Elementary | A Chinese-Style Contradiction
O, the profundity of language. Read literally, the word for contradiction in Chinese is nothing less intriguing than: "spear shield." Yes, it's just this kind of mental gymnastic that keeps us coming ...
22 Feb 202312min
Newbie | Confession of Love
Men, at times, find comprehending the female nature a perplexing and bewildering endeavor. However, leave it to this podcast to teach you the three magic words that women the world over, no matter wha...
20 Feb 202312min
Elementary | Condoms
Drug stores are full of potentially embarrassing items. Embarrassment is exponentially heightened when it involves the acting out of said item to drug store clerk, gesturing to specific body parts and...
17 Feb 202313min
Newbie | Internet Cafe Rates
There is going to be lots to write home about when you're in China, so because ChinesePod knows how much your mom wants to hear from you, we have created this lesson on inquiring about internet café r...
15 Feb 202314min
Elementary | The Old Man Who Moved a Mountain
This podcast covers a famous Chinese story about an old man who moves a mountain. Like most famous Chinese stories, it is more open to interpretation than you might expect. So... while we're not exact...
13 Feb 202315min
Newbie | Requesting a Glass of Water
Hot day—there’s nothing you imagine that could be better than a nice cold glass of ice water... aha, not so! There is a whole nation of Chinese people that would beg to differ with you on this point. ...
10 Feb 202314min
Elementary | Olympic Swimming
Some love to watch Olympic swimming--the poignant fortitude of the human spirit, the split-second heart-breaking culmination to a lifetime of training, the record-crushing photo finishes, the heart-wr...
8 Feb 202313min
Newbie | Quiet for the Baby
Admittedly, you may have been getting a little bit raucous practicing the “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” song you learned in that other podcast, but baby comes first. In this lesson, listen and lea...
6 Feb 202312min
