Lesson 1: I have [a] (Mandarin) I decided to take a different approach to this. I'm really enjoying it, too. I asked a friend to give me 5 words and put them in a sentence for me. I'm going to learn 5 words every few days until I can name every item in my bedroom. Then, the living room. After that? The kitchen, and so on. So far I have: 床 Chuáng [我有一张床 Wǒ yǒu yī zhāng chuáng] (Bed. I have a bed.) 椅子 yǐ zi [我有一张椅子 Wǒ yǒu yī zhāng yǐ zi] (Chair. I have a chair.) 电脑 diàn nǎo [我有一台电脑 Wǒ yǒu yī tái diàn nǎo] (Computer. I have a computer.) 电视 diàn shì [我有一台电视 Wǒ yǒu yī tái diàn shì] (Television. I have a television.) 桌子 zhuō zi [我有一张桌子 Wǒ yǒu yī zhāng zhuō zi] (Desk. I have a desk.) 台灯 Tái dēng [我有一盏台灯 Wǒ yǒu yī zhǎn tái dēng] (Desk lamp. I have a desk lamp.) Courtesy of JASSICALEI. Any errors are my own, not Jassicalei's. I'm really enjoying this. Also, if you type it into Google Translate [http://translate.google.com/#], it will say it for you. It seems fairly accurate, though I'm going to cross-check it with a friend tomorrow. If anyone likes the way I'm learning and wants to follow along, feel free. I will not be online again until Wednesday, though, so I will not have posted my 5 new words until possibly Thursday or Friday night.