“The Sound System” has 10 exercises — the first 3 are free
Guest mode saves nothing. Two ways to open the rest: subscribe, or book a lesson — Jane's students get every exercise in the course (practise 点火锅, book a class, and all of Beginner Speaking 1 opens; whether you take more classes is up to you). Anything unclear, ask her in class. Teachers who buy the courseware open it for a whole class with a class code.
Market Survival: Tones or Your Money
市场生存战：声调不对，钱包遭罪
Count to fifty, ask two magic sentences, and discover what things really cost in China.
Watch first — the four tones, one movement each
9 minWarm up: the four tones
Play Teacher Jane's recording
Watch the tiles — each one lights up as Teacher Jane says it.
Teacher Jane's tone demo, twice through. Tap any tile — today every one of these tones is worth money.
Count your money: one to ten
Ten numbers, ten tones — listen for the melody of each. These ten words unlock every price in China.
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Memory hook
Free upgrade: you can already count to fifty
The dangerous pairs
Same sounds, opposite order, very different bills. Train your ear until these can't fool you.
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Two sentences to rule the market
Tap the row to hear Teacher Jane say it slowly. Tap 快 for natural speed — the way you will actually hear it at the stall.
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What things really cost in China
All words you already know — now with their real price tags. Read each price out loud: number + 块. Some of these surprise every foreigner.
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钱包保卫战 · Defend your wallet随堂小练
No pressure — just making it stick.
The vendor names the price. How much do you owe?
Another stall, another price. This one is…
这个___钱？
Zhège ___ qián?
How much is this?
You hear the price and nearly faint. What do you say next?
After class: the arena
Level: Numbers & Time
Eight tone-pick rounds on numbers — exactly today's battlefield. Earn XP, keep your streak, and make 四十/十四 physically unable to fool you again.
Say it out loud — the microphone is listening随堂小练
No pressure — just making it stick.
Your turn — say it
这个多少钱？
How much is this?
Your turn — say it
可以便宜一点吗？
Could you make it a bit cheaper?
Before you go课后回顾
- Real mission: next time you buy anything, say the price in Chinese in your head before you pay.
- Practice 可以便宜一点吗？ three times in the mirror — with the smile. The smile is half the sentence.
- Guess before you look it up: how much is a metro ride in Chengdu? (Hint: less than your coffee. Much less.)