Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Buying clothes that both fit and look good can be tough. Finding a quality pair of jeans at the height of the shopping season can be even tougher. With the right amount of luck, and some perseverance, you can find what you are looking for. But not to worry. In today’s Chinese podcast, you will find all the essential clothing vocabulary that you will need to navigate the crowded stores in the shopping mall.
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese! This Chinese Elementary lesson contains a dialogue between a shopper and a concerned friend. Before you can find out what is in stock, and what isn’t, you need to know some essential Chinese clothing vocabulary. From top to bottom, pants and coats, we go through some of the major articles of clothing that you might want in detail. In the grammar section, we go over a way to say “everything” and “nothing” in Chinese. Sometimes, you need both extremes of the spectrum. So relax and join us for a great lesson in Mandarin Chinese. And be sure to visit us at ChineseClass101.com for more lessons and other great learning materials when you’re done.
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! You are in China for the first time and are amazed at the sites, the people, the culture, everything! You and a friend are spending some time shopping for souvenirs for you to bring back home. There is some really great stuff in the Chinese market that is way more expensive back home, so your shopping is going well. You run across a pair of shoes that your little sister has been wanting for a long time now. You keep telling her to buy them, but your mom refuses to pay that much for shoes your sister will only wear one season. Here, in China, they are almost half price! You turn to your friend and say in Chinese, “Wow! Some of these items are so cheap here. Back home I would pay so much more! Who wouldn’t want to buy them!” He replies in Chinese, “Yes, I know. When I came to visit you, I had a hard time shopping because I could get it here for less.” You buy the shoes for your sister and keep shopping. When you find another item that you would like to buy, you notice that it is just as much as it would be back home. You say to your friend in Chinese, “Why could I get the shoes so cheap, but not this?” He replies to you in Chinese, “Because this is a top-brand here in China. Why don’t you buy the one over there? It is not the same brand, but it looks almost identical. Who can tell the difference?!” You think about it and it seems to be a good plan. After all, you can barely tell the difference. You buy the gift and call it quits. You have found something for everyone in your family. The Chinese market - just one more thing to be amazed at!
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Elementary lesson we will teach you how to use the word “who” as an indeterminate object. We will also give you some insight to the Chinese market and why items are priced the way they are. And of course, we have some Chinese vocabulary for you. When you are through picking through our Chinese vocabulary rack, come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons! Leave us a message while you’re there!
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Your friend in China has decided to move out of his old apartment and into a new one. Being the good friend that you are, you volunteer to help him move. While having breakfast at a local Chinese café, you ask your friend in Chinese, “What is the difference between the two apartments?” Your friend replies in Chinese, “They are almost the same. Luckily, both have heat! The one I’m moving into though is in a better location.” You are glad to hear that he is not losing anything by moving. You have another friend that lives in an apartment in China with no heat and it gets very cold. You wouldn’t want to see this friend move into a situation like that. Maybe you could introduce your two friends and they could room together.
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Elementary lesson, we will teach you the Chinese word meaning “both” or “all.” We will also tell you about the Chinese Government controlling the heat/cold in Chinese homes. In addition, we will give you more Chinese vocabulary. After you warm up to this Chinese lesson, come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons. Leave us a message while you’re there!
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! You are in China staying with a friend on vacation. You know that him and his girlfriend have been arguing and have been known to argue openly. Earlier, while you were in your room, you heard the front door bang open and a girl’s voice begin to get louder. You know that they are at it again, but cannot hide in your room all day. You walk out to the kitchen with your head low. You reply in Chinese, “Good morning.” Both of them look at you oddly and go on with their argument without answering. Your friend’s girlfriend shouts, “Even when I gave you the chance, all you wanted to do was lie to me!” Your friend replies calmly to his girlfriend,”I didn’t lie to you. Even my friend can see that you are overreacting.” Stifling a laugh, you know that he should not have said that and you can foresee what is going to happen. You sit down at the table waiting for the explosion. She screams at your friend in Chinese, “You are just trying to cover up that you’re lying to me! Even your precious friend can see that!!!” She walks to the front door and slams it behind her. You look hesitantly at your friend. He replies to you in Chinese, “She’ll be back, even you can see that…right?” What a start to the morning!
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese! In this Chinese Elementary lesson we will teach you how to add emphasis to a sentence using “even..all…” We will also clue you in to Chinese romance, and of course, more Chinese vocabulary! After you’re done enjoying the prospects of romance in China, come back and visit ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons. While you’re there, leave us a message.
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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Vacationing in China with your spouse, you are staying in a local Chinese hotel just down the block from a Chinese friend. So while your spouse goes shopping, which you have no interest in, you meet up with your friend at a local coffee shop. Your friend lives at home with his parents while he attends the local Chinese University. He comes into the coffee shop, clearly upset, and sits down with a sigh. You ask him in Chinese, “Is everything okay? What is wrong?” He replies in Chinese, “My parents…they got me my own apartment.” You stare at him in disbelief and ask in Chinese, “So?” You have always heard your friend say he would love to live alone. He explains in Chinese, “It’s not the moving out that makes me mad. As soon as I move out, they want me to marry a girl that I have never met. I know the Chinese culture says that my parents can pick my spouse, but I won’t have it that way. As soon as I finish my degree, I’m leaving.” When trying to comfort him and explaining that his parents won’t disappoint him doesn’t work, you opt for a new approach, offering in Chinese, “I’m sure as soon as you see her it will be love at first sight.” He sighs and replies in Chinese, “I really hope you’re right…”
Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Elementary lesson, we will teach you how to form proper Chinese sentence patterns, resultative actions, and more Chinese vocabulary. When you are finished speaking your one true love language…Chinese…come back to ChineseClass101.com for more exciting lessons! Leave us a message while you’re there!
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