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Newbie | Hello And Goodbye
Greetings and farewells: the indispensable tools for striking up and ending conversations. If you don't want to appear entirely socially inept, you should probably master these phrases. Learn them in…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Repaying A Debt
If a good friend asks to borrow a little bit of money from us, we'll probably oblige 99% of the time without setting up any repayment parameters. But as the days turn into weeks and weeks into months…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Pandas In Chengdu
So you've hiked the Great Wall, explored the wonders of the Forbidden City, marveled at the Bund; you've exhausted the top-tier tourist attractions of eastern China. Fortunately for tireless traveler…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Views On Contact Lenses
Ironic that the person sucking the marrow out of a bone at dinner would be somewhat timid about wearing contact lenses, but it happened (at least, in ChinesePodLand). So tilt your head back, pry open…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Can You Take A Photo For Me?
This new lesson is about a major problem for people when traveling alone. And that is taking pictures of yourself! Yes you can always take selfies, but it doesn’t work for full body photos! In this l…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Introducing One's Children
This is a lesson for all those proud parents out there. What’s better than showing off your cute offspring to those you meet? So, listen in on this podcast, and learn how to introduce your kids to th…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Explaining Your Occupation
“So… what do you do?” While that might sound like a “Singles’ Night” introduction, we mean it… seriously (you should see our faces right now). In this lesson, you will learn how to ask someone what t…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Elevator Emergency
Despite most buildings here not having a 4th floor (whoooooooo), occasionally potential disaster still strikes (dum-Dum-DUM). So what would it sound like if two people were stuck in an elevator toget…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Newbie | Useful Phrases #1
With these basic sentences you’ll be able to sound like a pro even if you only started studying Chinese five minutes ago. In this lesson, learn some high-frequency sentences in Mandarin Chinese that …
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Elementary | Weather And Seasons
A place of extremities, our Shanghai: blistering in the summer and arctic in the winter. All worth it for the autumn though. Fancy a “talk about the changing seasons” with another? Then take our hand…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago