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Newbie | Ouch!
Fact: no matter how prepared you are for it; you will take that piece of chicken and bite down hard. Fact: most chicken here comes still on the bone,…
4 years, 10 months ago
Elementary | He's Boring
Hard as it is to believe, as we look out our window to people doing tai chi in pajamas and 6:00am ballroom dancing with perfect hair--there might be …
4 years, 10 months ago
Newbie | I'm Hungry!
Although we don’t foresee you—after being force-fed fruit an hour after a 14-dish meal (on those cool tables that spin around)—suffering from “hunger…
4 years, 10 months ago
Elementary | Baby Talk: Your Baby Looks Like You!
Explaining in another language that you “have your father’s eyes” is dangerous, seeing as a simple grammatical mistake could mean you actually took t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Newbie | Baby Talk: Friends Song
No, it’s not the Proclaimer’s one hit – nor is it Tinky Winky’s (too controversial, even for our Saturday Show) tune – but we do have an ole melody f…
4 years, 10 months ago
Elementary | Haircuts
Few things in life are certain: 1. Life 2. Death 3. A non-English speaking barber might struggle in getting that “feathered” look you’re after So, it…
4 years, 10 months ago
Newbie | The Olympics
We don’t know if you heard but, (if not—were you on Mars?) Beijing’s got the Olympics here in 2008. So we thought we’d make sure you can hold your ow…
4 years, 10 months ago
Elementary | Character Mind Map: 蛋 Egg
In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes i…
4 years, 10 months ago
Newbie | Hotel Essentials
Now you’ve used your Mandarin skills to find the hotel, check-in, order in some room service—but wait! There is something essential you forgot to lea…
4 years, 11 months ago
Elementary | Continued Tone Change Series #5: Ordering Dumplings
In our previous newbie tone change series, we have introduced the tone change rules for 不, 一, two third tones, and three third tones. Just like many …
4 years, 11 months ago