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Elementary | Pets
Granted, most dogs here look like they chase parked cars, but that doesn’t stop them from being a part of the family. In this podcast, learn how to talk to fellow pet-lovers about your pet, in Mandar…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Newbie | What Time Is It?
Every once and a while we veer away from our “normal programming” and offer up some lessons on high-frequency phrases in Chinese that you will use everyday. Today happens to be “once” and now is actu…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Elementary | Where Children Come From
As parents, there is always the unavoidable coming of age when we must explain to our children about "the birds and the bees". For those of us learning Mandarin Chinese, however, there is a simpler s…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Newbie | What'll It Be?
Don’t get me wrong, your ability to say “chicken” and “noodles” is gold-star worthy, but if variety is the spice of life, then Chinese food is the spice rack. In this “tantalizing” podcast lesson we’…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Elementary | Will vs. Can Using 会 [會] huì
The character 会／會／huì can either mean "can" (a learned ability to do something) or "will" ( a future action or event happening). Knowing which one to use is all about context and the position in a se…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Newbie | What's His Name?
With every 4th child born in the world being Chinese, there’s a good chance you’ll meet a few. In this podcast, we help you learn how to ask not only about names of new friends using Mandarin Chinese…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Elementary | Which Floor?
In this lesson, we teach some great ways to make small talk in the elevator with your neighbors. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4033
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Newbie | Where's The Bathroom?
Despite our professional image (ahem) we confess to laughing like schoolgirls anytime someone attempts to act out this phrase. So, listen in to this podcast and get the education in the things you re…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Elementary | Working Overtime Until 9PM!
In today's elementary class we teach you lots of "time spent doing" sentences, for example, "I have been studying for X amount of time", or "Yesterday, I read my book until.... e.g: 昨天 我 看书 看到 9点 Tim…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Newbie | World Cup Football Terms
Despite the majority of our staff being passificus apatheticus when it comes to soccer football--we simply couldn’t ignore that World Cup thingy. In this podcast, Jenny, John and Aric teach “let’s go…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago