► Around 1 billion people speak Mandarin Chinese around the world. The Mandarin language has more native speakers than any other language.
► Mandarin Chinese is also one of the six official languages used by the United Nations.
► Did you know that you don’t need to worry about conjugate verbs, verb tenses, gender-specific nouns, or even singular and plural nouns? Mandarin is all about getting your tones right and learning how to read and write Chinese characters.