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Chinese Classes for Adults & Kids in NYC / Manhattan

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ABC Languages, Manhattan NY:
Learn Chinese in Manhattan with ABC Languages - one of NYC's leading foreign language schools! We provide group Mandarin classes and private lessons to adults, business professionals, college students, kids and teens of all levels - from basic beginner to advanced. We also offer corporate language training for companies and organizations, as well as online Chinese lessons taught via Zoom / Skype. Conveniently located in Chelsea, Lower Manhattan West Side (between 6th and 7th Avenues) at 146 West 29th Street near Penn Station, NoMad and Midtown Manhattan, and is easily accessible by public transport.

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Mandarin Chinese Language Classes:
Year-round & in summer. For beginner to advanced students.

• Private Mandarin Chinese Lessons:

Photo of Chinese Classes for Adults & Kids in NYC / ManhattanOne-on-one Mandarin lessons are also the most intensive way to immerse yourself in the Chinese language.

Learn at your own pace and according to your own schedule. You may set up any day or time for your classes, including weekends and evening hours. 

Students meet with their private teacher from once a week to every day. The lessons may be held at your Manhattan office, home or at our language institute.

• Total Beginner Mandarin Chinese Group Classes:

Meet once a week for 1.5 hours. Enrol for 6, 8, or 12 weeks. Day, evening and weekend classes available.

Total Beginner classes are designed for people with no previous exposure to the language. Acquire basic grammar and vocabulary to develop basic conversational and practical skills.

In the first 6 weeks, you will be introduced to the tones, pin-yin (the romanized version of Chinese), and basic conversation. If you choose to study for 8-12 weeks, you can build on your vocabulary, speaking, and reading skills including an introduction to Chinese characters.

• Above Beginner Mandarin Chinese Classes:
If you are not a total beginner, you are welcome to join one of our on-going Mandarin Chinese classes at any time.

• Mandarin Introductory Workshop:
Image of Chinese Classes for Adults & Kids in NYC / ManhattanIf you are considering learning Mandarin Chinese, this workshop is a great place to start!  You will learn a bit of the Chinese script and introductions, and our professional instructors will walk you through some of the key challenge points, as well as some cultural topics.

• Skype / Online Mandarin Chinese Lessons:

All you need to learn Chinese from the comfort of your own home or office is an internet connection, webcam and audio headset. Just log in to Skype and meet your teacher virtually at a time convenient for you.


Other Mandarin Chinese Classes:
• Mandarin Chinese conversation classes
• Mandarin Chinese classes for kids & teens (ages 4-16 years old)
• Corporate Chinese training onsite for business professionals & organizations

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Address: 146 West 29th Street, Suite 6E, Manhattan, New York , USA
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A leading provider of foreign language classes in New York since 1997, ABC Languages offers group Mandarin Chinese classes and private tutoring for adults and kids at our conveniently-located language school in Midtown Manhattan.

Our private Chinese lessons can also be held at your home, office or other location of your choice. Our professional tutors teach all over Brooklyn - in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens, Flatbush, and surrounding areas.

At ABC, we teach students at all levels - from total beginner to advanced. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are available.

In addition, we provide corporate Chinese language training to companies and organizations in NYC.

Additional Languages Taught:
Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, and ESL (English as a Foreign Language) among others.
Mandarin Chinese Courses for Adults & Juniors
Beginner to advanced level

- Group Chinese classes for adults. Daytime, evening and weekend classes are available.
- Private / Semi-private Chinese lessons
- Chinese intro/ travel crash course
- Conversational Chinese
- Survival Chinese
- Chinese Grammar
- Chinese tutoring for kids & teens
- After-school Chinese programs for elementary, middle & high school students
- Family Chinese classes
- Corporate Chinese language training onsite
- Cross-cultural Chinese programs
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ABC Languages, Westchester County & Southern Connecticut
Courses / Programs
• Private Chinese lessons from ABC Languages is the fastest way to immerse yourself in the language!

• Our private / semi-private language tutoring is available to adults, teenagers and kids throughout Westchester County NY, including in Yonkers, Greenburgh, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, White Plains, Rye (close to the Bronx), and in Southern Connecticut, including in Norwalk, Stamford, New Canaan, Darien, and surrounding areas.

• Our experienced Mandarin tutors are available 7 days a week and can come to your home, office, or other location of your choice.

• Whether you are a complete beginner or at a more advanced level, our professional Chinese language teachers will design a personalized learning plan which takes your specific interests and style of learning into account.

• We carefully hand-select all of our Chinese teachers who are native or near-native speakers with a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience.
Mandarin Chinese Programs for Adults & Juniors:

• Private / Semi-Private Mandarin Chinese lessons for adults at beginner, intermediate & advanced level

• Private / Semi-Private Mandarin Chinese tutoring for kindergarten, elementary, middle & high school students

• Corporate Mandarin Chinese language training offered onsite for business professionals & organizations

ABC also offers quality private language instruction in: Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, French, German, Italian, English, Portuguese and Russian.
ABC Languages, Manhattan - Arabic Classes in NYC & Online via Zoom / Skype
Courses / Programs
• Learn Arabic in NYC with ABC Languages! Conveniently located in Manhattan, ABC is a leading provider of foreign language instruction in New York as well as NJ, Westchester County NY & Fairfield County CT.

• We offer group Arabic classes and private Arabic lessons to adults, kids, business professionals, travel enthusiasts, heritage enthusiasts, and college students of all levels - from basic beginner to advanced.

• Arabic, with 246 million speakers worldwide, is one of the world's oldest languages. Our Arabic group classes focus on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). With day, evening and weekend classes available, this is a fun and interactive way to learn Arabic.

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Other Foreign Languages:
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Student Review:

"The people who work at ABC Languages are very warm and helpful and the teacher's been fantastic. I feel I have learned so much in such a short period of time and I appreciate everything both the teacher and ABC's employees have done."
Arabic Language Courses:
Year-round & summer. For beginners to advanced.

• Group Arabic classes for adults
• Private Arabic lessons at our school or your home/office
• Weekend Arabic classes
• Arabic conversation classes
• Corporate Arabic training onsite for business professionals & organizations
• Private Arabic classes for kids & teens
• Skype / Online Arabic lessons 
Hills Learning, New York City
Courses / Programs
Located in Manhattan, Hills Learning offers Chinese language lessons in the NY area for all skill levels and ages. Individual and group courses are available.

Our group classes are for adults, and take place at the Chanin Building which is part of Grand Central station (122 East 42nd Street, at the corner of Lexington Avenue).

We provide standard and intensive Chinese, business Chinese, online Chinese classes, Chinese for vacation as well as corporate training. Our private lessons are generally for adults, but we also have programs that cater to children. 

For our individual lessons, we specialize in finding the right teacher and creating the correct curriculum. We cover all of NYC, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. New Jersey and Connecticut can also be covered. We also offer courses in Japanese and English and are currently expanding to include other languages.

Whether your reasons to learn the language are academic, professional, cultural or personal, we'll find the right match for you. We have no hidden registration fees, no excess fees, and no long term contracts. Our main motto is "all New Yorkers should be able to afford learning about other languages and cultures." Compared to our competitors, we try to offer the most reasonably priced and interactive lessons in the NY Area.

Student Testimonial:
"The teacher has been great! She's really knowledgeable and encourages us to use what we learn in class. I've already enrolled in the next class." - Joe
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- Business Chinese
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- Private Chinese Lessons
- Group Chinese Courses
- Children's Chinese Programs
- Online Chinese Classes for Adults & Children
- Also Fujianese, Cantonese, Taiwanese, and other dialects depending on the teacher.
China Institute, New York
Courses / Programs
At China Institute in Manhattan, New York, we believe that a deeper understanding between the U.S. and China is critical to strengthening our global community in the 21st Century, and that proficiency in the Chinese language will facilitate a more nuanced dialogue between and among our citizens and leaders.

This belief is the foundation for our language programs, directed both at language learning and also at ensuring that Mandarin language teachers have high quality training available to them so that they can inspire, engage, and educate their students with maximum effectiveness.

China Institute is chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York as a school of continuing education.

Because of our position as a global leader in evaluating and understanding best practices in the teaching of Mandarin language, China Institute is in a unique position to employ in our classrooms what we are learning through research and teacher training.

We design our classes in such a way that they embody the best practices in methodology and curriculum to enrich our professional development offerings for teachers in the hands-on practical setting of our classrooms.
- Adult Mandarin Chinese Programs
- Corporate Mandarin Language Program
- China Institute offers a variety of Summer Programs for people of all ages.
CIFLTE - Online Foreign Language Learning of Chinese - COF Chinese
Courses / Programs
CIFLTE Online Foreign Language Learning of Chinese (COF Chinese) offers state-of-the-art, online Chinese language lessons taught by instructors who are trained in cutting-edge, foreign language teaching methodology, at the Center for International Foreign Language Teacher Education (CIFLTE) at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Our distinguished faculty put our instructors through an academically rigorous training program, designed using state-of-the-art educational research that provides a quality of training that is simply unmatched.

Certificate of Completion will be issued for students with perfect attendance or who have missed no more than 2 sessions.
Online Chinese Language Learning Programs:

- Personal, one-on-one language lessons with well-trained, Chinese language instructors.
- Level-appropriate instruction for everyone - from complete beginners to intermediate and advanced learners.
- Lessons tailored to specific needs.
- Flexibility in negotiating a schedule that works for you.
- For learners located anywhere with a high-speed Internet connection.
- 32 hours of live language lessons.