Ni Hao 2 : Elementary Audio CDs

Ni Hao 2 is the second level of the series and is ideally suited to students of around 13 to 15 years old in year 9 or 10 of junior high school.

As in Ni Hao 1, Chinese characters in this level are used extensively throughout the text and are companied by Pinyin, which is gradually omitted.

Ni Hao 2 has a stronger focus on important sentence structures and the language introduced is more frequently and functionally repeated. The settings and topics are closely related to students daily lives to make the language meaningful, and the dialogues are spiced with humour to keep students engaged.

Adults with some prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese may find this level more suitable than Ni Hao 1.

This level introduces more than 440 words and phrases, and provides 140 characters to learn to write.

Topics include:

Asking the date, birthdays

Time, daily routines

Position/location of things etc

Clothing

Shopping

Making phone calls

Eating at restaurants, being a guest

The weather