Elementary | The Monks in the Temple on the Mountain
Did you ever hear the one about the Monks in the Temple on the Mountain? We have--in fact, the Monks in the Temple on the Mountain is one of our favorites… so much so that in this podcast we’d like to...
24 Elo 202213min
Newbie | It's Snowing
“White rain! Cold ice!” While these are admirable attempts at saying, “it’s snowing,” it still kind of makes you sound like a tool. So in this podcast, how about we not only teach you how to say it in...
22 Elo 202213min
Elementary | What Do You Like to Do on Weekends?
The weekend's here. What are you going to do? Curl up with a book? Play sports with your friends? Surf the web? In this lesson, two friends talk about what they like to do on weekends. Episode link: h...
19 Elo 202211min
Newbie | Haggle For A Good Deal
Shopping is a great opportunity to practice your Chinese. In today's lesson, you'll learn a new way to say "how much is this?" so that you can prompt the shopkeeper to tell you about their deals and d...
17 Elo 202212min
Elementary | The Man and the Dog
As mentioned, we’re all quite aware that our Jenny is one of the most downloaded women on the net--but she’s also a hoot! How funny? Really funny… or our name isn’t “ChinesePod.” Which it is…so there ...
15 Elo 202212min
Newbie | You Only Got to Bed at 2am!
This lesson clearly shows how using different characters in Chinese (才cái VS 就 jiù) can switch the meaning of otherwise identical sentences. We hear two people discussing their sleeping habits and how...
12 Elo 202213min
Elementary | I See A Thief!
You see him stealing, you yell at people to draw attention, but all you can say is “bu hao ren,” which could make you come across a bit judgmental. So, the sooner you can shout “thief”, the sooner you...
10 Elo 202215min
Newbie | Can I Smoke Here?
Not that we condone it (we learned that lesson before), but there’s a nice, and a not-so-nice way of lighting up. So, why not ask if it’s an appropriate “smoking area” beforehand? In this podcast, lea...
8 Elo 202210min
