Newbie | Coffee Shop
You want a coffee, and that nice Chinese employee in the cafe wants nothing more than to sell you one. So stop overthinking it and cut to the chase. It's time to learn how to order a coffee (a latte, ...
7 Okt 202213min
Elementary | Help with Housework
For the record, we're a clean podcast. But every now and then we make a mess. But does a podcast listed in Time Magazine clean up after itself? Absolutely not! We delegate.This is where you learn the ...
5 Okt 202216min
Newbie | Lost Keys
Alicia has ‘em, so does Florida. But what happens when you lose yours? A lesson, that’s what! Learn how to express your panic, in Mandarin Chinese, when you can’t find your something. Episode link: ht...
3 Okt 202210min
Elementary | No TP
Practically, it's a very important piece of knowledge to have: bathrooms in China often don't have toilet paper. The assumption is that folks will bring their own paper or tissues with them when doing...
30 Sep 202217min
Newbie | Wait for Me Here
Oh sure, you can get ‘em over with a broad gesturing sweep of the arm, but it’s getting them to stay that’s causing some problems. I mean, you touch them and then point down to the sidewalk, which see...
28 Sep 202211min
Elementary | Tone Rule: Changes for 'bu'
While the writer attempts to interject occasional humor into these intros, he knows there's nothing funny about the word ‘bu’, especially when you factor in the rules involved. Sorry, you don't know t...
26 Sep 20228min
Newbie | Nope, You Cannot!
I'm sure we have all pestered our parents asking them "can I do this?" or "can I do that?".In today's Newbie Mandarin lesson you will learn a really useful and highly repeated phrase for saying you ca...
23 Sep 202213min
Elementary | A Day in the Life of a Student
School days are here. In this lesson, read the diary of a student about their day at school. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2081
21 Sep 202220min
