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Newbie | Too Expensive!
We know you would *never* lower yourself to buying a “Rolax” here and passing it off as an original for someone’s birthday, but we’re sure that “friend of yours” will. So how to politely suggest that…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Elementary | What Do You Do?
We’ve helped you get through that initial “hi”, “thanks” and “where is the toilet” (all you need, really), but you’d like to stop talking about “hi”, “thanks” and “where is the toilet” (your friends …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Newbie | I'm Here For An Interview
You walk in, use your previously learned ChinesePod lessons to give the secretary your name and a quick “ni hao.” She does the same. What comes next? Most would think a reason for being there, but un…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Elementary | A Ticket To Suzhou
“In the sky there’s heaven, on the earth there’s Suzhou”. Coming in as the 335th city the Chinese call “Venice of the East”, it would be a shame not to spend a few days here. In this podcast, Jenny a…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Newbie | How Do You Say...?
Every once and a while, we like to give you options, and today is no exception. If you want to ask someone, “how can I say this in Chinese?” you can either: 1. Point to the object, at yourself, say t…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Elementary | You're Late Again!
You come here, you set up shop, even hire an assistant who’s nice enough to show up 45 minutes late everyday allowing you to ease in to your day. You think you’re scolding him by saying “You!”, “Here…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Newbie | Using A Credit Card
For a million yuan, a ChinesePod pop quiz: Q. You could be asked 2 things at the cash register. One is “paper or plastic,” and the other is “_________ or _________” (answer rhymes with “cash or credi…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Elementary | I Don't Have Time
No doubt if you’re learning Mandarin, you’ve seen a picture of Nanjing Lu or Wangfujing. Now, very quickly, name three adjectives to describe the scene. Were “laid-back”, “relaxing” and “chilled out”…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Newbie | Transportation
We know that deep down, there’s a person in ya that wants to combine “On the Road” with “Journey to the West”, and we think that’s just great. But the “lu” less traveled might be a road un-traveled s…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Elementary | Disliking Others
We have recently come under attack for being too “puppy dogs and ice cream” (meaning you’ve not heard of the “no eye-contact” rule for our interns), so to prove to you that we are, in fact, bu-bu-bu-…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago