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Popup Chinese — Advanced: The 90's Generation
"When we were kids we didn't have any of these fancy electronic games, or the Internet," Echo grumbles, setting off aftershocks of agreement from App…
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: Ordering the Bill
We know you're serious about a career in China, so let us share a professional secret: fight to pay for the bill. Like going over the top in World Wa…
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Buying a Train Ticket
One of the not-so-secret secrets about China is how great the train system is. Especially when compared to air travel (here's looking at you, Shenzhe…
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: A Visit to the Doctor
Occasionally, when one grows weary of the medical superstitions of Chinese friends and family, it is useful to head to a major hospital and hear the …
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Give me a glass of warm sugar
Unless you're legally blind and picked it up by mistake when trying to buy a Coke, you probably haven't run into the Chinese superbrand that is Wangl…
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Absolute Beginners: What's Your Number?
Our alternate lesson title for today is "how to pickup Chinese girls or guys". So those of you who are single pay attention as our site designer and …
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate listening test: The Art of the Move
First there is your furniture, including the cast-iron futon you picked up in college. And then your clothing, packed neatly in the solid-oak antique…
17 years, 8 months ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Going to a Movie
"That was a great movie," Echo blurted out halfway up the escalator. We had all just left the theater after watching Feng Xiaogang's latest New Years…
17 years, 9 months ago
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Questions about Sex
In this podcast we push the boundaries of social propriety with our first lesson all about sex. Broadcast from our street-smart and sexy hutong studi…
17 years, 9 months ago
Popup Chinese — Intermediate: Merry Christmas
Christmas is a time for gift-giving, and so we are happy to present you with this podcast to help you make the most of the Yuletide season. And there…
17 years, 9 months ago