Newbie | The Mean Boss
Jenny demanded that we teach you how to say that you enjoy your work, but not your boss--due to his temper. While we’re busy looking further into this matter, we’ll go ahead and teach you how to "moan...
5 Juni 202411min
Elementary | Valentine's Special
Love is in the air at ChinesePod. Or maybe that smell is from the river beside our office. Anyway, today's lesson on Valentine's Day will teach you to speak the language of love: Mandarin Chinese. Epi...
3 Juni 202416min
Newbie | What is your job?
So a banker, a lawyer and a model walk into a bar… seriously. We won't make you the funniest guy in the room, but we will do our best to make you conversational, at least. In this podcast, learn to as...
31 Maj 202411min
Elementary | Illegal taxis
You've just gotten off your train in a strange city, and darkness is falling. You're tempted to follow the paunchy gent with the cigarette in his lips. Turning up the charm, he grunts as he gestures t...
29 Maj 202417min
Newbie | Best Friends
Life can look better through drunk colored glasses. Teetotalism of course has its merits, but many a Shanghai reveler would agree that Mandarin flows better through liquor-loosened lips. In this podca...
27 Maj 202415min
Elementary | New Clothes
You don't really need an excuse to buy new clothes. But Chinese New Year lets you rationalize buying that snazzy faux fur hat and "Guchi" sun-dress. Listen to today's podcast and learn to talk in Mand...
24 Maj 202415min
Newbie | Wait!
The familiar screech of tires on pavement. The last minute, albeit futile, 'wei, wei, wei!' In a place where safety rarely comes first, a little verbal warning exercise can go a long way. In this podc...
22 Maj 202412min
Elementary | Hanging Up the Phone
Hanging up the telephone can be a drawn-out affair in China. Both sides seem reluctant to end the conversation, and may linger over best wishes, warnings, and advice. All the while, they insist that t...
20 Maj 202416min
