Location
  • Online
Language
Chinese

Program Details

Language Level
BeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Immersion Level
Intensive Standard
Specialized Courses
Business
Class Size
Private Lessons Small Class (1-7)

Pricing

What's Included
Classes
Sep 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2025
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About Program

Study Mandarin Chinese online and enjoy private online classes with our professional native Chinese teachers anytime, anywhere.

We use our in-house digital platform NihaoCafe to help you connect with your teacher, review class notes, and schedule classes.

The platform features a rich library of tailor-made content: videos, articles, comic stories and exercises. Thanks to our digital whiteboards, your teacher will take all the notes for you — so you can focus on the class and conversation instead. You will have access to these notes and your class

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Program Highlights

  • HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEACHERS - 
All our teachers are highly qualified professionals, university graduates majoring in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. They are native Chinese speakers and speak Standard Mandarin dialect (标准普通话, biāozhǔn pǔtōnghuà)
  • DIGITAL CLASS NOTES
 - Our in-house learning platform will help you reach your learning goals at your own pace. Class content and teacher’s notes automatically get recorded into the system, so it’s easy to review your classes.
  • LIVE INTERACTION
 - Classes are conducted live online and are taught using the same methods we use at our schools. Our course arrangement system can manage your classes – wherever you are, you and your teachers can stay informed about the class schedule.
  • FULL SUPPORT - 
If you have questions about your courses, you can always reach out to our course consultants. Besides, our professional IT team is online 24 hours a day, ready to solve any unexpected issues.

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Program Reviews

4.91 Rating
based on 109 reviews
  • 5 rating 90.83%
  • 4 rating 9.17%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0%
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  • Instruction 4.5
  • Support 4.5
  • Fun 4.5
  • Housing 4
  • Value 4.5
  • Content 4.9
  • Engagement 4.95
  • Support 4.95
  • Platform 4.8
  • Value 4.85
Showing 73 - 80 of 109 reviews
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Joe
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

That's Mandarin

The lessons are very logical and valuable for immediate use on the street. The teachers are very dedicated and the support quick and helpful. The teachers speak good English and get my questions straight away.

The lessons are very logical and valuable for immediate use on the street. The teachers are very dedicated and the support quick and helpful. The teachers speak good English and get my questions straight away.

The lessons are very logical and valuable for immediate use on the street. The teachers are very dedicated and the support quick and helpful.

Cons
  • I find the platform good but clunky
74 people found this review helpful.
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maddie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Teaching NIHAO CAFE

She is a really friendly teacher, very patient and supportive, the best teacher I have had for Chinese. I like the content and she makes learning Chinese fun! I use many resources that I am finding useful with my university course. When I ask to do something specific she delivers which is great. I have been with other Chinese learning companies but this one is the best by far ! I would really recommend this platform for anyone wanting to learn good Chinese. The prices are also reasonable. Thank you !

Pros
  • supportive
  • kind
  • useful
Cons
  • up to an hour would be good
73 people found this review helpful.
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Joanna
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

The content is useful and engaging. The platform offers many ways to practice. My teacher is excellent.

That’s Mandarin will prepare you to actually understand and use Chinese. Lessons on NihaoCafe introduce useful content and offer several ways to prepare and practice topics during and after the class with your teacher – video with the dialog recorded in more near native speed, audio recorded in slower speed; you can switch on/off Chinese characters/pinyin/English – in this way you can practice any skill you need. There are also notes taken during the class and additional exercises. At the beginning of the class, the teacher discusses the topic related to the main video of the lesson and uses this discussion to gradually introduce new words that will be used in the video’s dialog. My teacher, Wang laoshi, gives me lots of opportunities to speak, gives me very good feedback and corrections, helps me to practice new words and grammar and explains the new content in a very engaging way. It feels more like an interesting discussion with a caring and supportive friend, yet I am still learning new words and grammar. In my opinion, That’s Mandarin managed to make online classes better than traditional classroom lessons. The secret are the teachers that know how to help the students utilize the NihaoCafe platform to progress in their study.

71 people found this review helpful.
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Jay
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Chinese language learning - Experience a new a Culture

I have been to China Both to learn Chinese at a university and to teach English to children. I would definitely recommend giving it a try and going out your comfort zone to travel the world. Experience new cultures and start a potential career. If you are a native English speaker you can get a TEFL Then try to teach English to young children Which can be a fun and relaxing job and if you spend some time learning hSK Chinese. In No time. You can be getting paid with a scholarship to go to china to learn Chinese and at the same time get taken on trips to different cities. When You return back home. You will definitely feel like you have experienced fun things no one else has done before.

Pros
  • Meet lots of nice people
  • Travelling
  • Good career options
Cons
  • Far away from family
  • Internet sites blocked without vpn
  • Life is hard in the beginning without chinese ability
70 people found this review helpful.
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Robert
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

That's Mandarin - A great place to learn Chinese

That's Mandarin is a great school for learning Chinese. The teachers are friendly, helpful, and responsible, and always create engaging classes.
I have seen a lot of improvement in my spoke Chinese and my listening skills since I started studying here. The free tea is nice too!
Their summer intensive is also very good value for money. Every day I learned a lot and it was a great use of my summer holidays.
Although I have not participated personally in the activities they offer, like mahjong classes, I have heard they are good too.
Rob

65 people found this review helpful.
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Anish
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Good experience

I have never been to China. I always learn Chinese online. I think this platform system is really practical! At the same time, I also like to have classes with my teacher. In class, I was a little lazy. I thought that learning language could be easy, but my teacher was a little strict. But I thought it was good for me, so that I could improve my Chinese ability. I hope I can come to China and travel in China.

61 people found this review helpful.
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Carmela
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

mandarin class

That's Mandarin provides a bright, comfortable and very supportive atmosphere that takes a lot of the sting out of sitting in a classroom. Teachers are super friendly, outgoing and helpful. Probably one of the best schools for Mandarin out there.The staff has also always been super helpful and taken their time to answer my questions diligently and thoroughly. The platform is very intuitive, it's great not having to take notes. It's helpful being able to preview your next lesson so you can be better prepared for the session.

66 people found this review helpful.
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Virginia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great Start to Chinese Learning

I chose this school because they have a good online platform, very interactive and helpful for studying. The content is also very relatable and interesting, we can also learn about Chinese society and culture while learning the language. By choosing 1-on-1 online class, the schedule can match my availability and the content and learning pace can be adjusted flexibly to my ability, enabling me to improve at a satisfying rate. I always have great time at lessons, teacher is very fun and friendly. Recommended for anyone who wants to start learning Chinese!

Pros
  • Good online learning platform and content
  • Friendly teachers and staff
  • Flexible scheduling to match our needs
79 people found this review helpful.

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