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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. You have been in China for a little over a week now and you have tried several restaurants and have eaten at your friends’ house a few times as well. What you are having trouble with is how spicy the food is. Back home, you were subjected to Chinese food that was not nearly this hot. Every time you sit down to dinner now, you ask for water before you start because you know you’ll end up telling the cook in Chinese, “This is just too spicy for me.” You can’t believe how hot some of the food is. At least you are trying new food though, right?

Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Beginner lesson, we will teach you how to categorize what you are saying in Chinese to the greatest extent. Need to tell someone they speak Chinese too fast or that their directions are too confusing? This lesson will address all of that, plus, grab a glass of water because you are in for a spicy treat! Spice up your Chinese with this lesson and then 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. After studying diligently for weeks, you are ready to go out and enjoy a real Chinese meal with some class friends from your university classes in China. After calling five or so friends, you head out to the Chinese restaurant with a big appetite thanks to skipping lunch to attend an extra seminar at the university. Once arriving at the restaurant, you spot two of your friends right away, so you tell the hostess how many people you will have and ask her in Chinese, “How long will we wait?” She quickly replies in Chinese, “Just a moment or two.” You are relieved because you are starving. The rest of your friends show up within minutes. You stand patiently with your friends, making light Chinese conversation for what seems forever. You have seen many people seated and can’t help wonder when it will be your turn. Returning to the Chinese hostess, you ask once again in Chinese, “How much longer will we wait?” Once again, she replies in Chinese, “Just another moment.” You hope she’s right this time because you are about to crash and burn from not eating earlier in the day. How much longer can this torture last?!?!

Learning ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Beginner lesson, we will teach you how to ask about a length of time and about the length of objects in Chinese. We will also give you insight into Chinese tradition regarding eating out and bill paying when out on the town with friends. When you are finished, come back to ChineseClass101.com for most fantastic lessons. Leave us a message while you’re there!

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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com. Vacationing in China, you have recently exchanged your currency for the Chinese currency. Now you have a bunch of 100 RMBs. You need to take a taxi to your friend’s house because he had previously told you that his car was in the shop. You are able to flag a Chinese taxi down easily and give the taxi driver the address where you need to go. The taxi ride lasts only ten or eleven minutes, which is wonderful since you have been traveling all day and are extremely tired. When the Chinese cab driver stops at your friend’s house, you ask him in Chinese, “How much money do I owe you?” He tells you the price, but considering you just exchanged your currency, you do not have anything lower than 100 RMB. You try to hand him a 100 RMB, but he quickly replies that he does not have any change. You ask him in Chinese, “Do you mind if I run in quickly to get change from my friend?” Frustrated, the Chinese taxi driver replies, “Please hurry so I can be on my way.” Running in to your friend’s house, you exchange a quick greeting and ask him in Chinese, “Do you have money to pay my taxi driver? I have no change.” Your friend replies in Chinese, “How much?” You tell him how much, he gives you the smaller bills, and you run it outside to the taxi driver, thanking him for waiting. Returning to your friend, you tell him in Chinese, “Thanks for spotting me. I’ll treat you to dinner at a nice Chinese restaurant.” Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Beginner lesson, we will teach you how to ask people how much money something costs in Chinese. This way, when you are vacationing in China, you will know what you are getting yourself into. Remember to 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. Unfortunately, the friend you are vacationing in China with has bad jetlag, but you feel fine and are really eager to get started seeing everything there is to see. So while your friend rests, you decide to go out and begin your journey. The first stop you make is the Chinese market. There are shops and stalls everywhere! There’s only one problem - many of the shops are closed. It is only 2:00 in the afternoon so you can’t figure out why everything is closed! One door on a Chinese souvenir shop is partially open so you stick your head in, calling out in Chinese, “Hello? Is anyone here?” A Chinese man comes out from the back of the shop and asks if he can help you. You ask in Chinese, “What time do you open?” He is kind enough to let you in, even though his shop does not really open for a few more hours. As you are browsing, you ask him why so many of the Chinese shops are closed and after a brief explanation, you can’t help but feel horrible!! You wonder why your hometown doesn’t do this. You quickly finish up so you can return to your hotel as well. You might as well take advantage of everything the Chinese offer while on vacation! Learning Chinese with ChineseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Beginner lesson, we will teach you how to ask what time something opens in Chinese. You will also be interested to know why it seems that every shop you encounter in the afternoon in China…is closed? After you learn this new Chinese phrase, take yourself a quick catnap, and then 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 some friends. After washing your hands for dinner, you seat yourself next to your friend at the dinner table. You notice a Lazy Susan in the center of the table and chopsticks by everyone’s plate. Nervous about needing to use the chopsticks, your friend’s mother begins to bring in dishes and places them on the Lazy Susan, which you always thought was just for spices. Everything is so bite-sized - no wonder they use chopsticks. You try to pick up some food with yours, but fail miserably, making a mess on the Chinese dinner table. Your friend offers to help, by getting you what you would like. When he comes to your favorite Chinese food, you tell him in Chinese, “A little bit more, please.” He gives you a little more and then sets your plate down in front of you. Now you have to try to use your chopsticks again. Maybe they wouldn’t be offended if you used your fingers… Learning Chinese with ChienseClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Chinese. In this Chinese Elementary lesson, we will teach you the Chinese expression “a little,” and how to use it whether it be in a negative sense or not. Also, we will tell you about how big the Chinese meal proportions are and what to expect at a Chinese table. Break out those chopsticks and then come back to ChineseClass101.com for more fantastic lessons. Leave us a message while you’re there!

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