The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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What is your job? Newbie
So a banker, a lawyer and a model walk into a bar… seriously. We won't make you the funniest guy in the room, but we will do our best to make you conversational, at least. In this podcast, learn to ask and answer the "what do you do?" query in Mandarin Chinese. And should you actually be a lawyer, we’ll also help you learn how to apologize profusely.
jobs, professions
Wake-up Call Elementary
No, this isn't the mid-evening call soliciting those 'other' services provided at certain questionable establishments... this is the all important, rip you from the womb of your 400 count Egyptian cotton fluffy feather pillowed bliss morning call. Now, you're gonna want to make sure your Chinese '4' pronunciation is tiptop before attempting this feat, should you have an early morning flight. Listen to this podcast and be sure to be the niao that catches the worm.
accommodation, travel
Characters in the Desert and Chinese Kitchens Dear Amber
Today on Dear Amber we head to the great beyond of China, where we investigate some mysterious slogans written in giant Chinese characters. What are they and how did they get there? Also, JP and I take you into our very own Chinese kitchens and let you know what you're going to find (or not find) when you attempt to whip up a meal here in China. Come swap recipes with us in the comments section!
垃圾回收 Advanced
手里捏着雪糕纸和香蕉皮，终于看到了路边的垃圾箱，你会分类投放吗？每天早晨出门上班的时候，你可能顺手把垃圾扔到楼下的垃圾桶去。但是一个大城市，每天会产生多少垃圾？这些垃圾被运到什么地方去了？它们又是怎样被处理的？垃圾的回收和利用，是一个全世界都在关注的问题。今天，一起来学习这个高级中文的课程吧！
family, government
Best Friends Newbie
Life can look better through drunk colored glasses. Teetotalism of course has its merits, but many a Shanghai reveler would agree that Mandarin flows better through liquor-loosened lips. In this podcast, for the happy drunks amongst us, a little inebriated Chinese to teach you how to open your heart and mouth to those loved ones around you. Tie one on and let's hear your true feelings come out.
alcohol, drinking, cheers, friends
Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Cupping and Scraping Upper Intermediate
You have an aversion to being poked? No problem! You can get suction cupped! The polka-dotted welts clash with your striped outfit? Get skin scraped! All this and more to look forward to on your next health check-up. Trips to the dentist seem like a holiday now. Learn all about these Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques here in this podcast. Then go out and get healed!
health, medicine
I Just.... 刚 & 刚才（gāng & gāngcái） Qing Wen
Oh there is a difference... Let QW help you sort out the difference between the ways to say "just".
Wait! Newbie
The familiar screech of tires on pavement. The last minute, albeit futile, 'wei, wei, wei!' In a place where safety rarely comes first, a little verbal warning exercise can go a long way. In this podcast, learn how to holler at someone in Mandarin Chinese... for their own good, of course. You may get more practice on this lesson than you bargained for.
town and city
Lao Wang's Office 1: A New Manager Intermediate
You spend more time with them than your wife, best friend, children combined. You love them, you hate them, you want to kill them, yet you kiss them drunk at the annual Christmas party. They are your office mates. Office politics, office parties, office romance... there's no escaping the drama. Get some more of it here, in a Chinese office you won't soon forget.
professions, jobs, home and office
Instant Noodles Elementary
The Mr. Noodles rage that swept elementary schools in the 80s (crunchy raw with seasoning packet sprinkled on top) doesn't hold a candle to Chinese people's love affair with this quick lunch. Nutritional value: no. Great taste: debatable. Cheap and easy: of course. The recipe for any well-loved Chinese meal. Get your soup on in this podcast, and get yourself some instant noodles, in Mandarin.
food, preferences, questions
Harry Potter Upper Intermediate
So famous in China that he ranks his own statue in a housing development, the Harry Potter craze of course didn't leave China untouched. Though a look around any street-side book cart may make one wonder if any of J.K. Rowlings millions came from this neck of the woods, all the same--Harry Potter is part of Chinese children's world now, too. Hear all about the little wizard in this podcast.
children
China Fruit and Pre-Marital Sex Dear Amber
Today on Dear Amber a couple of juicy topics, one being all the cool and wonderful fruit you will discover in China that you never knew existed before. It was hard to find a juicier topic than that, but we managed to! We answer a question about viewpoints on sexuality in China, and the Chinese take on pre-marital sex. Come and visit us in the comments section and share your discoveries, too.
旧金山 Advanced
旧金山，一听名字就觉得很有故事。那里的居民来自世界各地，各种文化的碰撞交流，使得这座城市成为金融、文化和旅游的中心。在淘金热中崛起的旧金山，是全世界人民都向往的度假天堂。葡萄酒、咖啡屋、各式桥梁、花街、复古有轨电车......今天，和中文播客一起，做一次“走马观花”地旅行吧！
culture, town and city
When is the meeting? Newbie
A time to laugh, a time to cry. A time to go to meetings, a time to die of boredom... If you're going to want someone to give you the time of day, you're going to have to learn how to ask it in Mandarin. So, listen to this podcast and never be late again. A time for Chinese... I swear it's not too late...
business, time
Bangkok Intermediate
One lesson about Bangkok makes a hard man humble, not much between despair and ecstasy... One lesson about Bangkok and the tough guys tumble... Can't be too careful with your Mandarin Chinese study. Listen to this podcast and get yourself in the Oriental setting. You'll be speaking better Chinese than Yul Brynner plays chess in no time.
food
Missing Luggage Elementary
If you think the people all look alike, wait until you see the luggage coming out of the conveyor belt. Apparently 394 of the 395 other passengers bought their black $15 'Samsonite' luggage from the same Pearl Market back alley. Mistaken luggage identity crisis.... what to do? Find it or not, fear not... there's more luggage where that came from... and underwear shops... and Chinese lesson podcasts to get you there.
travel
Who is that? Newbie
You may not be strutting on the catwalk, but your significant other is working it tonight! With this lesson, you can let everyone in the room know, hey... she's with me! And you'll do it in Mandarin Chinese.
appearance, people