Learn Mandarin Online — Tones & Characters, Demystified
1.1 billion people speak Mandarin. Tones and characters scare most beginners — Talktiko solves both with tone-colored exercises, pinyin support, and spaced-repetition for hanzi.
Everything you need to learn Mandarin
Six core skills, 25 exercise types, and AI that meets you at your level — all built around Mandarin specifically.
Tones Through Exercises
Listen-and-tap and dictation exercises train your ear for the four tones. Every word is tagged with its tone, and mistakes trigger grammar cards explaining common confusions (mā 妈 vs mǎ 马).
Pinyin First, Characters Second
Start with pinyin to build pronunciation, then gradually introduce simplified characters through context. Traditional characters are available as an optional toggle.
HSK 1–6 Progression
Courses align with HSK levels. Every character, word, and grammar pattern is tagged with its HSK level so you can target specific exam tiers.
Measure Words Made Easy
Mandarin measure words (个, 只, 本, 张) are drilled through gap-fill and matching exercises. You'll learn which measure word goes with which noun through usage, not memorization.
Stroke Order Practice
Character introduction exercises show stroke order, radicals, and etymology. Spaced repetition keeps your hanzi recognition sharp.
Real Mandarin Conversations
Dialog exercises cover everyday scenarios — ordering hotpot, bargaining at a market, asking for directions on the Beijing subway — voiced by native TTS.
Sample Mandarin exercises
Every Mandarin course uses a mix of these exercise types to drill vocabulary, grammar, listening, and writing.
Translate
Listen
Gap Fill
Match
Flashcard
Dialog
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Why learn Mandarin with Talktiko?
HSK 1–6 courses covering vocabulary, grammar, characters, and listening
Tone-colored exercises build accurate pronunciation from day one
Pinyin-first approach lets you speak Mandarin before tackling hanzi
Native Beijing Mandarin TTS from Azure and ElevenLabs
Simplified and Traditional character toggles for mainland vs Taiwan learners
Free to start — full access to HSK 1 beginner courses
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Pinyin, tones, and characters — HSK 1 to HSK 6, with tone drills on every word. Join thousands of learners building real Mandarin skills with exercises designed for your level.