Podcast Episodes

Popup Chinese — Advanced listening test: The Band's Perspective

哎，老板说，船撞上冰山了！

āi ， lǎobǎn shuō ， chuán zhuàngshàng bīngshān le ！

Hey, the boss says the boat has hit an iceberg!

哦，怪不得这么多人穿着游泳衣到处乱跑。

o ，guàibude zhème du…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Popup Chinese — Elementary: Diet-Popup

唉，泡泡中文是我最喜欢的网站了。

Hey, Popup Chinese is my favorite website.

就是，我上个月已经减掉了5斤了。这在以前绝不可能。

You said it. I lost over 2 kilograms last month. Could never have …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Popup Chinese — Intermediate: Titanic, A Chinese Romance

Jack, 快醒醒!泰坦尼克号出事了!

Wake up Jack, Titanic has had an accident!

哦 Rose, 怎么了?

Oh Rose, whatever shall we do?

咱们的地板已经开始渗水了。

Our floor is already covered…

4 months, 1 week ago

Popup Chinese — Intermediate: Golden Monkey Throat Lozenges

嗓子不舒服我们都用

Is your throat sore, we all use....

咽喉疼痛,嗓子干涩,请用

Sore and dry throat, please use....

金猴子嗓宝

Golden Monkey Throat Lozenge

哪儿有卖的?

Where can I buy it?…

5 months ago

Popup Chinese — Elementary: Give me a glass of warm sugar

给我一听王老吉。

Give me a can of Wanglaoji.

冰的还是常温的?

You want that cold or warm?

冰的。

Cold.

稍等。

Just a moment.

5 months, 1 week ago

Popup Chinese — Elementary: Andy Lau

"You should try one," Andy motioned for us to take a cheeze-puff. It was a brand he endorsed, and it was selling better than milk. A ray of sunlight …

5 months, 1 week ago

Popup Chinese — Quiz Night: The Mysteries of Taobao

With the Alibaba IPO throwing daytraders worldwide into a frenzed adulation of all things China, and the press going wild over Jack Ma and his Chines…

12 years ago

Popup Chinese — Quiz Night: Einstein on the Beidaihe

Did you ever thumb through a fresh copy of City Weekend and wonder why the Readers' Choice Award for Creepiest Park in Beijing has been awarded to Ji…

12 years, 2 months ago

Popup Chinese — Quiz Night: Glaston and Woad

Occasionally, we think back on our years in China and look back at our casual brushes with death with the sort of nostalgia other people feel for hig…

12 years, 4 months ago

Popup Chinese — Quiz Night: Return of the Quiz Show

After a lengthy hiatus, we're pleased to release another episode of our Chinese Quiz Night. Joining new hosts Joakeem and Grace in our studio are two…

12 years, 5 months ago