In this Qingwen, we answer a question on our forum from user lukeaz: There are so many ways to say "see", including 看、见、看见、看到、看出, how do we distinguish them? Let's check out how to use all the different ways to say "see"! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/QW0465
You've got a malfunction at the junction. You've tried kicking, pleading, swearing, coaxing--all to no avail. Look for the big greasy black sidewalk and call in the big guns. You were born to be wild and you're sporting your no helmet coolio, so throw in some spark plugs, pretend it's a Harley (though your legs are hitting the handlebars) and listen to this podcast to get your motor runnin'. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0809
Catching up with our Canadian businessman, he's finally getting in his groove. Today, we listen in (actually eavesdrop) as he gets a quote. In this podcast, learn how to ask for a price and talk terms when ordering from a supplier in China, using Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0446
In today's lesson, we will tackle some pandemic safety tips. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4541
The bureaucratical love affair with forms and hassle. In this podcast, a pain in the butt cracked open for all you waiguorens living in China. Listen to this lesson, and pack yourself down to the police station to register. Throw in a kowtow or two for good measure and turn on some Chinese charm--hopefully, you'll get a nice chain-smoking official who won't care that you're 362 days late... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0799
Our businessman has embarked on his journey of discovery. The taxi ride to the trade show was a success, and now, in this podcast, the saga of the Canadian businessman continues as he attends a trade show and uses his Mandarin Chinese to make contact with potential suppliers. We’re all aboot the biz here, eh? Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0421
In this lesson, we're learning the action complete 了 (le). Learn how to say "I had eight hours of sleep last night" or "I went shopping yesterday" in this episode! In a previous lesson, we learned how to use 了 (le) in its change of state function. Check it out to refresh your memory: How to use 了 https://chinesepod.com/lessons/how-to-use-le-了 Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4271
Here in China, there is a courier for every purpose. True, none of them really look like Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver or Jessica Alba in Dark Angel, but if you do want something delivered across town or across the country, and don't like the color of those poo-brown UPS uniforms, listen to this podcast and learn how to hire one, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0781
Ride along with our Canadian businessman as he arrives in China on a business trip to source some products, and chats with the taxi driver about his plans. In this podcast, you will learn how to chat in Mandarin Chinese about some Canadian clichés and the quality, price and selection of goods manufactured in China. Stay tuned for more! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0404
In the coffee break series, we focus on social etiquette in business settings. In a Chinese workplace, there are certain phrases and words that we use to come off as more polite and respectful. Along the way, we will cover some common ''How do I respond to that?" moments in the office. Hopefully, by applying the knowledge you learn in real life, you can avoid miscommunication and bring your business relationships closer. In this episode, we are going to show you 5 ways to say 'thank you' in a wo...
Awww yeah. Another Olympic lesson for you, Olympics for gluttons that is. For many of us, the only four words more satisfying than 'your Chinese is excellent' and 'you look like Brad Pitt', are 'all you can drink.' In this podcast, find out how to take advantage of a Shanghai buffet phenomenon, in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0779
ChinesePod wants you out in the community--spreading the good word about us, he he. Getting involved with your local Chamber of Commerce (while still spreading our word, of course) is one way. So good, in fact, that we even made a lesson on the benefits. Listen to this podcast to learn about making connections, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0367
In the coffee break series, we focus on social etiquette in business settings. In a Chinese workplace, there are certain phrases and words that we use to come off as more polite and respectful. Along the way, we will cover some common ''How do I respond to that?" moments in the office. Hopefully, by applying the knowledge you learn in real life, you can avoid miscommunication and bring your business relationships closer. In this episode, we are going to show you 5 ways to say 'no' in a workplace...
OK, everybody lean in, put your hands on your knees or around the person next to you. You in the back, two fingers behind someone’s head please. Now smile and look cute so no one can tell us apart. Say 'Chinese!' In this podcast, a Mandarin lesson for the over-zealous photographers amongst us... and their doomed subjects. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0772
If the sound of the robot subway announcer lady’s hypnotic voice is your signal to zone out into a trance, this lesson is for you. In this lesson, find out what those Chinese subway announcements are going on about anyways—it might be important! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0493
In this lesson, we're going to show you three usages of a really common Chinese character 没. They are 没 Verb, 还没 Verb, and when 没 is used for comparison. Let's check them out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4231
Just out for a leisurely stroll or... death wish? Map in hand, foot off curb, head in clouds... in China, not understanding the difference between legal law and natural law can get you killed. If you're one of those pedestrians' rights activists, this podcast is for you. A lesson on how to survive, literally, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0766
The experts agree: China is an emerging power. But as a new superpower, what powers will it have on the world stage? Hopefully, one of them will be the power to rock your face off! Slowly but surely, China’s live music scene is making progress. From this podcast you’ll learn the Mandarin Chinese required for finding out about live rock and roll shows. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0456
In this lesson, we'll show you how to use sentence structures 要...了, 快要... 了 and 就要...了 and the differences between them! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4217
Cold tea, warm water, sticky menu, dirty chopsticks, and why in the world won't they bring the stinking rice--isn't this CHINA?! You're starting to recall why it was you don't tip as your 'fuwuyuan' shriek is drowned out by the clamor of the raucous beer-swilling luncheoners beside you. You are not alone. Listen to this lesson and learn how to stand up and yell for the waiter without shame. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0755
In the spirit of "Choose Your Own Adventure" 1980s pre-teen novels, we revisit Zhang Liang and Lili and rewrite history with a "Choose Your Own Breakup" lesson in Mandarin Chinese. Everyone knows these things don't always end prettily, so, in tribute to all the girls (or guys) you've loved before, listen in and choose your preferred ending to this story of star-crossed lovers. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0585
In this lesson, we'll show you how to use the particle le 了 in its change of state function. Learn how to say "I don't love you anymore" or "There's no paper in the bathroom!!" with le. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4211
There are "The Office" type bosses, and Godfather-styled mafia type bosses, and, granted, though most workplaces bosses don't ridicule you or kill you and claim you turned in state's evidence, they all usually give you something to complain about. In this podcast learn how to, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0743
No self-respecting soap opera would be complete without a teary farewell. It's been a long and winding road, but the inevitable time has come for our two lovers to part company. So go and get that box of kleenex and that pink teddy bear that keeps you company through the difficult times, and listen in to this podcast, as Zhang Liang and Lili reminisce over the good times and bad, and we all learn how to move on, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0544
In today's lesson, we're showing you how to use a very common particle called 吧. By adding it to the end of the sentence, it can be used to offer suggestions, but what other usages are there? Find out in today's episode. Let's get started! 我们开始吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4210
Presentation on ChinesePod trends: our poddies' Mandarin skills have been marked by a sharp rising aspect. Statistics show that our Chinese learners are cool, and the pie-chart reveals that ChinesePod podcasts make you even cooler... So, listen to this podcast, and get ready to flaunt whatchya got at your next boring business meeting. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0727
It's an awkward part of life, and those in melodramatic serialized fiction are certainly not exempt from the agonizing drama of running into an old ex. It's Zhang Liang's bad luck today when the poor sod runs into Lili and Liu Xiang in a bar. Listen in as things turn ugly and personal for our two lovelorn friends, and learn a little Chinese "lover trash talk" (that we hope you'll never have to use, of course) along the way. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0529
Today we're learning how to say "I don't like them all" using 都不, and "I only like some of them" using 不全都. Let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4205
When hot air rises, and cold air falls and every voice inside of you questions the integrity of this russian-made aircraft, don't lose your lunch into the bag like the man next to you. In this podcast, a Chinese lesson to teach you how to handle the plane ride that makes you wish you knew how to swear in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0723
What will our friend Lili do now that she has broken up with Zhang Liang? Run into the arms of a conniving friend? or show up on the doorstep of an internet millionaire? That is for you to find out in this podcast, wherein Lili seeks comfort and you will learn how to give some--in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0510
