Mandarin Lessons on my birthday!

So, I love my Mandarin lessons with my mandarin tutor, Diane--even though they are at six a.m. every Sunday! I can only say (without thinking too hard) about three or four sentences; however, I know the 'alphabet' about 80%, very strongly, and I'm working on the rest of the alphabet. I feel like I'm at least three to four weeks of the way through Kindergarten with my Mandarin knowledge, and growing every week. Abbey Perkins--Are there any students who don't get their letters (and pronunciations) correctly every time by a month into Kinder?

Here is what I know--sentence-wise: Ni hao!("Hello!) Wo shi Jin Qi Zhen. (I'll explain the name choice later! ("I am Jin Qi Zhen") Bu shi wo. ( "It wasn't me!" Not sure why we learned that one, but I'm sure it'll be useful at some point when I get to Taiwan) And (because Diane sang it to me this morning) Zhu ni Shen ri Kuai le! ("Happy Birthday to you!") Anyway, I'm happy fun! "Wo like being xue sheng" (I like being a student!)

By the way, if you're interested in learning Mandarin, I suggest looking for Diane (https://preply.com/en/tutor/1282692) on preply. She is new but is really good. She is also fluent in French, but she only teaches Mandarin.