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Coffee Break Series #8 - Negotiating the Price Intermediate
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important terms and phrases used in business settings, as well as some tips and tricks on dealing with Chinese businessmen. In this episode, we finally get to see Nick's negotiating skills! Who is going to take more advantage in this deal? Is it Nick or Mr. Wang? Let's find out in the lesson!
video, business, price, negotiation
You’re Sitting in My Seat Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are taking you to the cinema and showing useful sentences you can use to find your seat. Let's check it out!
video, movies, speaking
哪里不一样：发音差异, Part 4 Upper Intermediate
在这次的”哪里不一样“系列中，我们要来看看在不同地区的轻声有什么不一样！我们一起来听这堂课程吧！
pronunciation, speaking, tones
Chengyu series - Horse Elementary
Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. Although they originate from classical Chinese, Chengyu remain as an important aspect in both spoken and written language. They may seem erratic and confusing to you at first since they don’t follow the usual sentence order and their meanings depend heavily on context. But don’t worry, in this Chengyu series, we will introduce simple Chengyu made up with all the characters that you already knew, and you can infer the actual meaning by looking at the separate characters! Today, let's talk about 马 horse.
video, character
Coffee Break Series #7 - Touring the Factory Intermediate
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important terms and phrases used in business settings, as well as some tips and tricks on dealing with Chinese businessmen. In this episode, Mr. Wang and Nick are touring the factory. Want to know what will happen next? Watch this video to find out!
video, business, factory, meeting
Coffee Break Series: How to Encourage & Compliment Pre Intermediate
In today's lesson, we will learn how should supervisors encourage employees, for better teamwork and workplace environment.
Coffee break, video, business, office, communication
Character Mind Map: 加 add Elementary
In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. Today, we're talking about 加 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!
video, Character Mind Map, character
Taxi Small Talk: Are you here for the first time? Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you how to make "small talk" when you meet somebody for the first time. Let's check it out!
video, transportation, small talk
Coffee Break #6 - Dinner with Mr. Wang Intermediate
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important terms and phrases used in business settings, as well as some tips and tricks on dealing with Chinese businessmen. In this lesson, Nick is finally having dinner with Mr. Wang, would they be able to discuss business as Nick hoped? Let's watch the video and find out!
video, Coffee break, business, restaurant
Coffee Break Series: How to be Deliberately Vague, Part 2 Pre Intermediate
In today's lesson, we will learn some useful Chinese Language techniques. You will learn to understand "ways of gentility", which is often seen in a Chinese work environment.
video, business, etiquette, speaking
Continued Tone Change Series #8 - Late for a Show Elementary
In our previous newbie tone change series, we have introduced the tone change rules for 不, 一, two third tones, and three third tones. Just like many other aspects in the Chinese language, tone changes are more nuanced than the rules you see in textbooks. That's why for the elementary tone change series, we decided that we would reinforce the rules with the help of dialogues that you hear in everyday conversations. Practice and familiarize yourselves with the sounds, and you'll be a tone master in no time! Here is a document that includes pronunciations of vocabulary before and after tone change: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16M-iSLDL9Hrirhl-chJwANQ3J4KQ9zSOoNZU_EBb5LE/edit?usp=sharingo
video, tone change series, pronunciation, tones
Can I See the Menu? Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you one of the most important sentences that you should know as a Chinese beginner! This phrase comes in handy in when you go to a restaurant as a foreigner in China. Let's check it out!
video, restaurant, food
Animal Proverbs: Ant's Leg or Sparrow's Mouth? Intermediate
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this episode, we focus on the animal "sparrow".
video, animal proverb, animals, proverb
Coffee Break Series: How to be Deliberately Vague, Part 1 Pre Intermediate
In today's lesson, we will learn some useful Chinese Language techniques. You will learn to understand "ways of gentility", which is often seen in a Chinese work environment.
Coffee break, video, business, company, office
Chengyu Series - Like a fish in water Elementary
Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. In this Chengyu series, we will introduce simple Chengyu made up with all the characters that you already knew, and you can infer the actual meaning by looking at the separate characters! In this lesson, let’s take a look at the Chengyu with Water in them!
Chengyu, video, work, traffic
哪里不一样：发音差异, Part 3 Upper Intermediate
说中文的地方很多，但每个地方的中文都不太一样。在“哪里不一样：发音差异”这一系列里，我们一起来看看在台湾跟中国大陆的普通话发音哪里不一样。在这一集里我们要讨论的是普通话里说四声的词，台湾人怎么说？你是不是也知道这些差异呢？让我们ㄧ起来看看哪里不一样吧！
pronunciation, speaking
I Don't Understand Newbie
In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you one of the most important sentences that you should know as a Chinese beginner! This phrase comes in handy in the "I have no idea what you're talking about" situations that you might encounter as a foreigner in China. Let's check it out!
video
To open 开设 开发 开展 Qing Wen
In this Upper-Intermediate level Qing Wen, we learn about the difference between 开设, 开发, 开展. These three words might look very similar, but they are actually very different in usages and the contexts that they are used it. Let's check them out in this video!
synonyms, video, words
To open 开设 开发 开展 Qing Wen
In this Upper-Intermediate level Qing Wen, we learn about the difference between 开设, 开发, 开展. These three words might look very similar, but they are actually very different in usages and the contexts that they are used it. Let's check them out in this video!