1. PHRASES The way to start learning any language is to learn phrases! Simple baby phrases, just like you did when you were a baby. You literally expanded your vocabulary by repeating the phrases that you heard around you. You heard those phrases from the adults, TV, noisy toys, etc... So Keep in mind while learning, you need to immerse yourself in the language. With Chinese-Mandarin, you will need to start with these simple phrases: Zǎoshang hǎo- Good Morning xiàwǔ hǎo- Good