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Once you're no longer a Newbie, you're ready to build on the basics with Elementary level lessons, adding elements of grammar, and a wider range of everyday applications for your Chinese. Hosts Jenny and John (or Jenny and Ken) give a thorough treatment of lesson content, including individual tones. More Chinese is used than in Newbie, but Jenny's speed remains slow enough to be accessible. Repeating the dialogues three times eases the listener into familiarity with the podcast content.

 ID Lesson Title Topic Tags
1940 Please Speak Mandarin! language, dialect
1937 A Horizontal or Vertical Photo? directions, photography
1936 Japan Trip Itinerary time, business, city, Japan
1933 Looking for a Parking Space directions, driving, car
1929 Changing Subway Lines directions, place, numbers, subway, transportation
1926 Open the Trunk! luggage, directions, taxi
1923 Turn It Down, Please sound, taxi, music, daily life
1920 What's This Made of? furniture, materials, shopping
1916 Where Did You Learn Chinese? language, study, school, ChinesePod, introductions
1909 Please Heat My Food buying, heating, food
1906 Looking for a Tour Guide travel, tour guide, place, food, city
1900 Forks and Spoons taste, food, dining, restaurant
1897 Can I Sit Here? dining, seat, restaurant
1896 Can I Eat With You? office, hot pot, dining, eating
1889 Hospitality 7:Hotel Room Cleaning cleaning, hotel
1886 Hospitality Series 6:Buying a Handbag payment, size, shopping
1877 Big Numbers numbers, math
1875 Buying High-Speed Train Tickets train, travel, date, city, tickets
1872 Exchanging Dollars for RMB money, currency, numbers, bank
1868 A Simple Tour of the Office directions, tour, office
1866 Words of Encouragement work, business, office
1862 Spending Money in Hong Kong money, currency, travel, numbers, Hong Kong
1860 Asking for Sick Leave feelings, drugs, boss, work
1858 Photocopying and Printing office, boss, business
1855 Finding the Office Building office, directions, place
1852 Asking About the New Job jobs, company, time, transportation
1851 Buying a Prepaid Cell Phone Card shopping, cell phones
1847 Restaurant Recommendation restaurant, eating, daily life
1845 Directions for the Taxi Driver transportation, location, directions
1843 Getting to the Office traffic, visit, place, transportation
1841 Afternoon Meeting business, meeting, internet, computers, office
1832 Boxing Day festivals, Christmas, shopping
1831 Getting an Official Receipt eating, restaurant, business
1825 Choosing a Room hotel, travel
1821 The Better Man people, appearance
1817 Dental Floss daily life, doctor, teeth
1816 Scheduling a Time meeting, time, work, office, business
1812 Character Amnesia Chinese character, studying, writing
1810 Thanksgiving Turkey Thanksgiving Day, food, culture, festivals
1805 A Good Book books, shopping, measure words, numbers
1797 Making Plans for the Day time, activities, meeting, agenda, office, business
1795 Hospitality Series 5: Searching for Shopping Hospitality Series, shopping, directions, hotel
1791 Hospitality Series 4: Chinese Breakfast Hospitality Series, hotel, breakfast, eating
1788 Favorite Sports daily life, hobbies, sports
1785 Hospitality Series 3: Slippers, Toothbrush and Toothpaste hygiene, hotel, daily life, Hospitality Series
1783 Marriage and Divorce marriage, relationships, gossip, age
1781 Cell Phone Connectivity Issues daily life, cell phones
1775 Thanking a Hospitable Friend travel, culture, daily life, friends, thanking
1771 Plane Ticket Prices numbers, price, tickets, travel
1765 Hospitality Series 2: China Union Pay Hospitality Series, money, travel, hotel