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Love Tangle 6: The Pregnant Wife Upper Intermediate
It's the newest installation of our Love Tangle series. Lulu is pregnant - and thinking about what to get the baby. She starts to ask questions about shenanigans at the office. Will Jiawei be able to play it cool?
family, relationships, love, pregnancy
Beards Are for Old Men Elementary
Someone's got a date tonight, and he's getting some important advice from a friend. The main question: do women dig the facial hair, or is it better to go for the clean shave? Find out how to talk about facial hair in today's lesson. We hope you'll add your two cents to this very personal debate after listening to the show!
beards, appearance, relationships
Blog Posts, API's, Announcements and Gloria! News and Features
In today's News and Features John, Jenny and Catherine are here to discuss the week's lessons. In addition to that, there's a lot of excitement about the development of the grammar guide. For details about this project, check out this blog post. There's quite a bit of buzz about API project requests, and Praxis Language CEO Hank Horkoff addresses this in a blog post here. They've also got some exciting news from John. More on his announcement on his blog, Sinosplice. Finally Jenny is continuing her interviews with teachers series. This week's teacher is Gloria. You can also find out more news about ChinesePod and what we've got in store for you in the month of April on the Official ChinesePod Blog.
ChinesePod, news, teacher, teacher services
Talking about Talking in Chinese Qing Wen
Today the Qing Wen team have a very meta show for you. They are talking about talking. In Chinese there are many ways to express the various shades of discussing, conversing, chatting, etc. Find out how to use the following words in just the right context: 讨论 (tǎolùn), 商量 (shāngliáng), 说 (shuō), 谈 (tán), 讲 (jiǎng)!
grammar, verb, to discuss, to talk, to speak, to say
Travel by Tour Group Intermediate
Traveling in China can be a bit different than what some tourists are used to. Many people opt to travel as a part of a tour group (you've all seen them - they often have a brightly-dressed guide with a flag and matching t-shirts). While this kind of travel has its benefits, there are some undeniable drawbacks, as well. Find out more by tuning in to today's lesson!
travel, tour group, vacation
Have you bought your Shanghai Expo ticket? Elementary
Have you heard? The Expo is coming, the Expo is coming! You've read the signs, you've seen the countdown. The time has arrived to get your tickets to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Check out today's lesson to learn how (and where) to buy tickets.
Shanghai Expo, tickets, internet, time
Warcraft in China Upper Intermediate
World of Warcraft is popular in China, but not nearly as popular as the Warcraft III-based LAN game, Defense of the Ancients. In this lesson, learn how to talk Warcraft III in Mandarin Chinese while also learning a bit about how Chinese gamers view WoW.
games, Warcraft, war, internet, characters, weapon, online
Meeting the Girlfriend's Parents Intermediate
A nerve-wracking situation in any culture, today we're meeting the girlfriend's parents. Will they be impressed or disappointed in their daughter's choice of boyfriend? Check out today's lesson to find out!
parents, meeting, family, health, work, plans, peasant, culture, greetings
Meet Lily! News and Features
In today's News and Features, Jenny and Sarah discuss this week's line-up of lessons. Jenny also continues her teacher interviews. This week's featured CPod teacher is Lily. Join us to learn more about her and what motivated her to get in to teaching!
teacher, teacher services, ChinesePod
Passive Verbs and 被 Qing Wen
You've heard it peppered throughout conversations and seen it in texts you've read, but what exact purpose does that little 被 (bèi) serve? Find out all about how to use 被 to construct passive phrases in today's show.
grammar, passive, bei, preposition
You Sing Terribly! Elementary
KTV features prominently in the Chinese social scene. And everyone, everyone has their turn at the mic. Sometimes your friends surprise you with their ability to belt out pop standards. Other times, though, you find yourself suffering through butchered John Denver classics. If you're experiencing the latter of these two situations, check out today's lesson to find out how to get your friends off stage!
singing, songs, pronunciation, karaoke, entertainment
Special Green Hat Intermediate
Gifts range from the practical to the extravagant, and in today's lesson we're learning about both the language and culture of gift-giving in China. It might be news to you, but green hats are a big no-no. Find out why by tuning in!
gifts, office, culture, birthday, colors, green
Asking for the WiFi password Pre Intermediate
In this increasingly connected world, it's important to maintain contact with friends and colleagues, even when you're outside the house or the office. Cafés all over the world cater to this by offering free or paid wifi. But how do you ask for the password in Chinese? Find out in today's super-useful lesson.
coffee, password, internet
The Customer Comes First Upper Intermediate
Today ChinesePod has got a lesson for you! We're at the cell phone store and things are getting heated up! Find out how to demand your rights be respected in this upper-intermediate level podcast.
customer, problem, battery, procedure, refund, service, attitude, responsibility, complain
Getting to Know CPod Teacher Helen (and exciting content news)! News and Features
John and Jenny are here today to discuss the week's lessons. They're also covering a bit of exciting production news that you can learn more about on the ChinesePod Blog. Jenny interviews another one of our beloved ChinesePod teachers, Helen, towards the end of today's show. Find out more about our teacher services here.
blog, teacher services, lessons
The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning Qing Wen
In today's episode of Qing Wen the team wraps up their series on colors and Chinese culture. Curious to know why you should be careful not to ask for yellow books and movies? Wondering why your friends make fun of you for wearing that green hat? Tune in to learn all about these cultural tidbits and more!
colors, yellow, green, culture, books, movies
Asking for a Raise Intermediate
Today's lesson focuses on a conversation between an employee and his boss. Learn the language appropriate for dealing with superiors, and find out how to ask for that raise you've been wanting - in Chinese!
raise, promotion, work, performance, contract, salary, manager
Designing the New Apartment 3 Upper Intermediate
Today we have part three of our designing the new apartment series. In this show, our very busy couple talks about some design concerns with workers in the new apartment. Learn all about design and negotiating decisions in this helpful lesson!
apartment, decoration, design, renovation, colors, fengshui, paint, wallpaper