for 'yes' and 'no' as an answer, depending on the question. That's less complicated than it sounds. When you pose a question in Chinese, you present both alternatives. Instead of 'Are you going?' you'll ask 'You go not go?' (Are you going or not?) The answers then become 'go' or 'not go.'