The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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Buying Sandals Elementary
We're off to the shoe store today to pick out a pair appropriate for the summer months. Learn how to describe shoes and shoe sizes in this ChinesePod lesson.
shoes, show, colors, size
Organic Food Intermediate
Organic food has been available in most supermarkets in places like the US for a while now. Over the last five years China has experienced a boom in this industry. Despite the growing popularity and availability of organic produce in local supermarkets, a lot of people are still unclear on just what makes food organic. Find out by tuning in to today's lesson!
vegetables, organic food, food, health, pollution
Philosophy: a Useless Major? Upper Intermediate
You've just graduated high school and you have your whole life ahead of you. It's time to start thinking about what you'll study in university. What happens when you choose a course of study that your parents don't approve of? Learn how to talk about this important life decision in today's lesson.
parents, family, philosophy, university, major, culture, argument
Guests, Interns and the 4th of July News and Features
Today Catherine and Sarah are in the studio with ChinesePod's new intern, Dan. Dan joins us for the summer from the US. The team will also be covering some of the week's upcoming lessons. Following that, Jenny's here to interview a guest to our offices. Tune in for ChinesePod news and more. Also, happy (belated) Canada day and happy 4th of July!
lessons, guest
(W)rapping It All Up Shanghainese
In this show David, Jason and Catherine are here to say "goodbye" to ChinesePod's series on Shanghainese. They're going to go over some of the great words and phrases that have been covered over the last few weeks. They've also got a surprise for you later on in the show (let's see who's been paying attention). Check it out!
Shanghai, Shanghainese
Check Your Spam Elementary
Most of us have spam filters on our email inboxes. They certainly make life easier a lot of the time, saving us the hassle of deleting loads of advertisements for unnecessary (and often less-than-wholesome) products. Yet sometimes spam filters also cause problems. Check out today's lesson for some useful technology terminology.
internet, work, office
太空旅游 Advanced
去世界各地旅游是我们的梦想，去太空旅游更是一个伟大的梦想！观赏太空美景，享受失重味道......随着科技的发展，不是宇航员也可以进入太空啦！今天，我们就带给大家一节关于太空旅游的课。快来听听吧！
technology, travel, space
How was your flight? Intermediate
We're here to pick someone up from the airport today. Learn not only how to discuss this important action, but also some essentials for small talk with your newly-arrived guest.
flight, airport, time, food
NGO Guy Upper Intermediate
Today's lesson takes us on a blind date. It may be a little awkward at first, but in the end we'll be learning all about non-governmental organizations, or NGO's, and what they do.
NGO, government, responsibility, volunteering, organization, politics
An Unplanned Tan Elementary
Today's lesson is all about getting a tan on accident! Tune in to find out all the key tools you'll need to bring to the beach this summer in order to avoid tanning!
weather, sunglasses, sunblock, summer
Summer Visitors News and Features
This week at ChinesePod we were visited by some guests from afar. We even managed to drag them into the studio for ourNews and Features show! Meet them today, and find out what lessons ChinesePod's got lined up for you next week.
lessons, guest
Future fun with 会 (hui4), 要 (yao4), and 将 (jiang1) Qing Wen
There are many ways to discuss future events in Chinese, but there are some important differences among these. Tune in to today's Qing Wen to learn how to use 会 (huì), 要 (yào), and 将 (jiāng).
will, plans, future tense
Directions to the Metro Shanghainese
Today we're on the street and we're a little lost... Time to ask for directions! Learn the Shanghainese you'll need to get to the metro station (or, if need be, the nearest bathroom).
metro, asking questions, directions, bathroom
World Cup Talk Intermediate
So you've had some time to get into the World Cup. How do you describe your favorite players? What are the Chinese names of two of the world's most famous footballers? Find out all of this and more in today's intermediate lesson on World Cup talk.
football, World Cup, player, team, country
Outdoor Survivors (Part 1) Upper Intermediate
Sometimes you just need to get out of the city. In today's lesson, a couple plans a weekend camping trip, which ends up getting a little more complicated than expected. We hope you packed provisions! This might be a longer trip than originally thought...
activities, food, camping, outdoors, adventure
Changing a Plane Ticket Elementary
For whatever reason you're in the airport and the flight you've got just won't do. Now comes the tricky part! How do you ask to change your ticket? Find out today with this elementary level lesson.
airport, flight, tickets, money, train
Football Mania News and Features
That's right, we're in the thick of World Cup mania! We've got some lessons for you elementary learners on key football words and phrases, as well as a more advanced show on the World Cup coming up this week. Tune in to find out more about what's going on at ChinesePod right now. To learn about this week's featured user group, click here.
news, lessons, football
Getting into the habit with 习惯 (xíguàn) Qing Wen
Today the Qing Wen team is here to discuss how to use the word 习惯 (xíguàn) to describe habits (both good and bad) and things that you're used to (or not)! Tune in - you might just find out some of John and Liliana's bad habits!
habit, bad habit, good habit