The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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Hostel Curfew Elementary
Staying at hostels in China are an excellent way to travel for the cash-strapped tourist and tend to be, in our experience, clean, tidy and full of friendly travelers. However, many of them will often lock up their doors as early as midnight! What's to be done if you're looking to explore a city's vibrant nightlife? Find out in today's elementary lesson.
hotel, time, travel
Dreaming of You Intermediate
Are you a dream reader, a modern-day Zhougong? Do you like to share your dreams with your friends? Then today's lesson is for you! While telling someone that you dreamt about them might be a little creepy, the story (or omens of wealth within!) might make it worth divulging. Listen in to today's intermediate lesson in which a girl tells her friend about her particularly strange dream.
daily life, culture, dream, animals
Buying Goods from Abroad Online Upper Intermediate
There's an endless number of reasons for purchasing goods from abroad online: trying to avoid jacked up prices on imported goods, distrust of products produced by local companies, or just really, really, really wanting that pair of shoes that is inexplicably absent from every Nike store in Shanghai. In this case, it's two mothers discussing the option of buying baby formula outside the country and shipping it in. Learn all about this phenomenon in today's upper intermediate lesson.
buying, online, baby
Hello and Goodbye Newbie
Greetings and farewells: the indispensable tools for striking up and ending conversations. If you don't want to appear entirely socially inept, you should probably master these phrases. Learn them in Mandarin Chinese in today's lesson.
daily life, greetings, good-bye
The Fabulous Five Beijing Standard Time
It's well-known that China has a long history of mathematics which also greatly affects the Chinese language. In today's show, our hosts Greg and David will focus on the "fantastic five" via some juicy sayings and fixed terms, including the five famous mountains to the five most well-known incorrectly-written characters Chinese scenic spots. Tune in now to find out all about the most expensive Chinese porcelain and ancient crimes caused by scholarly articles. Don't forget to leave your messages below and check out our previous discussion on number four. Enjoy!
wordplay, history, numbers
Regardless Qing Wen
We'd all like to be friendly and inclusive all the time, but unfortunately life throws you a few curveballs now and then. That's why it's crucial to know how to use terms like "regardless" or "no matter" to set certain things aside, because, hey, the world's not perfect (except for ChinesePod!) Be sure to also check out our previous, related Qing Wen that also covers this sentence pattern right here.
particles, conjunctions
Commuting Options Elementary
Subway, taxi, or bus? This is the common commuting conundrum faced by any number of working Chinese throughout the country. Listen in as two coworkers discuss the pros and cons (well, mostly the cons) of each mode of transportation in today's elementary lesson.
transportation, daily life
Manly Beards or Pretty Boys? Intermediate
What do Chinese girls think of a guy with a goatee? Well, we can't speak for all girls, but we can speak for two fictional girls in a fictional dialog, and then build a lesson around it. And you can learn quite a bit from it about different types of men. What are you waiting for?
beards, girl, appearance
Repaying a Debt Elementary
If a good friend asks to borrow a little bit of money from us, we'll probably oblige 99% of the time without setting up any repayment parameters. But as the days turn into weeks and weeks into months, things can get a bit tricky and awkward when your "good friend" is slow in repaying his or her loan. Learn how to calmly tackle such a situation using Mandarin Chinese in today's ChinesePod lesson.
money, numbers
Romantic Movies and Real Life Upper Intermediate
We all love a romantic chick-flick every now and then, but for some women it becomes a problem: they expect every man to live up to their Ryan Gosling/ Zhou Yumin/Seth Rogen-sized expectations, and it sometimes grates on their partners. In today's upper-intermediate lesson, learn all about to discuss Cheesy-Movie-Relationship-Damaging Syndrome (OK, we made that up) in Chinese.
movies, relationships, emotions
Pandas in Chengdu Newbie
So you've hiked the Great Wall, explored the wonders of the Forbidden City, marveled at the Bund; you've exhausted the top-tier tourist attractions of eastern China. Fortunately for tireless travelers like you, China's a massive country chock full of national treasures available for your viewing pleasure. Next stop for the travelers in today's lesson: pandas! Learn how to talk about these cuddly creatures in this newbie lesson.
place, travel, city, animals, panda
Unique Professions (Part Two) Beijing Standard Time
We're following up our previous BST on (illegitimate) unique professions with five of the more law-abiding strain. While most of the professions on both of these lists are familiar and normal to Chinese people, today's number one is one that both Chinese people and foreigners alike find strange. If you missed last week's show, be sure to check it out here!
jobs, professions
The Quick, Smooth 马 Qing Wen
The noble horse is the star of our third installment of animal idiom-related Qing Wen shows. The idioms we've selected are slightly more eclectic in nature than the ones related to either the chicken or tiger that we selected for previous shows, so get ready for some surprises! Check it out now and enjoy the show!
animals, idioms, culture
When and What Time? Newbie
When you're planning a trip, it's important to know the dates and arrival times for your plane, train, boat, or whatever mode of transportation you're taking. Need to learn how to tell your contact in China all these important details? ChinesePod's got your back with today's newbie lesson!
time, Hong Kong, place, numbers
Lesson Brainstorming Intermediate
Ever desired a glimpse into how the finest and most brilliant minds at ChinesePod come up with award-winning lessons on a stunningly regular basis? Well, loyal listeners, your prayers have been answered! This landmark lesson offers a 100% accurate portrayal of the painstaking process the tireless academics team goes through when brainstorming new lesson topics. Check it out!
lessons, topics, brainstorming
An Athlete's Strengths and Weaknesses Upper Intermediate
Being a true fan of any sport requires you to have a slightly deeper knowledge of participating athletes than "he runs really fast" or "she jumps really high." Learn how to participate in such discussions about endurance, strength, and slightly more complex strategy in today's upper-intermediate lesson.
sports, Olympics
Visiting Taiwan Elementary
Taiwan is not often the focus of our lessons at ChinesePod, but this time it's front and center. Learn such gems as "Taiwan is an island," as well as some of the names of the major cities on said island. As for you political-minded rascals, ho ho, no we're not going there. We're here to help you learn Chinese!
travel, Taiwan, city, location, maps
Unique Professions (Part One) Beijing Standard Time
One of the fun parts of living in China is that it's hands-down the craziest place on earth (we mean that in the best way possible!). One by-product of this is the crazy diversity of jobs here, including many that don't exist elsewhere in the world, like internet nationalist hypeman, professional blood donor, and scalpers of all sorts. Listen to this week's BST to find out if any of these unique employment opportunities are a good fit for you!
professions, jobs