Mandarin Conversation Workbooks
By Mei Lin
These are workbooks for speaking. Each one is built around conversations you will actually have: introducing yourself, asking a follow-up question, being polite, saying no kindly, talking about your day, making a phone call or explaining how you feel.
The pages give you the lines, then make you use them: swap the details, answer the question, keep the exchange going. They work best out loud. Read the dialogues aloud, play both parts, and record yourself once a week to hear how far you've come. When you want someone to answer back, practise the same conversations with me in a live lesson.
29 workbooks, most downloaded first. Free with a SayMei account: each workbook's page shows its first two pages.
Speak & conversation workbooks (29)

Your First 14 Days of Spoken Mandarin
Total beginner · 38 pages · practice online

The SayMei Beginner Mandarin Practice Book
Total beginner to beginner · 187 pages

Five Beginner Mandarin Mini-Stories
Total beginner · 28 pages

Your 30-Day Mandarin Plan
Total beginner · 10 pages

Mandarin Numbers, Prices, Dates & Time Words
Total beginner · 29 pages

Keep a Mandarin Conversation Going
Beginner · 18 pages · practice online

Polite Phrases, Reactions & Saying No in Mandarin
Total beginner · 24 pages

Order Food and Drinks in Mandarin
Total beginner · 22 pages

Shop for Clothes in Mandarin: Colors, Sizes & Prices
Total beginner · 23 pages

Meet People in Mandarin: Introduce Yourself & Ask Follow-Ups
Total beginner · 21 pages

Mandarin at Home: Everyday Family Phrases
Beginner (families) · 23 pages

Sound Natural with 吗, 呢, 吧, 啊
Beginner · 19 pages

Mandarin for Kids: At School
Kids 5-9 (pre-A1) · 23 pages · Kids

HSK 1 Vocabulary Recall & Speaking Workbook
HSK 1 (HSK 3.0) · 38 pages

Mandarin for Kids: Colors, Numbers & Shapes
Kids 5-9 (pre-A1) · 24 pages · Kids

HSK 2 Vocabulary Recall & Speaking Workbook
HSK 2 (HSK 3.0) · 39 pages

Mandarin for Kids: My Body & My Clothes
Kids 5-9 (pre-A1) · 24 pages · Kids

Feelings & Opinions: Explain How You Feel and Why
Pre-intermediate · 31 pages

At the Doctor & Pharmacy: Symptoms, Questions & Instructions
Pre-intermediate · 28 pages

Renting a Home in Mandarin: Listings, Viewings & Repairs
Intermediate · 30 pages

Mandarin for Kids: My Family & Me
Kids 5-9 (pre-A1) · 22 pages · Kids

Mandarin for Kids: Animals & Fruit
Pre-A1 kids · 30 pages · Kids

Hobbies, Sports & Invitations in Mandarin
Beginner · 29 pages

Talk About Your Day: Mandarin Daily Routines Workbook
Beginner · 29 pages

Mandarin Phone Calls: Appointments, Deliveries & Customer Service
Pre-intermediate · 30 pages

Mandarin for Kids: Yummy Food & Snacks
Kids 5-9 (pre-A1) · 23 pages · Kids

Chinese New Year 2027 Workbook: Year of the Goat Greetings & Customs
Total beginner · 29 pages

HSK 1 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 1
HSK 1 (HSK 3.0) · 108 pages

HSK 2 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 2
HSK 2 (HSK 3.0) · 106 pages
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