The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
Excellent Materials for You to Learn Chinese Mandarin Language
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Signing up for Art Class Intermediate
You've always admired those Guilin paintings. You know the ones... winding river, limestone mountains... with the pagoda up on the right and that bamboo raft floating by in the foreground. Sometime they get a little crazy and throw in a water buffalo over there on the left. Well, now you too can do your own rendition. Sign up for this podcast, and get a Mandarin Chinese lesson in art. Masterpiece!
ability, art, hobbies
Overseas Chinese Upper Intermediate
ABC, CBC, BBC... no they are not TV networks, they are the bridge in the cultural gap, the players on both teams, the understanders of both worlds, closet holders of two passports... they are the overseas Chinese. Whether you're a banana or an egg, listen to this podcast and learn what life is like for our Chinese/Western friends and neighbors.
culture, language, people
Skateboarding and Biking Across China Dear Amber
This week on Dear Amber we hear from two very interesting people who are making their way through the Middle Kingdom by some very unique methods. Plus... another Shanghai limerick contest featuring poet JP... and this time it's not going to be so easy! Listen in to find out who last week's big winner was! Visit us in the comments section and tell us about any other methods of crossing China you know of!
Not on purpose Elementary
Oops sorry i bumped into you, oops excuse me my umbrella hit your eye, oops I opened the car door into you, oops, oh no, I wiped my baozi juice on your sleeve. In a place like this, accidents will happen. When 'sorry' is getting old and 'buhaoyisi' feels a bit long-winded, learn how to plead innocence in Mandarin Chinese in this podcast.
etiquette
撒娇 Advanced
当你为第二天的约会挑选了一晚上的衣服，当你开始感觉到他手心里的温度，你当然知道自己恋爱了！当你可以很自然地在他面前撒娇的时候，恭喜你！——我想你已经真正信任他，依恋他了！而他看你的眼神，也必定满是温柔和爱恋。会在心爱的男人面前撒娇的女人是幸福的，拥有会撒娇的女人的男人也是幸福的。不过事事因人而异，撒娇也不例外。学习和分享，讨论和交流，欢迎你来到中文播客！
relationships, feelings
Days of the week Newbie
There are two methods for learning the days of the week in Chinese. One: this podcast. Two: personalized Chinese days of the week undies. Since the latter seem to be the one eighties fad that has yet to be resurrected, this podcast might be the easier way to get them in your head. And creates less laundry. Listen in and learn, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3... 4, 5, 6, 7.
time, daily life
Xīnkǔ 辛苦 Qing Wen
Are you tired of being tired? Lets talk about a kind of tired that trumps all those measly forms of fatigue. Its more than just tired however... its xīnkǔ! This multifarious word is so meaningful that it gets its own show. So go and grab your self a cup of coffee and perk up to this weeks episode.
Regional Accents Part I Intermediate
So they say you've got a laowai accent? Who cares! So does everyone else. It would be nice to take comfort in this fact... if it weren't that it makes it so hard to understand. Be it northern, southern, northeastern, southeastern, southwestern... you get the idea... they're as partial to their accents as they are to their food. So don't resist--embrace the multi-varied sounds of Chinese and listen to this lesson to figure out what the heck everybody's saying.
communications, language
Going to the Pharmacy Elementary
Being sick sucks, but being sick in Chinese really sucks. If you haven't lost your voice yet, get yourself down to the corner pharmacy for some relief. The smorgasbord of remedies range from the thick, boiled and black variety to something of the pill genre that you can't decipher from the box. But that 'pharmacist' behind the counter looks kinda trustworthy, no? Listen and learn more in order to heal thyself, in Mandarin.
health, medicine, preferences
Fruit Salad Newbie
Could it be key to the Chinese ability to eat three oil saturated meals a day and maintain their girlish (or boyish) figures? No. Trust us. Even the fruit salad comes with mayonnaise. Your western genes weren't made for this diet. So listen to this Mandarin lesson on eating fruit salad and come prepared with loose pants. Make peace with your paunch and revel in the Buddha belly noogies given by admiring locals.
food, questions
Roommates and What Chinese Think of Foreigners Dear Amber
On this episode of Dear Amber we see what it is like when cultures meet and a foreigner and local become roomies. And on the flip side of things, we love to look at Chinese culture through our own eyes, but now we hear what the Chinese really think of us foreigners! Yes, we can be a little odd sometimes. And last but not least, the very first Dear Amber contest. A great prize is in store for you!
Ping Pong Nation Upper Intermediate
Perhaps known to you as a 1970's rec room relic, the ping pong table is a veritable altar of worship for the Chinese. The ball may look pansy-ish--until it's coming at your face at 100km per hour. An exhibition round of 'beer pong' to slow your adversary's reflexes would have been prudent. So warm up your paddle arm, jinx your opponent with a case of ping pong elbow, and learn about the passion of the game in this Mandarin lesson.
culture, government, sports
Country Standings Elementary
Don't worry if that old hamstring injury dashed your Olympic dreams of bringing glory to your nation... do what Da Shan did... put on a blue silk Chinese suit and make your Mandarin so annoyingly good that you make your otherwise unassuming country famous. No steroids required. Go for gold, of the Mandarin variety, in this Olympic lesson.
nationalities, sports, Olympics
What is a Chengyu? Intermediate
Take 5,000 years of linguistic history and ancient literature... throw in a few snakes, frogs, and fanciful tales. Mix in the odd digit for good measure. What do you get? Cryptic Chinese idioms. Now, we're not saying they're all as easy as 'horse horse tiger tiger,' but at least there's that one to get some mileage out of. Now listen to this podcast, and avoid being 'stupid lips stupid tongue.'
culture, idioms, language
Ordering Noodles Newbie
The Chinese claim to have discovered the key to a long life... eating noodles on your birthday. While they struggle for immortality, you the Newbie can start with a little mortality, and learn how to order some in Mandarin. Your own struggle may have less to do with life and more to do with slippery wetness and chopstick management, but at least you won't starve awaiting your next birthday. Long live the noodle.
food, questions
Ending your sentence with 嘛 （ma) Qing Wen
When you are pausing, whining, or stating the obvious, this "yǔqìcí " can help one do the trick. We continue our investigation on the sometimes challenging modal particles. Don't let them scare you though, as the QW crew helps them become your friend.
SBTG: Special Economic Zones Upper Intermediate
You're traveling to another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound... but of a money-making free for all. A journey into a wondrous, though at times unsightly, land, whose boundaries are only those of the imagination... and foreign capital. You are entering... the Special Economic Zone... Learn about it here, in Mandarin Chinese.
business, government