Walk through one full day in China — morning coffee, asking directions, lunch with a new friend, making weekend plans. Every phrase from Lessons 1-11 working together.
If you remember 15+ out of 20, you're conversational. Go use them in real life!
You can now greet people, order food, bargain, ask directions, talk about family, compliment, discuss weather, handle emergencies, introduce your country, and have a full day in basic Chinese. That's already further than most people who start learning Mandarin.
This is the foundation — not graduation. To truly hold flowing conversations, the next 88 lessons (Builder, Fluent, Master) will deepen your grammar, slang, idioms, and cultural fluency. 加油!(jiā yóu — "keep going!")