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Absolute Beginner Season 1
Learn how to introduce yourself and ask others for their names
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Lesson LibraryGengo Chinese
Beginner
Gengo Chinese
Over 30 lessons, you'll master basic conversational Chinese.
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30 Audio Lessons
1

Where Did You Learn to Speak Chinese Like That?

Learn how to speak over the phone with a friend, especially when you are saying goodbye

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 • 14 Minutes
2

How to Make a Chinese First Impression that will Last a Lifetime

Learn how to make a good impression while in China, which includes introducing yourself and making apologies

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 • 12 Minutes
3

Do People in China Understand Where you are Coming From?

Learn how to form questions in Chinese and who else seems to migrate to China--you aren't the only one enjoying China for what it is

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 • 12 Minutes
4

The Art of Chinese Small Talk

Learn several words in Chinese that will help you make small talk

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 • 16 Minutes
5

Welcome to China! Avoid Immersion Shock with this Lesson

Learn the days of the week, time, and temperature

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 • 21 Minutes
6

Don't Miss Your Chance - How to Close the Deal in Chinese

Learn about the importance of business cards in China

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 • 14 Minutes
7

Don't Answer the Chinese Questions Incorrectly!

Learn how to express periods of time, location, and purpose

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 • 17 Minutes
8

Get What you Want Using Chinese

Learn so much that could help you while getting around China including how to buy a bus ticket

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 • 15 Minutes
9

Your One Stop Shop for All Your Chinese Needs

Learn about measure words, money, and the Chinese convenience store

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 • 16 Minutes
10

How to Stay in Style in China

Learn how to check into a Chinese hotel and ask questions

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 • 16 Minutes
11

Don't Get Left out in the Chinese Cold (or Heat!)

Learn how to speak about the weather and how to hail a taxi

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 • 17 Minutes
12

Get Where You Need To Go With a Mobile Chinese Language Partner

Learn what to say and expect once you get into that Chinese taxi

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 • 17 Minutes
13

Learn the Proper Way to Do Business in China

Learn some appropriate business etiquette and how to address people

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 • 22 Minutes
14

Making the Most of Your Time in China

Learn about itineraries

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 • 24 Minutes
15

Your Chance to be the Life of the Chinese Party

Learn how to order food in China

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 • 18 Minutes
16

Fitting In and Making Friends—Several Surefire Chinese Phrases to Help Your Social Life

Learn what to say and how to act during a business dinner while in China

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 • 18 Minutes
17

Lost in Translation - Finding yourself in Chinese

Learn vocabulary to help you find someone, which is handy especially when you are picking someone up

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 • 19 Minutes
18

The Beauty of the Orient—Pretty Girls and Handsome Boys

Learn about speaking of the opposite sex

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 • 18 Minutes
19

Three Places You Have to See When in China

Learn about three incredible places to visit

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 • 20 Minutes
20

You'd Better Ask Before you Do This in China

Learn how to tell time

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 • 16 Minutes
21

Getting the Best Table and Dish in Town

Learn how to order food while in a Chinese restaurant

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 • 14 Minutes
22

You Paid What? The Best Place to Shop in China

Learn how to order food on the streets of China and what you should be aware of

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 • 14 Minutes
23

Take Charge of the Situation Using Your Chinese

Learn different directions and bus taking tips to help get you around China

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 • 15 Minutes
24

A Brush with Destiny - Two Strangers Reunited

Learn different phrases useful for when you run into that someone that you have not seen in awhile

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 • 14 Minutes
25

Get Treated Like an Emperor in China

Learn words and phrases surrounding the family unit and what you can expect when being a guest in a Chinese home

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 • 19 Minutes
26

Your Home-cooked Meal Away from Home

Learn useful language when you are a guest in someone's home

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 • 14 Minutes
27

Reliving the Past - The Chinese Trip Recap

Learn how to use the past tense

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 • 18 Minutes
28

Taking the Scenic Route in China

Learn about touring China and adjectival verbs

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 • 13 Minutes
29

Tour de Shanghai—All the Sights and Sounds

Learn about some places to tour while in China and an adverb to help you emphasize those places

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 • 14 Minutes
30

Parting is Sweet and Sour

Learn how to say some farewell phrases

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 • 12 Minutes