The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
Excellent Materials for You to Learn Chinese Mandarin Language
Latest Lessons
All in the Family Newbie
Chances are that while you’re pulling out your wallet to buy that “I Climbed The Great Wall” t-shirt, a few photos of the family will show themselves. So we’ll make sure you can tell them you have a sister… unless that traditional tiara is for you. In this podcast you’ll also get the chance to learn this and some more useful sentences for talking about family and people in Mandarin Chinese.
nationalities, relationships, family, location
Colors Newbie
Roses are green, violets are red…it wouldn’t make sense back home, nor would it here, so you’d better familiarize yourself a little with the colors in Chinese. In this podcast, you will learn how to say the different colors in Mandarin Chinese, as well as how to talk about what color something is. Make all your friends “green” with envy.
colors, questions
Good Morning! Newbie
In this lesson, we’ll teach you how to make friends! Or, at least the very first step: greetings. You’ll learn how to greet people in Mandarin Chinese, ask them how they are, and reply when they ask you. Sit back, listen, review and you’ll be able to show off with a few sentences yourself in no time.
greetings, introductions, questions
What's Your Name? Newbie
Yes, it’s easy to point at yourself, say your own name, then point at their chest and make a questioning grunt, but wouldn’t it be great if you could ask for your new friends name in Chinese, and even tell them yours? In today’s podcast lesson, hosts Jenny and Ken teach you a few simple sentences to help you exchange names in Mandarin Chinese.
introductions, daily life
Where are you from? Newbie
After you have said hello in Chinese and know your partner in conversation’s name, the next topic likely to come up is where you are from. In this podcast you’ll learn how to say several common nationalities in Mandarin Chinese, plus one of the ways to say yes (yes, there are several!).
introductions, questions, nationalities
Do you like China? Newbie
When you travel to China, the question on all Chinese people’s lips is “Do you like China?" So, in this podcast lesson, we help you to answer that all important question. You’ll learn how to give an emphatic “Yes! I like China!” in Mandarin Chinese. In this lesson you will also learn how to speak about your likes and dislikes – something of the utmost importance, unless you’re happy eating chicken’s feet for breakfast.
questions, China
Do you have a menu? Newbie
Restaurant culture is a huge part of life in China, and you won’t want to miss out on some of the world’s most interesting cuisine just because you can’t ask for a menu in Mandarin Chinese. In this podcast lesson you’ll learn the vital phrase “do you have” (just insert toilet, bar, receipt, headache pills, etc). You’ll also learn how to politely interrupt someone, and the verb ‘to want’. Soon you’ll be wanting to know how to ask for the bill too…
questions, food, etiquette, restaurant
I want to buy this one Newbie
China is a shoppers’ heaven, and in this podcast lesson you’ll learn some key phrases in Mandarin Chinese to help you navigate the markets and shopping streets and get what you want. You’ll learn how to identify the items you want, and ask how much they are. You’ll also learn the colloquial term for money, so you can fit right in--no matter what color your hair is.
questions, shopping
Welcome to ChinesePod News and Features
We're happy to have you as the newest CPoddie in town. As a little welcome, we'd like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and the world of ChinesePod as you're soon to know it! Please listen in to this podcast as Ken, Jenny, and John give you the low down on learning Mandarin and how to best take advantage of all ChinesePod has to offer!
Welcome to ChinesePod News and Features
We're happy to have you as the newest CPoddie in town. As a little welcome, we'd like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and the world of ChinesePod as you're soon to know it! Please listen in to this podcast as Ken, Jenny, and John give you the low down on learning Mandarin and how to best take advantage of all ChinesePod has to offer!