Elementary | If It Rains, Then What?
This lesson is all about how to use the "if__then" conditional structure (如果__的话 rúguǒ__dehuà). For example, if it rains, what shall we do? In today's lesson, they are trying to make dinner plans, but...
23 Nov 202016min
Newbie | What Are Your Hobbies? (original)
We finally “bow to the Yao” and teach you how to talk about the sport or hobby you like. In this podcast you will learn how to talk about your hobbies with someone in Mandarin Chinese. And if you’d ra...
20 Nov 202014min
Elementary | It's Not Too Far
This elementary lesson is about asking for directions, and enquiring about how long a journey will take. Very useful for the travellers amongst you. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/3065
18 Nov 202014min
Newbie | Guess What I'm Learning?
So someone asks you what you've been up to. Be the life of the party and tell them "I've been studying Chinese"…in Mandarin!!! How many cool points awarded to your side? Uber…at least in our book. In ...
16 Nov 202013min
Elementary | Is There A Service Charge?
Service charges (tipping) is becoming more and more common, but sometimes it can he hard to know if it's enforced. In this lesson, the service charge is "clearly" written on the blackboard on the wall...
13 Nov 202016min
Newbie | Friends For Dinner
Not a normal podcast, but one you’ll memorize word-for-word and print out as well. In this podcast, our producer, Aric, abuses his power (which we tell him he has) by stopping by to get his American C...
11 Nov 202016min
Elementary | I Can't Afford Cake
In this lesson we look at the important phrase, "I can't afford it" (买不起 mǎi bù qǐ). In today's dialogue, two friends are walking around an expensive department store, complaining that everything is s...
9 Nov 202019min
Newbie | How You Doin'?
We can only ignore so many requests for “chat-up lines” until we break…which we did today. In this soon-to-be most popular lesson for our loyal podcast listeners, you will learn some nice compliments ...
6 Nov 202015min
