#14 - Do You Have A Reservation?
A standard part of any restaurant (cānguǎn), experience is setting up a reservation (yùdìng) and the small talk that happens before you place an order. Building on our basic restaurant conversation, M...
15 Touko 202131min
#13 - Turning up the Heat
Dining in a Chinese restaurant (cāntīng) is a deceptively complex linguistic challenge that requires knowledge of numbers, polite phrases such as xiǎng, and one’s favourite food (shíwù). Building on t...
10 Touko 202124min
#12 - Let’s Get Chinese!
Chinese Food (shíwù)! Everyone has either eaten (chīle) it or they've at least heard of it! In this episode, we learn the basic conversation of how to dine in a Chinese restaurant (cāntīng). This will...
18 Huhti 202127min
#11 - Wisdom from Lǎoshī
Max and Hasnaien interview Jessica Yan, Hasnaien’s first Chinese lǎoshǐ (teacher), who offers sage advice on how Mandarin learners can find success in their learning journey. We post and share Chinese...
7 Maalis 202127min
#10 - The Party Don't Stop
#10 - The Party Don’t Stop! Unlike the Western New Year, xīnnián isn’t a single-day event, but rather an action-packed 16 days of fun that are deeply rooted in family, tradition, and culture. Read alo...
28 Helmi 202117min
#9 - Holiday Hunger
#9 - Holiday Hunger Food (shíwù) is a big part of Chinese culture, but never more than during xīnnián. Xīnnián shíwù (Chinese New Year food) also has a lot of tradition and a cultural meaning behind i...
15 Helmi 202118min
#8 - Beyond Hěnhǎo
#8 - Beyond Hěnhǎo In this episode, Max and Hasnaien provide add more adjectives to their working vocabulary and apply them in a conversation to get to know someone’s interest in movies and film. Read...
17 Tammi 202132min
#7 - New Year, New Me
#7 - New Year New Me In this episode, Max and Hasnaien provide you with the key phrases you’ll need for Chinese New Year. Read along as you listen: Episode Guide We post and share Chinese memes and m...
17 Joulu 202012min
