The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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Hot Sauce Elementary
Those noodles could use a little bit of a kick, huh? Be careful with that hot sauce though. You might be in for more than you bargained for. In this lesson, someone finds this out the hard way.
eating, food, restaurant, drinking
University Nostalgia (Part 2) Upper Intermediate
Ah, college days! A group of older Chinese relive moments from their college glory days again in the second part of this series from ChinesePod. Hear about reserving a seat for a lecture, lining up to take a shower and more!
life, college, university
Renting a Car Intermediate
A big client is coming to town and it's time to impress him. How? By picking him up in a sweet ride! But how to get one? Find out how two business partners solve this problem in this lesson.
car, renting, traffic, office, business, transportation
凤凰古城收费 Media
凤凰古城如诗如画，如梦如诗，被称作“中国最美小城”。但是你想去凤凰古城漫步吗？从4月10号开始，只要想进入古城，就必须买一张“门票”。就算你只想在古城漫步，不进任何景点，也要买这张票。凤凰古城收费，会带来什么影响呢？ 来源链接：收费，毁了凤凰古城商家的五一梦
travel, price, admission ticket
Buy One Get One Free Elementary
Get 'em while you can! In this lesson, learn how to talk about "buy one get one free" deals! You'll also learn how to talk about doing an action more as well as saying that you want something.
promotion, sales, shopping
Glorious Age KTV Time
In this edition of KTV time, Tom and David talk about Hong Kong band Beyond and their famous hit, "Glorious Age",《光辉岁月》. They also talk a bit about the rise of Canto pop and the tragic and controversial death of Beyond's lead singer, Huáng Jiājū (黄家驹). Click here to download the Cantonese version of this song! Click here to download the Mandarin version of this song!
music, musician, karaoke, songs, singer
English Letters Make Chinese Words Qing Wen
Chinese has loan words from English, but not a lot. Most of the time new words are incorporated into Chinese based on their meaning, and not on the sound of the words (proper nouns are a notable exception). However, there are some Chinese words where English letters are used. In this lesson, QingWen spells them out.
culture, language
No Fear of Street Food Intermediate
Steaming hot soups, fried cakes and just about anything barbecued on a skewer - yep, it's street food! Of course, cooking anything outside on a Chinese city street isn't the cleanest of activities. In this lesson, two friends debate whether or not to partake in the feast.
food, snacks
New Phone Number Elementary
The cell phone gods have deemed that you need a new phone number. Of course, now you've got to let everyone know. In this lesson, learn how to tell someone that you've got a new phone number.
numbers, cell phones
Making a Mojito Upper Intermediate
Get your mojitos! Get your gin and tonics! Get your vodka sodas! In this lesson, ChinesePod gets mixed up in the world of cocktails.
wine, cocktail
Looking for an Apartment in NYC (Part 1) Intermediate
It's a common feature of Chinese culture that parents will do almost anything for their children's education - setting aside vast sums of money, investing in after school tutoring and even buying apartments near good schools. In this dialogue, see how far one woman is willing to go for her daughter's education.
apartment, house, real estate, investment, school
Bad Sandwich Elementary
That was a nice lunch, wasn't it? But why is everybody nervous all of a sudden? Oh, it looks like the food didn't agree with someone. But what about the rest of us?! In this lesson, ChinesePod looks into tummy troubles.
culture, body parts, health, food
Chinese TV Dramas (Part 1) Beijing Standard Time
In the first part of this two part series from BST, Tom and David talk about popular genres on Chinese TV. You'll also hear David reminisce about some of his favorite TV shows from the 1980s including 《西游记》and more.
TV, TV show
Excited about Exclamations! (Part 2) Qing Wen
Oh, exclamations! What? There's more? Umm... yes, there is. A lot more! Here comes part two in QingWen's series on exclamations!
feelings, exclamation
Personal Chop Intermediate
It's always nice to put your personal stamp on things. In this lesson, we talk about doing it in a very literal way. Learn about the Chinese tradition of using chops to sign documents as well as traditional calligraphy.
travel, culture, chop, name, materials
超级细菌 Advanced
从SARS非典到禽流感，新病毒新细菌在不断地出现，考验着人们的身体。对付普通细菌的办法有很多，吃药，打针，打点滴，......，从青霉素到头孢，从诺氟沙星到氧氟沙星，......，总有一样抗生素能战胜这些普通小细菌小病毒们。但是，如果有一天，像非典、像H7N9这样的，或者比它们更厉害的超级细菌来了，人们该怎么办呢？
medicine, antibiotic
Admission Tickets Elementary
Step right up, folks! Get your tickets! Want to ride the train? You need tickets! In this lesson, ChinesePod teaches you how to buy those precious pieces of paper and talk about prices.
tickets, price, numbers, travel
Punctuation Issues Upper Intermediate
While punctuation marks in Chinese are similar to those in English, there are some notable differences. In fact, there are even some symbols used in Chinese punctuation which don't exist in English. In this lesson, someone helps their Chinese coworker write a letter in English, only to discover these differences first hand.
grammar, study, mistake
The Life of a Programmer 3: Heading Home Intermediate
In the third part of this series on the life of a programmer, we learn that a Chinese programmer doesn't just have it tough at the office. When going home to one's parents there are all kinds of questions, expectations and more. Is there no rest for this poor keeper of the code?
computers, IT, jobs, relationships, family, hobbies
A Traveler's Song KTV Time
In this edition of KTV time, we discuss 《游子吟》("A Traveler's Song") a song by a contemporary indie rock band called Residence A (A公馆). You'll also learn about what could be the most famous Chinese poem of all time. Click here to have a listen to the song!
songs, singer, singing, karaoke, music