In this lesson, we are going to show you how to describe past experiences with 过. It's a useful word to tell people what you have or have not done before. And, you can also use this structure to play "Never Have I Ever". Let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4349
This is an interview between 2 upper intermediate hosts - Peony and Diana on their involvement with Chinesepod in 2019 and their plans for the new year holidays. There is no centerpiece for this lesson. 2019年已经临近尾声，每到年末，我们总是想要回顾即将过去的一年，做个“年终总结”。过去一年的轨迹真的非常丰富多彩：我们一起学习的课程涉及很多方面，有关于美食、生活习惯，还有新闻、古诗词等等。我们由衷感谢大家一年来的陪伴！ 明年也一起学习中文吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4426
We all have those friends that don’t care where they eat, and then take ages to order food, only to complain that they would prefer to go to another place in the end. This lesson is all about that. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4065
In this lesson, we are showing you how to congratulate and give best wishes to others in a business setting. Joshua and Alice will talk about different phrases you should use in special occasions, let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4328
饮食、服饰、礼仪，世界各地都有自己独特的风俗习惯。人在外地，学习和顺应当地风俗是一种尊重；不仅是人，就连一道菜都有可能“入乡随俗”。今天的课文是关于：在外国吃到中餐，中国人有什么感受？一起来学习吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4425
This is a slapstick lesson about infidelity! A husband returns home to a cheating wife and her lover. The lover must quickly find somewhere to hide in her room, but can't find a suitable place to stow since all the spaces are filled up with clothes and shoes. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4063
Today, we have a new episode of the coffee break series for pre-intermediate students! Alice and Lyn are showing you useful phrases you must know for any phone conversation in a business setting. After this lesson, you will have all the terminology you need to make or answer calls, and to avoid those annoying ones. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4316
有人说，学习讲究“循序渐进”，不能心急，要遵循规律，逐渐进步。与其急于求成，不如慢慢来，速度放慢反倒进步更大。 这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“与其……不如……”这组词语的用法！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4424
In this lesson we're at the aquarium enjoying the seal performance. Two of the audience members are trying to get selected to go on stage to get a chance to interact with the leopard seal. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4047
In this lesson, we are going to show you how to describe performing actions with 得. It's a useful word to give compliments as well as complaints. Let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4302
“有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。”费尽心思种下的花朵迟迟不开，随手插下的柳枝却长成一片树荫，很多事情是没有办法勉强的，人和人之间、人和事物之间的缘分非常奇妙。今天对话的男主角最近发现了他的宝藏——老电影，我们一起来看看这段跨越时代的缘分吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4423
After being helped by a friend to book some plane tickets, they invite them out for dinner as a treat. Learn some great phrases when you want to say thank you for someone doing you a favour, as well as what to say when someone thanks you. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4045
People learn Chinese for a number of different reasons. Some for work, some for play, some to finally convey to the nice lady downstairs that the smell of fish cooking at 8:00am isn’t the greatest thing to wake up to. The one thing we all do agree on is that the word “boss” and “is unsatisfied” are biggies, so needless to say, an elementary lesson on just that is the “podcast du jour”. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0101
当你向别人提出一个问题，对方可能回答：“不好意思，这个问题……我不太了解。”或者是：“不好意思，您的问题我不太理解。” “了解”和“理解”，一字之差，意思却不同。第一种回答的意思是，对方不熟悉、不知道问题的答案。第二种的意思是，对方没有听懂你的问题，你可以重复一次、或者解释你的问题。 通过这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“了解”和“理解”的用法！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4422
This lesson is all about coincidence and mistaken identity. While out on the street, a father bumps into his drunk daughter who then asks him his name and address, and gets more and more surprised when he says that he lives in the same place as her. It's not until the end of the dialogue that she finds out it's really her father. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4044
"Don't call me on my cell phone; send me an email." These are the types of relationships we have in this modern world. Learn how to cope with it, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0098
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，我们一起来看看普通话和台湾的中文有哪些发音不一样。第一集我们要讨论的是普通话我们说一声的词，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！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4361
Winning Money On The Lottery Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4037
So, you’ve hit the pavement looking for your flat. The real estate agent is suitably impressed with your Chinese, but what happens when he starts talking about all those rooms? Come along on this lesson and have a Mandarin Chinese tour of your potential apartment. Remember, you’ve only just begun. By the time you look at your 52nd apartment, you’ll have all these new words down pat. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0086
这是我们抱怨王小麦的第三集了，他在公司受了这么多气，这次终于受不了了！你们觉得他会怎么做呢？让我们一起来看看吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4354
In this lesson, a co-worker is angry because they got stood up at a restaurant and waited for almost an hour. The male colleague is a bit confused since they had arranged to meet on a different day, as clearly written in his calendar. Listen in to find out how and why they had this mix-up. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4034
A long time ago, in a lesson far, far away, we taught you how to explain where you are from in a simple way (the Dallas Cowboys hat pretty much took care of that anyway). But you have since completed that training (thanks to Master Ken and Princess Jenny) and are now ready for a deeper lesson on that subject. In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about which country you are from, and which places you have been to before, using Mandarin Chinese. Where were you born? Why are you here? Where w...
你听过诚实，老实，坦白这三个词吗？它们都有"honest"的意思，但是他们的意思有点差别。你知道他们差在哪儿吗？快来听听今天的课程吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4348
In this lesson, we learn about making plans for the summer holidays in order to avoid the heat, but also changing your plans at the last moment. Find out why they plan to go to the southern hemisphere, and what the reason is for changing their minds. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4030
In this episode of the Coffee Break Series, we are going to show you four ways of interrupting someone "politely" in a business setting. Do you want to know what else you can say other than 不好意思? Join us for this quick lesson now! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4301
语法课程看起来好有趣，我不由得想要学习...... 不想学也得学，这可由不得你！ 一起来学习“不由得”、“由不得”等几个相似词语的用法吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4321
Is renting better than buying, or buying better than renting? Listen as two friends discuss a potential new flat, and discuss the possibility of getting a realtor/estate agent in to help them. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4019
This lesson is gonna be very useful for people who mess up a lot at work because we’re going to teach you 5 ways to apologize in Chinese. You know sometimes no matter how sincere and apologetic you are, a simple 对不起 just doesn’t cut it. Well after watching this lesson, you’re going to be ready for those awkward situations. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4297
新冠肺炎大大影响了我们的生活，不管是出国旅游，去外面吃饭，还是去商场购物，都跟以前不一样了。在这集课程里，我们会介绍一些跟病毒，防疫措施有关的生词，我们快来听听吧！ P.S. For the dialogue in this lesson, we uploaded the version without sound effects or background music, please let us know if it's less distracting. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4317
Getting a gift for a partner can be difficult, especially when it's a new relationship.In today's lesson, find out how to discuss buying a present for someone special. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/3099
