Throwback Thursday - ChineseClass101

Learn a little bit about Chinese superstition regarding the year of their birth and also about a colloquialism that's often used to talk about sequential events

Audio

• 11 Minutes

672

Chinese January 2020 Review - Why You Should Prepare for Chinese Conversations?

Discover your new learning strategies and free resources of the month

Video

• 6 Minutes

671

Chinese Slang Expressions for Competitions

Learn slang expressions for competitions

Audio

• 5 Minutes

670

Geography

Learn five words related to geography

Video

• 2 Minutes

669

Missing a Deadline in China

Learn how to apologize at work

Audio

• 12 Minutes

668

Chinese Slang Expressions for Relationships, Part 1

Learn slang expressions for relationships

Audio

• 6 Minutes

667

Talking About Your Occupation - Part 2

Review how to talk about your occupation

Video

• 3 Minutes

666

Get Up Out Of Bed Right Now

Learn a sentence pattern that will help you say what you are running out of like groceries, time, or even toilet paper

Audio

• 9 Minutes

665

The Solar System

Learn five words about the solar system

Video

• 2 Minutes

664

Numbers in Chinese

Learn more about numbers

Video

• 8 Minutes

663

Furniture

Learn words and phrases related to furniture

Audio

• 2 Minutes

662

Meals: Related Words

Learn essential vocabulary about common terms related to meals

Audio

• 3 Minutes

661

Having a Happy Birthday in China

Learn how to congratulate people and wish them well on various occasions

Audio

• 10 Minutes

660

This is How You'll Perfect Your Chinese Pronunciation

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 3 Minutes

659

What to Do if You're Struggling with Learning a Language

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 5 Minutes

658

Internet Café

Learn the phrases to use at an internet cafe

Audio

• 7 Minutes

657

A Street, A Memory

Hear a story about young Chinese love

Audio

• 2 Minutes

656

Jewelry

Learn essential words related to jewelry

Audio

• 3 Minutes

655

You Can't Leave China

Learn about the Beijing International Airport

Audio

• 13 Minutes

654

Talking about Your Dislikes

Learn how to talk about things you dislike

Audio

• 4 Minutes

653

The Four Chinese Tones

Learn the four tones of Chinese

Audio

• 8 Minutes

652

5 Ways to Immerse Yourself in Chinese Without Living in the Country

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 4 Minutes

651

The Art of Ordering Noodles

Learn how to order noodles

Audio

• 23 Minutes

650

Getting Married

Learn how to post comments about getting married

Audio

• 5 Minutes

649

Off-Year's Day

Learn all about Off-Year's Day

Video

• 3 Minutes

648

3 Ways to Engage Your Mind While Learning Chinese

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 5 Minutes

647

Too Cool For School? Top 15 Phrases for Bad Students!

Learn words and phrases to talk about bad students

Audio

• 3 Minutes

646

Clothes

Learn words and phrases about clothes

Audio

• 4 Minutes

645

Rules of the Road

Learn Chinese adverbs that express degree

Audio

• 14 Minutes

644

It's Time to Celebrate!

Learn how to post comments about Lantern Festival

Audio

• 6 Minutes

643

Fortune Cookies - Chinese Weddings

Hear some insights on how to "get lucky" in China

Audio

• 13 Minutes

642

5 Ways to Profit from Your Mistakes While Learning Chinese

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 5 Minutes

641

Where Are the Power Converters?

Learn how to say, "Where are the power converters?"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

640

Sichuan: Part 1 - Earthquake

Learn about some earthquake safety procedures

Video

• 2 Minutes

639

How to Understand Real-Life Conversations in Chinese

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 2 Minutes

638

Chinese May 2020 Review - The Easiest Way to Start Writing

Discover your new learning strategies and free resources of the month.

Video

• 6 Minutes

637

The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

Learn essential twelve signs of Zodiac

Audio

• 2 Minutes

636

Introducing a Coworker in China

Learn how to introduce someone in a business setting

Audio

• 10 Minutes

635

The Ambassador and the Head of Security

Learn all about the past continuous tense

Audio

• 10 Minutes

634

Shandong: Part 3 - The Market

Learn about Gail's local hometown market

Video

• 2 Minutes

633

Vocabulary and Phrases at the Restaurant

Learn words and phrases at the restaurant

Audio

• 3 Minutes

632

Being polite helps in China

Learn how to express your feelings in Chinese and what is considered polite

Audio

• 12 Minutes

631

Business People: Common Terms

Learn essential vocabulary about common terms related to business people

Audio

• 2 Minutes

630

Family

Learn words and phrases related to family

Audio

• 3 Minutes

629

Core Words: How to Say “Hand,” “January” and More!

Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including the parts of the body

Video

• 7 Minutes

628

I May Just Be Anorexic

Learn how to use the Chinese word "really" correctly

Audio

• 14 Minutes

627

Feeling Exhausted

Learn how to post comments about being exhausted

Audio

• 5 Minutes

626

Describing Time: Common Words

Learn essential vocabulary and common terms used to describe time

Audio

• 3 Minutes

625

How to Talk About Your Own Family

Learn how to talk about your family

Video

• 17 Minutes

624

Core Words: How to Say "Kilogram," "Fast Food" and More!

Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including words for measurement and numbers

Video

• 12 Minutes

623

What's Your #1 Reason for Learning Chinese?

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 4 Minutes

622

Not too Shabby

Learn about a Chinese adjective that means "not good" or "not bad"

Audio

• 10 Minutes

621

Verb-ing: 在... vs. ...着

Learn the difference between 在... and ...着

Video

• 15 Minutes

620

Credit Cards in China

Learn the Chinese auxiliary verb that means something is possible

Audio

• 12 Minutes

619

How to Say Sorry

Learn how to say sorry

Video

• 10 Minutes

618

Sauces:Common Words

Learn essential vocabulary about common terms related to different sauces

Audio

• 4 Minutes

617

Chinese New Year

Learn all about Chinese New Year

Audio

• 4 Minutes

616

Buying - Finding a Phone Card in China

Learn how to ask where you can buy something

Audio

• 11 Minutes

615

At the Aquarium

Learn five words about the aquarium

Video

• 1 Minute

614

Computer Words

Learn five words and phrases related to computers

Video

• 1 Minute

613

Gardening: Related Words

Learn essential vocabulary about common terms related to gardening

Audio

• 3 Minutes

612

The Downside of Faking an Injury in China

Learn about skiing in China and how to exaggerate your feelings

Audio

• 13 Minutes

611

Just Relaxing

Learn how to post comments about relaxing

Audio

• 6 Minutes

610

Going Camping

Learn about going camping and improve your reading skills

Audio

• 1 Minute

609

Must-Know Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing

Learn must-know expressions for agreeing and disagreeing

Video

• 4 Minutes

608

How to Practice Speaking

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 4 Minutes

607

Hearing a Raven and Hearing a Magpie

Learn about superstitions related to hearing a raven, and hearing a magpie

Audio

• 2 Minutes

606

General Tso's China - Mid-Autumn Festival

Hear a quirky or momentous tidbit from history, and take a deeper look at its impact on society and the people of China today

Audio

• 10 Minutes

605

The Four Chinese Tones

Learn about the four Chinese tones

Video

• 4 Minutes

604

Airport adventure in China

Learn about a sentence pattern that will help you transition what will happen if one thing doesn't happen first

Audio

• 13 Minutes

603

Learn How to Make Complaints in Chinese - Vocabulary

Learn how to make complaints

Video

• 1 Minute

602

Basic Bootcamp

Learn useful words and phrases for beginners

Video

• 6 Minutes

601

How are you in Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question "How are you?"

Audio

• 6 Minutes

600

How to Apply Your Chinese Learning Habits Anywhere

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 3 Minutes

599

Using 一下 (yíxià) and 一点儿 (yì diǎn ér)

Learn how to use 一下 (yíxià) and 一点儿 (yì diǎn ér)

Video

• 2 Minutes

598

How Often Do You Study Chinese?

Learn about going to a Chinese class

Audio

• 13 Minutes

597

Different Uses of 吧

Learn about the different uses of 吧

Video

• 12 Minutes

596

10 Ways to Say Hello

Learn 10 ways to say hello

Video

• 5 Minutes

595

How long have you been studying Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How long have you been studying Chinese?"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

594

Chinese February 2020 Review - Your New Year’s Resolution Solution

Discover your new learning strategies and free resources of the month

Video

• 7 Minutes

593

Riding the Bus, Part 1 - Does This Bus go to Taipei?

Learn how to say, "Does this bus go to Taipei?"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

592

Chinese Slang Expressions Using Animals, Part 2

Learn slang expressions that use animals

Audio

• 6 Minutes

591

Whose is this in Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Whose is this?"

Audio

• 5 Minutes

590

Wallet

Learn words and phrases to talk about your wallet

Audio

• 2 Minutes

589

Computers and Computing

Learn expressions about computers and computing

Audio

• 7 Minutes

588

Christmas Day

Learn words and phrases related to Christmas

Audio

• 4 Minutes

587

How to Crush Your Learning Goals

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 5 Minutes

586

Chinese Self-Introduction

Learn how to greet someone and introduce yourself

Audio

• 16 Minutes

585

At the Office

Learn the expressions to use at the office

Audio

• 6 Minutes

584

How Much do you Love Chinese Cuisine?

Learn how to say "both"

Audio

• 12 Minutes

583

Must-Know Adverbs and Phrases for Connecting Thoughts

Learn must-know adverbs and phrases for connecting thoughts

Audio

• 4 Minutes

582

Computer

Learn essential vocabulary for using the computer

Audio

• 2 Minutes

581

Turn on the Air Conditioner

Learn how to ask to turn things on and off

Audio

• 8 Minutes

580

Body Parts

Learn essential vocabulary related to various body parts

Audio

• 3 Minutes

579

How Do You Decipher Chinese Characters?

Learn how to decipher Chinese characters

Video

• 3 Minutes

578

Possession

Learn how to talk about possessions

Audio

• 3 Minutes

577

Weekend Hiking in China

Learn about a holiday that revolves around mountain climbing

Audio

• 9 Minutes

576

Chinese Slang Expressions Related to the Internet

Learn slang expressions related to the internet

Audio

• 5 Minutes

575

Do you feel lucky, Punk?

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

574

Energy: Common Terms

Learn essential vocabulary to talk about energy

Audio

• 4 Minutes

573

What Do You Do in Your Spare Time in China?

Learn about using the Chinese conjunction which means "or"

Audio

• 11 Minutes

572

Hygiene Actions

Learn five words about hygiene

Video

• 2 Minutes

571

Transform Your Daily Commute

Discover effective strategies and tips for learning Chinese

Video

• 5 Minutes

570

Aquarium

Learn vocabulary to help you navigate your trip to the aquarium

Audio

• 2 Minutes

569

10 Must Know Math Words

Learn 10 must-know math words

Video

• 3 Minutes

568

A Tough Chinese Choice

Learn how to use the modal particle 呗 to imply that something is obvious

Audio

• 12 Minutes

567

Getting Help From Your Chinese Teacher

Learn about asking a teacher for help

Audio

• 12 Minutes

566

Planning a fun night in China?

Learn a useful Chinese grammar pattern and what everyone wants to know about China

Audio

• 12 Minutes

565

Going on a Trip

Learn how to post comments about being at the airport, waiting for a flight

Audio

• 5 Minutes

564

Office

Learn the words for items you can find in an office

Video

• 2 Minutes

563

The Missing Boyfriend

Learn what to expect from a Chinese restaurant

Audio

• 13 Minutes

562

How Do People Celebrate Christmas in China?

Learn how people celebrate Christmas in China

Video

• 3 Minutes

561

Happy New Year! Words & Phrases for the New Year!

Learn words and phrases for New Year’s Day

Audio

• 3 Minutes

560

Making Art

Learn about making art and improve your reading skills

Audio

• 2 Minutes

559

Flavors

Learn five words about flavors

Video

• 1 Minute

558

Deciding on the Perfect Wedding Gift in China

Learn about wedding gifts and the proper way to make a concession

Audio

• 13 Minutes

557

Sweet Free Internet

Learn how to ask to get online and review how to ask about pricing

Audio

• 10 Minutes

556

Learn About Occupations in Chinese - Vocabulary

Learn how to talk about your occupation

Video

• 1 Minute

555

Job Search

Learn essential vocabulary for job searching process

Audio

• 3 Minutes

554

What are Chinese Characters?

Learn the basic about Chinese characters

Video

• 2 Minutes

553

Chinese Interjections - Part 1

Learn some of the most common interjections

Video

• 10 Minutes

552

Position / Direction

Learn vocab related to positions and directions

Audio

• 5 Minutes

551

What's wrong?

Learn how to say hello on the telephone and ask to speak to someone

Audio

• 12 Minutes

550

Saying "Two": Is It 二 (èr) or 两 (liǎng)？

Learn which one to use to mean "two"; 二 (èr) or 两 (liǎng)

Video

• 2 Minutes

549

The Stolen Purse

Learn the easiest way to sympathize with someone

Audio

• 10 Minutes

548

Top 10 Foods That Will Make You Live Longer

Learn words and phrases to discuss the foods that will help you live longer

Audio

• 2 Minutes

547

Untranslatable Words

Learn some untranslatable words

Video

• 8 Minutes

546

Currency Exchange

Learn five words about exchanging currency

Video

• 2 Minutes

545

Chinese Slang Expressions for Being Optimistic

Learn slang expressions for being optimistic

Audio

• 6 Minutes

544

Saying Goodbye When You Leave Your Job in China

Learn how to say goodbye in a business setting

Audio

• 10 Minutes

543

School Supplies

Learn essential vocabulary related to school supplies

Audio

• 2 Minutes

542

Mammals

Learn five words for different mammals

Video

• 3 Minutes

541

The Chinese Math Professor

Learn your basic numbers

Audio

• 15 Minutes

540

Get What you Want Using Chinese

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

Audio

• 15 Minutes

539

Looking for a Bargain in China

Learn how to use 的 to create a noun phrase

Audio

• 12 Minutes

538

Asking "When" in Chinese

Learn how to ask "When?"

Video

• 4 Minutes

537

The Legal System: Common Terms

Learn essential vocabulary and common terms related to legal system

Audio

• 4 Minutes

536

What's wrong in Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What's wrong?"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

535

Thank You!

Learn how to say "thank you"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

534

Chinese Slang Expressions for Talking

Learn slang expressions for talking

Audio

• 5 Minutes

533

Chinese Slang Expressions for Hobbies

Learn slang expressions for hobbies

Audio

• 5 Minutes

532

Shandong: Part 2 - Food

Learn how to prepare a meal in Gail's hometown style

Video

• 2 Minutes

531

Don't Pester the Chinese Bus Driver!

Learn how to repeat single character verbs

Audio

• 14 Minutes

530

Laba Festival

Learn all about Laba Festival

Video

• 3 Minutes

529

Chinese December 2019 Review - How to Double Your Speaking Time in Chinese

Discover your new learning strategies and free resources of the month.

Video

• 6 Minutes

528

Daily Life Related Actions

Learn words and phrases about daily actions

Audio

• 4 Minutes

527

The Elusive Chinese Toilet

Learn the Chinese verb that expresses ownership

Audio

• 10 Minutes

526

Chinese Slang Expressions for Clothing

Learn slang expressions for clothing

Audio

• 5 Minutes

525

Chinese Surprise Party

Learn how celebrating birthdays came about in China and how you can express impatience

Audio

• 9 Minutes

524

New Consonants, Part 1

Learn about the perfect pronunciation of Chinese consonants

Video

• 6 Minutes

523

Allergic to Chocolate!

Learn how to talk about one of the most important food items known to man: chocolate

Audio

• 10 Minutes

522

Late Night Guest

Hear a story about temptations of food and beer from late night guests

Audio

• 3 Minutes

521

15 Break-Up Lines

Learn 15 break-up lines

Video

• 5 Minutes

520

St. Patrick's Day

Learn words and phrases for St. Patrick’s Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

519

Foods

Learn about Chinese foods

Audio

• 5 Minutes

518

10 Questions You Should Know

Learn 15 questions you should know

Video

• 6 Minutes

517

Working Your Way Through School in China

Learn how to position time phrases correctly in your speech

Audio

• 12 Minutes

516

10 Must-know Words to Party in China

Learn 10 must-know words to party in China

Video

• 5 Minutes

515

Talking About Your Job in Chinese

Learn how to talk to a coworker

Audio

• 10 Minutes

514

Sichuan: Part 2 - Animals

Learn about the panda bear

Video

• 2 Minutes

513

Feeling Pulses in Your Right and Left Eyes

Learn the superstitions about feeling pulses in your right and left eyes

Audio

• 2 Minutes

512

This Please

Learn how to say "this, please"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

511

Does Chinese Have a Past Tense?

Learn about a past tense in Chinese

Video

• 3 Minutes

510

Social Media

Learn essential vocabulary for discussing social media

Audio

• 3 Minutes

509

A Chinese Apology

Learn about Chinese adverbs of degree

Audio

• 13 Minutes

508

What Time Is It?

Learn how to ask what time it is

Audio

• 6 Minutes

507

Crossing a Chinese City Street is a Challenge!

Learn how to use the expression 怎么也 to say you've tried everything but to no avail, from a conversation between two people in China

Audio

• 14 Minutes

506

War

Learn essential words needed when talking about war

Audio

• 3 Minutes

505

Double Ninth Festival

Learn Chinese words about Double Ninth Festival

Video

• 3 Minutes

504

Must Love Dogs in China

Learn how to use the character 差, which means "something else"

Audio

• 13 Minutes

503

Chinese Insurance Might Not be a Sure Thing!

Learn how to use 白 to say something was done without results, or in vain, from a conversation between two people in China

Audio

• 13 Minutes

502

Dating

Learn common Chinese words related to dating

Video

• 2 Minutes

501

The Perils of Beauty

Hear what happened when our host let her vanity get the better of her and bought some new contact lenses that would change the color of her eyes

Audio

• 2 Minutes

500

What's In the Sky?

Learn about what is in the sky and improve your reading skills

Audio

• 5 Minutes

499

Take Charge of the Situation Using Your Chinese

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

Audio

• 15 Minutes

498

10 Phrases for Surviving Back to School

Learn 10 phrases for surviving back to school

Video

• 4 Minutes

497

You're Welcome!

Learn how to say "you're welcome"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

496

How to Talk About Where You're From

Learn how to talk about where you are from

Video

• 14 Minutes

495

Tomb Sweeping Day

Learn all about Tomb Sweeping Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

494

Chinese Slang Expressions for Daily Life

Learn slang expressions for daily life

Audio

• 5 Minutes

493

Home Tools

Learn five words for home tools

Video

• 1 Minute

492

Finding a Room to Share in China

Learn a little bit more about the Chinese numbering system

Audio

• 13 Minutes

491

Bugs

Learn about bugs and improve your reading skills

Audio

• 1 Minute

490

How old are you in Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question "How old are you?"

Audio

• 6 Minutes

489

Relaxing at Home

Learn the expressions to use when relaxing at home

Audio

• 6 Minutes

488

5 Sentence Patterns for Beginners

Learn 5 sentence patterns for beginners

Video

• 3 Minutes

487

In the City

Learn the words for places in the city

Video

• 2 Minutes

486

Many Kinds of Leaves

Learn about different kinds of leaves and improve your reading skills

Audio

• 6 Minutes

485

Chinese February 2019 Review - 7 Tested, Timeless Ways to Learn

Discover your new learning strategies and free resources of the month.

Video

• 9 Minutes

484

At the Local Market

Learn how to post comments about an unusual thing found at a local market

Audio

• 5 Minutes

483

The Easy Way

Learn about a high degree adverb and how to become accustomed to your new life in China

Audio

• 10 Minutes

482

Around Town

Learn essential vocabulary for getting around town

Audio

• 2 Minutes

481

Who Is It?

Learn how to ask, "Who is it?"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

480

Top 10 Phrases to Know When Having a Baby

Learn top 10 phrases to know when having a baby

Video

• 4 Minutes

479

Father's Day

Learn words and phrases to talk about Father's Day

Audio

• 2 Minutes

478

Christmas

Learn Chinese words about Christmas in China

Video

• 2 Minutes

477

10 Must-know Autumn Vocabulary

Learn 10 autumn words

Video

• 2 Minutes

476

Asking "What" in Chinese

Learn how to ask "What?"

Video

• 3 Minutes

475

Essentials - Can You Write That Down?

Learn how to ask someone to write something down for you

Audio

• 13 Minutes

474

Christmas Day

Learn all about Christmas Day

Video

• 3 Minutes

473

Useful and High Frequency Chinese Adjectives

Learn adjectives

Audio

• 4 Minutes

472

Is it Too Late for Chinese Tea?

Learn about Chinese tea houses and an easy way to make comparisons

Audio

• 14 Minutes

471

Plants

Learn five words for different plants

Video

• 1 Minute

470

Ghost Festival

Learn all about Ghost Festival

Audio

• 4 Minutes

469

Restaurant

Learn vocab related to restaurants

Audio

• 4 Minutes

468

Three Places You Have to See When in China

Learn about three incredible places to visit

Audio

• 20 Minutes

467

Teachers' Day

Learn all about Teachers' Day

Audio

• 3 Minutes

466

Trains

Learn vocabulary about trains

Audio

• 5 Minutes

465

Making a Reservation at a Chinese Restaurant

Learn how to call a restaurant to make a reservation

Audio

• 11 Minutes

464

Safari Animals

Learn common Chinese words for safari animals

Video

• 2 Minutes

463

How To Say "Happy New Year" in 34 Languages

Learn how to say "Happy New Year" in 34 languages

Video

• 1 Minute

462

On the Way

Learn all about being polite

Audio

• 7 Minutes

461

I Demand English Subtitles

Learn a bevy of measure words you can use to convince others you are a seasoned professor of Chinese linguistics

Audio

• 12 Minutes

460

A Visit to the Chinese Emergency Room

Learn a structure that will help you avoid repeating adjectives

Audio

• 11 Minutes

459

Top 10 Phrases Your Parents Always Say

Learn top 10 phrases your parents always say

Video

• 4 Minutes

458

Buying a Bike in China

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 4 Minutes

457

Belly Up - Baijiu

Learn about a unique food or drink of the culture and delve into the culture surrounding the consumption of it

Audio

• 12 Minutes

456

International Women's Day

Learn about the relationship between men and women in today's society

Audio

• 3 Minutes

455

Dragon Boat Festival

Learn all about Dragon Boat Festival

Audio

• 4 Minutes

454

Do You Trust Chinese Milk Powder?

Learn about an adverb which implies that something was done repeatedly in the past

Audio

• 12 Minutes

453

Personalities

Learn five words to describe people's personalities

Video

• 2 Minutes

452

Getting Around - Asking Directions in China

Learn how to ask for directions

Audio

• 11 Minutes

451

Home Interior

Learn essential vocabulary for describing home interior

Audio

• 4 Minutes

450

Talking About Your Age

Learn how to ask about someone's age

Video

• 3 Minutes

449

10 New Year's Resolutions

Learn 10 New Year's resolutions

Video

• 3 Minutes

448

Mandarin or Chinese?

Learn about Mandarin Chinese

Video

• 2 Minutes

447

Buy Brand China

Learn not only about a high degree adverb but the computer trends in China

Audio

• 11 Minutes

446

Please Say it Once Again

Learn how to say, "Please say it once again"

Audio

• 5 Minutes

445

Top 10 Foods That Will Kill You Faster

Learn words and phrases about foods that will kill you faster

Audio

• 2 Minutes

444

What are the Scariest, Must-Know Words for Halloween?

Learn words and phrases related to Halloween

Audio

• 5 Minutes

443

At a Hotel

Learn five words about hotels

Video

• 1 Minute

442

My Day

Hear typical day of our Chinese host

Audio

• 3 Minutes

441

Out at Dinner

Learn how to post comments about having dinner with friends

Audio

• 5 Minutes

440

Beijing Traffic

Learn about the usual traffic in Beijing and a helpful expression

Audio

• 10 Minutes

439

Taking a Taxi

Learn how to take a taxi

Audio

• 5 Minutes

438

Can You Take My Picture?

Learn how to ask someone to take your picture

Audio

• 5 Minutes

437

Natural disasters

Learn about natural disasters in China

Audio

• 5 Minutes

436

Dragon Head Raising Day

Learn all about the Dragon Raising Its Head Festival

Video

• 3 Minutes

435

Shopping

Learn vocabulary about shopping

Audio

• 4 Minutes

434

Cooking

Learn words and phrases related to cooking

Audio

• 2 Minutes

433

Lantern Festival

Learn all about Lantern Festival

Audio

• 4 Minutes

432

Clothing Related Actions

Learn vocabulary for clothing-related actions

Audio

• 2 Minutes

431

Health and Diet

Learn expressions related to health and diet

Audio

• 7 Minutes

430

The Worker's Paradise in China

Learn an important piece of Chinese grammar that will help you emphasize what you are talking about depending on the position of it in your sentence

Audio

• 13 Minutes

429

Pets

Learn about pets and improve your reading skills

Audio

• 1 Minute

428

Medicine

Learn five words related to medicine

Video

• 1 Minute

427

What is Pinyin?

Learn what pinyin is

Video

• 2 Minutes

426

Mother's Day

Learn words and phrases about Mother’s day

Audio

• 2 Minutes

425

Chinese Slang Expressions for Weather

Learn slang expressions for weather

Audio

• 6 Minutes

424

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

Audio

• 14 Minutes

423

Home Appliances

Learn five words about home appliances

Video

• 2 Minutes

422

10 Ways to Save the Planet in Chinese

Learn 10 ways to save the planet in Chinese

Video

• 6 Minutes

421

10 Gift Ideas You Must Know

Learn 10 gift ideas

Video

• 2 Minutes

420

Study Subjects

Learn five words for study subjects

Video

• 2 Minutes

419

Are the Stars Aligning in China?

Learn how to use two-character adverbs

Audio

• 11 Minutes

418

Road Rage in China

Learn about a certain Chinese character sentence that emphasizes an action, but hopefully this will just be a good review for you

Audio

• 12 Minutes

417

10 Phrases that Make You Look Like a Fool

Learn 10 phrases that make you look like a fool that you should avoid

Video

• 4 Minutes

416

National Tree Planting Day

Learn all about National Tree Planting Day

Video

• 3 Minutes

415

What are Chinese Tones?

Learn about the different tones in Chinese

Video

• 2 Minutes

414

Hobbies

Learn five words about hobbies

Video

• 1 Minute

413

The Life Aquatic

Learn how to say "If"

Audio

• 15 Minutes

412

How Much are you Willing to Pay for an iPhone in China?

Learn how to use the subordinating particle 的

Audio

• 11 Minutes

411

National Tree Planting Day

Learn all about National Tree Planting Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

410

How to Get Your Vegetables in China

Learn about a well-balanced diet in China and how to express the word "please" correctly

Audio

• 12 Minutes

409

Chinese Slang Expressions Using Colors, Part 1

Learn slang expressions using colors

Audio

• 6 Minutes

408

New Year's Day

Learn all about New Year's Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

407

Essentials - Let Me Through!

Learn how to ask someone to get out of the way, politely

Audio

• 10 Minutes

406

Dragon Head Raising Day

Learn all about Dragon Head Raising Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

405

International Women's Day

Learn all about International Women's Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

404

Hunting for Bargains in China

Learn how to use the word "who" as an indeterminate object

Audio

• 12 Minutes

403

A Chinese case of mistaken identity

Learn about a question pronoun and who the Chinese consider beautiful

Audio

• 11 Minutes

402

Fruits

Learn five words about fruits

Video

• 1 Minute

401

The Difference Between Theory and Practice in China

Learn a Chinese pattern that will help you give emphasis to your sentences

Audio

• 13 Minutes

400

Getting Around in China: How Do I Get Home?

Learn how to talk about taxis and subways and ask if something is far or near

Audio

• 15 Minutes

399

How Do You Use the Particle 啊 (a)?

Learn about the particle 啊 (a)

Video

• 3 Minutes

398

How Can the Common Man Find Love in China?

Learn how to use nouns made up of adjectives such as 白富美 and 高富帅, from a conversation between two people in China

Audio

• 13 Minutes

397

Commuting to Work

Learn the expressions to use when commuting to work

Audio

• 6 Minutes

396

Crossing Borders

Learn five words related to crossing borders

Video

• 1 Minute

395

Qixi Festival

Learn all about Qixi Festival

Video

• 3 Minutes

394

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

Audio

• 17 Minutes

393

Journey to Shaanxi: Part 3

Learn about Shaanxi

Video

• 2 Minutes

392

Advice from Mom

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

391

What’s the Adjective That Describes Your Personality the Best?

Learn key adjectives you can use to describe your personality

Audio

• 9 Minutes

390

I Can't Find My Glasses

Learn key Chinese vocabulary for talking about useful accessories like glasses and jewelry

Audio

• 11 Minutes

389

Major Cities

Learn words and phrases about major cities

Audio

• 2 Minutes

388

Your Home-cooked Meal Away from Home

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

Audio

• 14 Minutes

387

Feeling sick in China

Learn two Chinese characters that we use to express different types of pain and how to decipher which character to use and when

Audio

• 14 Minutes

386

Cooking

Learn five words related to cooking

Video

• 2 Minutes

385

Shopping Forever in China

Learn about shopping for clothes and the waiting game that comes with it

Audio

• 13 Minutes

384

Explaining Symptoms in Chinese: Part I

Learn how to talk about symptoms

Audio

• 7 Minutes

383

Do You Need to Take Sick Leave in China?

Learn how to show your concern to someone who's sick

Audio

• 12 Minutes

382

The Hotpot Dinner

Learn about the special Chinese dish called hot pot, all the while teaching you about frequency

Audio

• 11 Minutes

381

A Chinese Mother with Big Dreams

Learn how to use the advanced double negative pattern

Audio

• 13 Minutes

380

Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Learn how to ask and answer the question "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

379

What's the weather like in Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What's the weather like?"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

378

Planning a Honeymoon in Chinese

Learn how to use the pattern 还是

Audio

• 13 Minutes

377

Chinese Pronunciation

Learn about pinyin sounds in Mandarin Chinese pronunciation

Audio

• 11 Minutes

376

Making Plans

Learn how to make plans

Video

• 3 Minutes

375

Post Office

Learn five words about the post office

Video

• 1 Minute

374

Get Your Vegetables!

Learn the words for all kinds of vegetables

Video

• 2 Minutes

373

Changing Money

Learn words and phrases to use when changing money

Audio

• 3 Minutes

372

Greetings

Learn how to use some common Chinese greetings

Video

• 3 Minutes

371

Getting Lost in the Chinese Kitchen

Learn about not only a Chinese object marker, but Chinese down-home cooking

Audio

• 13 Minutes

370

Going on a Business Trip in China

Learn how to report a work schedule to your boss

Audio

• 12 Minutes

369

It's All Her Mother's Fault

Hear our Chinese host wades into the debate about the state of the housing market

Audio

• 4 Minutes

368

Mammals

Learn words and phrases for different mammals

Audio

• 5 Minutes

367

Saving Energy in China

Learn a frequently used verb that has several meanings

Audio

• 12 Minutes

366

Asking "Who" in Chinese

Learn how to ask "Who?"

Video

• 3 Minutes

365

Restaurant 3 - Getting the Bill

Learn how to get the bill at a restaurant

Audio

• 8 Minutes

364

A Visit to the Mall

Learn how to post comments about going shopping

Audio

• 5 Minutes

363

Studying a Language

Learn five words related to studying a language

Video

• 1 Minute

362

Where Is the Convenience Store?

Learn how to say, "Where is the convenience store?"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

361

Sichuan: Part 4 - Nature

Learn about Sichuan

Video

• 2 Minutes

360

Time, Precious Time in China

Learn a new use for a common pronoun that you most likely already know

Audio

• 11 Minutes

359

Do You Have a Hidden Talent for Speaking Chinese?

Learn about the tragedy that China faced during WWII and about tense

Audio

• 12 Minutes

358

The Hundredth Time's the Charm in China

Learn a sentence pattern that will help you emphasize something is more than what you expected

Audio

• 13 Minutes

357

Help!

Learn how to ask for help

Audio

• 8 Minutes

356

Valentine's Day

Learn all about Valentine's Day

Video

• 3 Minutes

355

That's the Spot in China

Learn how to give directions

Audio

• 14 Minutes

354

A Single Valentine's Day

Learn how to talk about your birthday, your parents, and the relationships that bind you together through even the most difficult times

Audio

• 2 Minutes

353

Where do you live?

Learn how to ask and answer the question "Where do you live?"

Audio

• 6 Minutes

352

Tone Change Rules

Learn about rules for tone changes

Video

• 2 Minutes

351

Fourth of July in the United States

Learn words and phrases related to the Fourth of July in the United States

Audio

• 4 Minutes

350

The Power of Religion in China

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

349

The Broken Refrigerator

Learn what happens when tragedy strikes

Audio

• 10 Minutes

348

The Worst Chinese Movie

Learn about Chinese superlatives at three different degrees

Audio

• 14 Minutes

347

The Unhelpful Chinese Operator

Learn about a Chinese adverb that can make other words negative

Audio

• 13 Minutes

346

At the Market #2

Learn how to say "still" and "also"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

345

A Trip to the Chinese Doctor

Learn a Chinese interrogative adverb that means "where"

Audio

• 14 Minutes

344

Do you speak English?

Learn how to use the phrase "Do you speak English?"

Video

• 4 Minutes

343

Which Delicious Chinese Dish Would You Like to Order?

Learn how to ask about the popular dishes in a restaurant

Audio

• 11 Minutes

342

Commonly used medicines and drugs

Learn about medicines that are common in China

Audio

• 5 Minutes

341

Chewing the Fat - Chinese Furniture

Hear a quirky or momentous tidbit from history, and take a deeper look at its impact on society and the people of China today

Audio

• 14 Minutes

340

Eating - Ordering Noodles

Learn how to order food

Audio

• 10 Minutes

339

What's the Obvious Solution in China?

Learn how to say "how come," from a conversation between two people in China

Audio

• 12 Minutes

338

Caught Red Handed

Learn about a Chinese adverb phrase

Audio

• 12 Minutes

337

Can you Speak Chinese

Learn how to form possessives in Chinese using de

Audio

• 10 Minutes

336

The Phone Call

Learn how to say hello on the telephone and ask to speak to someone

Audio

• 9 Minutes

335

The New Chinese Apartment

Learn to make a suggestion, which could lead to a better solution

Audio

• 14 Minutes

334

Your Dog Looks Kinda Sick

Learn the Chinese phrase that means "impossible"

Audio

• 9 Minutes

333

Memorial Day

Learn words and phrases related to Memorial Day

Audio

• 3 Minutes

332

Lightning Never Strikes Twice

Learn about China's wacky weather, especially in the spring

Audio

• 10 Minutes

331

Riding the Bus 2 - Where is the Bus Going?

Learn how to say, "Where is the bus going?"

Audio

• 6 Minutes

330

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

Audio

• 12 Minutes

329

Do You Know the Essential Summer Vocabulary?

Learn essential words and phrases for summertime

Audio

• 3 Minutes

328

Tourism

Learn five words related to tourism

Video

• 2 Minutes

327

Do you like Chinese food

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Do you like the Chinese food?"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

326

Labor Day in the United States

Learn words and phrases related to Labor Day

Audio

• 4 Minutes

325

Are you hungry in Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Are you hungry?"

Audio

• 6 Minutes

324

Who can you trust in China?

Learn about interrogative modal particles

Audio

• 13 Minutes

323

The Chinese Soccer League

Learn how sports work in China

Audio

• 11 Minutes

322

Eating - Get Me to a Restaurant!

Learn how to ask where to find a restaurant

Audio

• 14 Minutes

321

Housework

Learn five words related to housework

Video

• 1 Minute

320

Parking a Bike in Beijing

Learn about basic bike etiquette

Audio

• 12 Minutes

319

Familiar Consonants, Part 1

Learn the perfect pronunciation of Chinese consonants

Video

• 4 Minutes

318

A Difficult Diagnosis

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 4 Minutes

317

The perfect Chinese boyfriend

Learn the difference between two similar Chinese verbs

Audio

• 12 Minutes

316

Living with My Boyfriend

Learn about housework

Audio

• 3 Minutes

315

A Tall, Tall, Chinese Tale

Learn a lot of useful Chinese vocabulary to use when someone is a little less honest than they should be

Audio

• 13 Minutes

314

Can You Eat Spicy Chinese Food?

Learn how to say "I'm full"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

313

The Weather

Learn five words about the weather

Video

• 1 Minute

312

Parting is Sweet and Sour

Learn how to say some farewell phrases

Audio

• 12 Minutes

311

Discussing a Document in Chinese

Listen to a conversation about a document

Video

• 3 Minutes

310

You'd Better Use a Chinese Dictionary

Learn the conjunction 就, which is used to signify temporal and causal relationships between actions

Audio

• 12 Minutes

309

Chinese Traffic Chaos

Learn how to use the preposition 往, meaning "towards," to give directions

Audio

• 10 Minutes

308

Asking for Help in Chinese

Learn about the usage of a key Chinese character, 没, and also how to ask for help

Audio

• 9 Minutes

307

Hunting for Jobs in China

Learn about complements

Audio

• 15 Minutes

306

Going to the Movies in China

Learn a Chinese phrase that helps you express that something intensifies as another does too, with two patterns to express just this

Audio

• 14 Minutes

305

What are The Top 10 Summer Sports

Learn words and phrases to talk about summer sports

Audio

• 2 Minutes

304

The Non-Existent Chinese Can Opener

Learn the Chinese word that means "after" or "afterwards"

Audio

• 11 Minutes

303

Taking a Trip with Friends

Learn how to use the verb "to come"

Video

• 3 Minutes

302

High Tech China

Learn about using the Chinese pronoun "oneself," along with some other pronouns

Audio

• 11 Minutes

301

Bugs!

Learn five words about bugs

Video

• 2 Minutes

300

Business Etiquette

Learn business etiquette

Audio

• 4 Minutes

299

Wal-Mart, You've Got Competition

Learn about one of the strangest developments to hit the Chinese economy, and practice your Chinese language abilities in the process

Audio

• 3 Minutes

298

Top 20 Chinese Verbs 4

Learn five of the most common verbs

Video

• 3 Minutes

297

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Learn all about Qingming Festival

Video

• 3 Minutes

296

Chinese Airport Security

Learn how to get yourself past Chinese airport security without being arrested

Audio

• 13 Minutes

295

Phrases You Won't Learn in Class

Learn five phrases that you might not come across in Chinese class

Audio

• 12 Minutes

294

Chinese Expressions and Words for the Classroom 2

Learn classroom vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

293

April Fools' Day

Learn all about April Fools' Day

Video

• 3 Minutes

292

Birds

Learn five words for different birds

Video

• 2 Minutes

291

Where did you learn Chinese?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Where did you learn Chinese?"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

290

How Do You Read This?

Learn how to say, "How do you read this?"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

289

Beijing Beijing Part 2

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

288

Rooms

Learn five words about rooms

Video

• 1 Minute

287

Who Hit Whom in China?

Learn how to use 也 to say "not"

Audio

• 12 Minutes

286

Mid-Autumn Festival

Learn all about Mid-Autumn Festival

Video

• 3 Minutes

285

Essentials - No, Thanks!

Learn how to refuse something

Audio

• 10 Minutes

284

Gods of the Test

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 4 Minutes

283

Bag a Chinese bargain

Learn another use of a versatile word

Audio

• 13 Minutes

282

The Chinese Road Less Traveled

Learn the Chinese verb "have to"

Audio

• 12 Minutes

281

Feeling Under the Weather in China

Learn about the adverb meaning "first"

Audio

• 10 Minutes

280

Style or Warmth (Part II)

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 4 Minutes

279

The Joy of Chinese Cell Phones

Learn a phrase to help you make suggestions or get an opinion on something, which you might need since you are not a native

Audio

• 11 Minutes

278

The Lost Wallet in China

Learn how to say you "must" do something

Audio

• 10 Minutes

277

Making Sure Your Chinese Friend is Okay

Learn an expression that means "how" or "why"

Audio

• 13 Minutes

276

The No Bargain Zone in China

Learn Chinese subject omission

Audio

• 13 Minutes

275

Geographical features

Learn about various geographical features of China

Audio

• 6 Minutes

274

Winter on the Great Wall

Learn measurements in Chinese, including length, size, and distance

Audio

• 11 Minutes

273

The Most Expensive DVD in China

Learn the Chinese co-verb that means "to want to," which will come in handy when you want to do something when in China

Audio

• 11 Minutes

272

Take Me to Tiananmen Square

Learn how to tell a cab driver where you want to go

Audio

• 12 Minutes

271

Clothing

Learn the words for clothing

Video

• 2 Minutes

270

Beijing Bicycle

Listen to Echo describe the perils of her daily commute to work

Audio

• 4 Minutes

269

This Chinese Lesson Proves That Curiosity Doesn't Always Kill the Cat!

Learn vocabulary for big cats

Video

• 2 Minutes

268

Memories of Wenchuan, Part II

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

267

Are You Too Busy for Love in China?

Learn how to talk about something you have done before and are planning on starting again in the future

Audio

• 10 Minutes

266

Calling the Chinese Doctor's Office

Listen to a phone call to the doctor's office

Video

• 1 Minute

265

Getting Your Lunch Delivered in China

Learn how to call a restaurant for delivery

Audio

• 11 Minutes

264

Riding the Rails 2 - Long Distance Travel

Learn how to take a rail

Audio

• 8 Minutes

263

Mom Knows Best in China

Learn the top three uses of the modal particle 呢

Audio

• 16 Minutes

262

Panda Express - Visiting Beijing

Hear an insider's tour of a Chinese tourist destination

Audio

• 18 Minutes

261

Days in the Sun

Hear our Chinese host talk about maintaining a positive outlook on life in China

Audio

• 2 Minutes

260

Pop and Traditional Culture

Learn about Chinese pop and traditional culture

Audio

• 6 Minutes

259

Shopping for a New Chinese Computer?

Learn another usage of a auxiliary particle that you most likely have learned previously

Audio

• 12 Minutes

258

What time is it?

Learn how to talk about time expressions in Chinese such as "already" and "now"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

257

A Sinister Plot in China

Learn how to increase the difficulty level a small notch, which will also kick up our level of drama and excitement

Audio

• 11 Minutes

256

Shopping for an Outfit in China

Listen to a conversation in a clothing store

Video

• 2 Minutes

255

The Persistent Salesman in China

Learn about Chinese verb reduplication, which de-emphasizes the action

Audio

• 13 Minutes

254

Where Are You?

Learn how to ask where somebody is

Video

• 3 Minutes

253

Will Chinese Perfume Make Your Wife Happy?

Learn about asking about the details of someone's business trip

Audio

• 13 Minutes

252

Whenever I think of Seafood....

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 3 Minutes

251

The Joy of Being Busy

Listen to our Chinese host talk about what she does in her spare time to relax in China

Audio

• 2 Minutes

250

Living Alone

Hear about the trials and tribulations of living alone in China

Audio

• 4 Minutes

249

The Cute Chinese Cat

Learn how to introduce yourself or someone else

Audio

• 11 Minutes

248

Finding Important Places in China

Learn a word that can be used as a verb or a preposition

Audio

• 12 Minutes

247

Chinese Colors

Learn about some crazy Chinese colors, and we'll show you how to express how crazy they are

Audio

• 10 Minutes

246

Transport

Learn about widely-used modes of transportation in China

Audio

• 5 Minutes

245

A Nerve-racking Interview in China

Learn how to make lists

Audio

• 14 Minutes

244

You Ever Had Nights Like This

Hear our Chinese host tell us about her dreams

Audio

• 3 Minutes

243

My Forbidden City Story

Hear our Chinese host tell us about a trip she took to the Forbidden City and the impression it made on her

Audio

• 3 Minutes

242

Top 20 the Traditional Chinese Verbs 4

Learn five of the most common verbs

Video

• 3 Minutes

241

How to Put Feelings into Chinese Words

Learn emotion vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

240

Where Are the Power Converters?

Learn how to say, "Where are the power converters?"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

239

Give Them Something to Talk About

Learn how to tell someone where you come from

Audio

• 12 Minutes

238

Do You Have Power Converters?

Learn how to say, "Do you have power converters?"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

237

Talking about Possessions

Learn how to ask about your possessions

Video

• 3 Minutes

236

Counting (1-10)

Learn how to count 1-10

Audio

• 6 Minutes

235

Typos in Chinese

Learn a sentence pattern that will help you make suggestions or ask for an opinion

Audio

• 12 Minutes

234

The Ideal Candidate

Learn about the Chinese informal particle used to remind a friend of what just took place

Audio

• 13 Minutes

233

Lower the Price Please!

Learn how to say, "Lower the price, please"

Audio

• 6 Minutes

232

Chinese Thumb Torture

Learn new adjectives to use when talking about heavy and light objects

Audio

• 13 Minutes

231

This Chinese Lesson Is NOT Just for the Birds!!

Learn vocabulary for birds

Video

• 2 Minutes

230

Numbers 11-100

Learn how to count from 11-100

Video

• 6 Minutes

229

The Chinese Professional

Learn how to ask plenty of Chinese questions and learn what to expect if you are at all interested in teaching English in China

Audio

• 11 Minutes

228

Certain Medicine in China

Learn medical phrases

Audio

• 7 Minutes

227

Do You Want to Have a Chinese Wedding?

Learn how to use the pattern 像

Audio

• 15 Minutes

226

This Chinese Online Store Sells Everything!

Learn how to form rhetorical questions, from a conversation between two people in China

Audio

• 12 Minutes

225

Top 5 Ways to Get Around Beijing: Bus

Learn how to get on a bus

Video

• 2 Minutes

224

Mongolian Border Crossing: Part 3

Hear the story of Anthony as he explores the China/Mongolia border

Video

• 3 Minutes

223

Your One Stop Shop for All Your Chinese Needs

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

Audio

• 16 Minutes

222

What a Cute Chinese Child!

Learn about a phrase that can be rather confusing

Audio

• 12 Minutes

221

The Wine and the Waitress in China

Learn a Chinese adverb that is used in a comparative degree and shows mental action

Audio

• 10 Minutes

220

The Chinese Telemarketer

Learn a Chinese structural particle used to describe the way an action is carried out

Audio

• 10 Minutes

219

What's Your Chinese Sign?

Learn how to wish someone happy holidays We will also give you some insight into the Chinese calendar

Audio

• 13 Minutes

218

A Drunken Compliment

Learn how to use the Chinese adverbs meaning, "really" and "extremely"

Audio

• 9 Minutes

217

Fat Cat in China

Learn about expressing excessiveness with adjectives

Audio

• 9 Minutes

216

Sun and Sweets

Listen to our host talk about her experience with Wenyu Cheese on Nan Luogu Xiang

Audio

• 1 Minute

215

Talking Technology in the Traditional Chinese

Learn technology vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

214

ChineseClass101.com Is Not Your Ordinary Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!!

Learn vocabulary for wild animals

Video

• 2 Minutes

213

Getting Around Using Chinese

Learn transportation vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

212

Break and Enter

Learn how to get a visa or passport at a local embassy

Audio

• 11 Minutes

211

Whose Underpants?

Learn some verbs and nouns for dealing with laundry

Audio

• 13 Minutes

210

Culinary Confusion in China

Learn an adverb that you have seen in other forms, and about hot pot

Audio

• 15 Minutes

209

Self-Introductions

Learn how to introduce yourself

Video

• 3 Minutes

208

Patience is a Virtue in China

Learn about the adverb "almost" and how strict the Chinese school system is

Audio

• 12 Minutes

207

Filling up on Delicious Chinese Snacks

Learn about the adverb "just" and street food in China

Audio

• 15 Minutes

206

Taking a Holiday

Learn how to say "to go"

Video

• 3 Minutes

205

Beijing Restaurant Renovation

Learn about washrooms, or the lack thereof, and a specific verb compliment

Audio

• 9 Minutes

204

Train ticket - the impossible Chinese quest

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

203

The Art of Using Chinese Chopsticks

Learn about a Chinese particle that relates to past experiences

Audio

• 9 Minutes

202

All You Need is Love in China

Learn about the future past tense and what your breakfast choices will be like when you visit China

Audio

• 15 Minutes

201

Partying in Old-school Beijing

Learn about traditional living communities and an adverb that helps you express that there might be something bad about the situation, but not bad enough to dismiss it

Audio

• 15 Minutes

200

The Secret to a Spotless House

Learn about obsessive cleanliness disorder

Audio

• 14 Minutes

199

Top of the Morning to Ya!

Learn how to soften what you say in Chinese using a modal particle

Audio

• 11 Minutes

198

How Much do you Hate Bitter Chinese Coffee?

Learn how to say "surprisingly" or "unexpectedly" using the character 才

Audio

• 12 Minutes

197

Talk About Hobbies in the Traditional Chinese

Learn hobby vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

196

Chinese Power Crisis

Learn about purchasing electricity and two functions of a particle that may be slightly confusing

Audio

• 11 Minutes

195

Panda Express - Visiting Shanghai

Hear an insider's tour of a Chinese tourist destination

Audio

• 18 Minutes

194

Last Minute Travel Panic in China

Learn the uses of 在 with localizers

Audio

• 5 Minutes

193

Beijing Beijing Part 1

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 4 Minutes

192

Chinese for Special Events

Learn about special events

Audio

• 5 Minutes

191

A Case of Mistaken Identity in China

Learn the Chinese translation to the word "then"

Audio

• 10 Minutes

190

We All Scream for Ice Cream in China!

Learn about the best way to cool off in the summer

Audio

• 9 Minutes

189

Angry to Death in China

Learn how to express extreme emotion, and about some outstanding Chinese athletes

Audio

• 9 Minutes

188

An Awkward Situation in China

Learn how to say "to think"

Audio

• 15 Minutes

187

The Traditional Chinese Expressions That Help with the Housework 2

Learn housework vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

186

Getting the Digits

Learn how to ask about how much something costs

Audio

• 10 Minutes

185

Wishing You a Happy Chinese Birthday

Learn how to make a wish and what you should eat when it is your birthday

Audio

• 8 Minutes

184

Chinese Society

Learn about life in China

Audio

• 15 Minutes

183

Calling for an Ambulance in China

Learn about prepositions

Audio

• 11 Minutes

182

Being a Smart Kid

Hear about memories of a childhood in China

Audio

• 2 Minutes

181

Getting Married in China

Learn about oppressive Chinese marriage customs

Audio

• 14 Minutes

180

My Struggles with Chinese Banks

Hear a story about what happened when our hostess forgot the username and password for her online bank account

Audio

• 4 Minutes

179

Bear Through This Chinese Video Lesson and Learn Awesome Forest Animal Vocabulary!

Learn vocabulary for forest animals

Video

• 2 Minutes

178

The Great Chinese Potty Dilemma

Learn how to ask for a bathroom

Audio

• 11 Minutes

177

What are you going to do?

Learn how to use the verb "to do"

Video

• 4 Minutes

176

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

Audio

• 18 Minutes

175

Getting News in China

Learn how to talk about yourself and other people, using a compound phrase

Audio

• 8 Minutes

174

Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid

Learn five common mistakes made by learners of Chinese

Audio

• 15 Minutes

173

Is the Honeymoon Over in China?

Learn the grammar pattern 除了

Audio

• 13 Minutes

172

Love Hurts

Learn how to ask if someone has free time and how to express great satisfaction

Audio

• 11 Minutes

171

The Unmerciful Chinese Hands

Learn a Chinese sentence pattern that tells someone to do as he or she pleases

Audio

• 11 Minutes

170

Learning Chinese Vocabulary for Farm Animals Has Never Been More Fun!

Learn vocabulary for farm animals

Video

• 2 Minutes

169

Chinese Recipes for Fluency

Learn cooking vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

168

I Am a Vegetarian

Learn how to say, "I am a vegetarian"

Audio

• 11 Minutes

167

You're Lying to Me!

Learn how to add emphasis to a sentence using "even"

Audio

• 12 Minutes

166

Love or Bread?

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

165

Basic Greetings

Learn basic greetings

Audio

• 6 Minutes

164

Have a Whale of a Time with ChineseClass101.com!!

Learn vocabulary for marine animals

Video

• 2 Minutes

163

Too many Chinese culinary choices

Learn about the functions of Chinese adverbs

Audio

• 12 Minutes

162

Winter

Learn common Chinese words related to winter

Video

• 2 Minutes

161

Taking the Scenic Route in China

Learn about touring China and adjectival verbs

Audio

• 13 Minutes

160

Shopping in China

Learn about some great places to shop on your trip while in China

Audio

• 8 Minutes

159

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

Audio

• 14 Minutes

158

Restaurant 1 - How Many People?

Learn how to ask, "How many people?"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

157

Making Apologies

Learn how to apologize

Video

• 3 Minutes

156

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

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

Audio

• 17 Minutes

155

What Makes a Chinese Word

Learn about Chinese characters

Audio

• 14 Minutes

154

Chinese Expressions That Help with the Housework 1

Learn housework vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

153

How to Stay in Style in China

Learn how to check into a Chinese hotel and ask questions

Audio

• 16 Minutes

152

Tones in Combination

Learn how to pronounce tones in combination with other tones

Audio

• 12 Minutes

151

Questions of Marriage

Learn how to say "On one hand"

Audio

• 15 Minutes

150

The Picky Chinese Eater

Learn the Chinese expression "a little," and how to use it whether it be in a negative sense or not

Audio

• 14 Minutes

149

What's Your Email Address in China?

Learn about email addresses in the corporate world and about doing favors for friends

Audio

• 9 Minutes

148

The Early Chinese Customer

Learn how to ask what time something opens

Audio

• 12 Minutes

147

You've got a lot to complain about in Chinese

Learn which sentences need a verb and which ones don't

Audio

• 13 Minutes

146

Staying Fit with the Traditional Chinese Exercises

Learn exercise vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

145

Apologies

Learn how to apologize

Audio

• 6 Minutes

144

Restaurant 2 - Waiter!

Learn how to call for the waiter

Audio

• 6 Minutes

143

Getting Around: Finding the Subway in China

Learn how to ask directions to the subway

Audio

• 10 Minutes

142

Learn the Proper Way to Do Business in China

Learn some appropriate business etiquette and how to address people

Audio

• 22 Minutes

141

The Chinese Gold Rush

Learn about a reform policy that helped some get rich quick and an advanced way of offering explanations

Audio

• 17 Minutes

140

Making the Most of Your Time in China

Learn about itineraries

Audio

• 24 Minutes

139

Chinese Self Introduction

Learn how to introduce yourself

Audio

• 6 Minutes

138

My Girlfriend

Hear the story of a Chinese woman looking back on the relationship she had with her best friend in China as a child and the innocence of the relationship

Audio

• 3 Minutes

137

Your Father is Santa Claus?

Learn Christmas-related Chinese vocabulary

Audio

• 13 Minutes

136

Investing in the Chinese Stock Market

Learn how to communicate indifference between two choices when you aren't exactly thrilled about either one

Audio

• 13 Minutes

135

The Urge to Write

Learn about a young Chinese woman who has struggled with pleasing people in her writing and learn how she handles it

Audio

• 2 Minutes

134

Journey to Shaanxi: Part 1

Learn about Shaanxi

Video

• 2 Minutes

133

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

Audio

• 12 Minutes

132

Turning On the Light in China

Learn about the verb 开, and how to use it in the context of driving and electronics as well as matters of the heart

Audio

• 9 Minutes

131

What's in Your Daily Cycle of Chinese?

Learn vocabulary for your daily routine

Video

• 2 Minutes

130

Searching for Information in China

Learn about what is off limits when using the Internet in China and how to answer someone ambiguously

Audio

• 9 Minutes

129

Do these Chinese clothes make me look fat?

Learn how to ask questions and use them to get vital information

Audio

• 10 Minutes

128

In China, turning Japanese

Review a particle and learn about the history of Japan's and China's influence on each other

Audio

• 11 Minutes

127

Numbers 1 to 100 in Chinese

Learn about numbers 1 to 100

Audio

• 15 Minutes

126

Being a Chinese culinary champion

Learn how to use a common phrase independently or with an adverb

Audio

• 11 Minutes

125

English Info Guide

Learn how to ask about an English Info Guide

Audio

• 5 Minutes

124

Back to the Village, Part II

Hear our Chinese host narrate a story all about her last trip back to her home village

Audio

• 3 Minutes

123

The Tastiest Drink in China

Learn the Chinese verb meaning "to want"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

122

Lost in Translation - Finding yourself in Chinese

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

Audio

• 19 Minutes

121

Playing the China Card

Learn some of the rules to play a favorite Chinese game called Mahjong, of which you may have played a version on the computer

Audio

• 11 Minutes

120

Talking About Your Daily Routine in the Traditional Chinese

Learn daily routine vocabulary

Video

• 3 Minutes

119

This Chinese Bathroom is Occupied

Learn how to navigate complicated washroom situations

Audio

• 11 Minutes

118

Shopping at Hongqiao Market

Learn about the Chinese continuous aspect and above all, what shopping in a Chinese market is like

Audio

• 13 Minutes

117

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

Learn about the importance of business cards in China

Audio

• 14 Minutes

116

Useful Phrases in the Chinese Classroom

Learn some helpful phrases to use in the classroom

Audio

• 11 Minutes

115

Saying No

Learn how to say no

Audio

• 3 Minutes

114

Get the party started in China

Learn a particle that we use intentionally

Audio

• 11 Minutes

113

School Subjects

Learn the words for school subjects

Video

• 2 Minutes

112

What's the Rush in China?

Learn the varying degree of the Chinese verb "to die"

Audio

• 12 Minutes

111

My Weight-Loss Challenge

Hear about a secret Chinese weight loss tips; how to take those pounds off and keep them off

Audio

• 3 Minutes

110

All you Can Eat News - Gay Pride in Shanghai

Learn gay pride week in Shanghai

Audio

• 8 Minutes

109

Time And Tickets Wait For No Chinese Man

Learn about the history of Chinese cinema and review telling time

Audio

• 10 Minutes

108

Working on a Dream

Hear a story about making decisions after college in China

Audio

• 3 Minutes

107

Apple Computers

Learn about Chinese verb reduplication

Audio

• 8 Minutes

106

Post Office

Learn the phrases to use at a post office

Audio

• 7 Minutes

105

Getting Around in China: Does This Bus Go to...?

Learn how to ask about bus destinations

Audio

• 14 Minutes

104

The Dubbing Room

Learn how to create sentences that include descriptions of how long it took you to do something

Audio

• 12 Minutes

103

Introducing Others in Chinese

Learn how to introduce others

Audio

• 9 Minutes

102

The Oldest Trick in the Book

Learn the ins and outs of how to talk about lending and borrowing things

Audio

• 13 Minutes

101

The Chinese Knock-Off Phone

Learn a Chinese structural particle, which will help you tell everyone about the knock-offs you bought while visiting China

Audio

• 14 Minutes

100

Right or Wrong?

Hear about one of our host's past relationships and the effect that it had on her

Audio

• 3 Minutes

Talking Nationality in Chinese

Learn how to ask and talk about ethnicity

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Exchanging Contact Info

Learn how to exchange contact info

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Medical Assistance in China

Learn how to ask medical assistance

Audio

• 6 Minutes

Meeting - China Conversation

Learn about the Chinese culture

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Computers

Learn the words for items related to computers

Video

• 2 Minutes

The Heartbreaker

Learn different ways to talk about making money and passing time

Audio

• 11 Minutes

Cramming it in China

Learn how to express that you have a lot of something

Audio

• 15 Minutes

Hong Kong: Part 2

Learn about Hong Kong

Video

• 2 Minutes

Tell them what you really think in Chinese

Learn verb echoing and polite Chinese conversation

Audio

• 12 Minutes

The 4 Chinese Tones

Learn about Chinese tones

Audio

• 5 Minutes

Cooking in the Kitchen

Learn the words for items you find in a kitchen

Video

• 2 Minutes

Introduction to Chinese

Learn five very good reasons to learn Chinese

Audio

• 11 Minutes

Meeting - Studying Chinese

Learn how to talk about being a student

Audio

• 12 Minutes

Comfort Food

Learn a fantastic Chinese recipe

Audio

• 3 Minutes

Who Will Get the House?

Learn a grammar pattern that compares two sentences that have an unsure outcome and then shrinks them into one

Audio

• 14 Minutes

What's My Password, Honey?

Learn how to deal with online security, so you are the only one that uses your identity

Audio

• 16 Minutes

Courage!

Hear a story about the first time our host gave blood

Audio

• 2 Minutes

Chewing the Fat - The Significance of Color in Chinese Culture

Learn about the significance of certain colors in Chinese culture

Audio

• 12 Minutes

Style or Warmth (Part I)

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 5 Minutes

Excuses for Being Late in China

Learn about Chinese work culture

Audio

• 11 Minutes

Room Service in China

Learn how to check into a hotel room in China

Audio

• 11 Minutes

Riding bicycles in China

Learn the Chinese word for "helmet"

Audio

• 13 Minutes

The Not So Sweet Tooth

Learn about a verb that changes meanings when used in a different setting

Audio

• 10 Minutes

The Overdrawn Welcome

Learn how to say "how long" and two different words that translate as "to live"

Audio

• 13 Minutes

Goodbye

Learn how to say goodbye

Audio

• 5 Minutes

How to Get Rich Quick in China

Take a look at a get-rich scheme in contemporary China

Audio

• 16 Minutes

Getting Around China - I Want to Go Here!

Learn how to tell a taxi driver where you want to go

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Checking out of Hotel China

Learn some great hotel related vocabulary including the Chinese word for "room key" and the verb for "checking out"

Audio

• 13 Minutes

Enter the Traveller

Learn key vocabulary to help you glide past customs and into China

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Why Are You Crying?

Learn how to ask a question in Chinese using the word "why"

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Weather

Learn the words for weather

Video

• 2 Minutes

Test Your China Knowledge

Learn about Chinese exams and popular culture

Audio

• 14 Minutes

Guangxi Yangshuo: Part 1

Learn about Sichuan

Video

• 2 Minutes

Shocking Language Training

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 3 Minutes

General Tso's China - One Child Policy

Learn about the famed one-child policy

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Marine Animals

Learn common Chinese words for marine animals

Video

• 2 Minutes

The Hunt for Wireless Internet in China

Learn the Chinese grammatical equivalent of "haves" and "have-nots"

Audio

• 11 Minutes

Mind your Manners - Chinese Table Etiquette

Learn the do's and don'ts of Chinese table manners

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Changes

Hear about what our host considers about a perfect match

Audio

• 2 Minutes

Chewing the Fat - Standards of Beauty

Learn about Chinese standards of beauty

Audio

• 18 Minutes

The Clueless Chinese Linguist

Learn about written Chinese

Audio

• 11 Minutes

I Don't Understand

Learn how to say, "I don't understand"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

The Latest Chinese Diet

Learn how to speak with increasing intensity in either good or bad situations

Audio

• 15 Minutes

Did You Know Learning Chinese is Considered a Sport…Sometimes?

Learn vocabulary for sports

Video

• 2 Minutes

Cracking the Safe

Learn a new verb complement and review some of the most common ways of saying "file", "document" and "case"

Audio

• 10 Minutes

How are you?

Learn how to use Chinese adjectives and how to negate them

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Likes and Dislikes

Learn how to talk about likes and dislikes

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Business Greetings - Welcome!

Learn about business greetings

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Numbers 10-100

Learn numbers 10-100

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Sports

Learn the Chinese words for common sports

Video

• 2 Minutes

Journey to Shaanxi: Part 2

Learn about Shaanxi

Video

• 2 Minutes

The Sweet and the Sour - Rules in China

Learn about the irony of rules in China

Audio

• 19 Minutes

Colors

Learn the Chinese words for common colors

Video

• 2 Minutes

Hitting the Telephone in China

Learn how to ask where things are, and review everything we've learned to date for telling people what we know and don't know

Audio

• 12 Minutes

A Chinese Ghost Story

Learn a frightful load of useful vocabulary you can use in the run-up to Halloween

Audio

• 12 Minutes

A Chinese Holiday Mix-up

Learn how to talk about dates and times

Audio

• 10 Minutes

To Save or to Sleep: Stray Dogs in Beijing

Hear the story of our Chinese host

Audio

• 4 Minutes

A Brush with Death

Hear about overcoming the sense of guilt and pain when bad things happen to good friends

Audio

• 2 Minutes

Feel the Sunshine

Learn how to break the ice by talking about the weather

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Mongolian Border Crossing: Part 1

Hear the story of Anthony as he explores the China/Mongolia border

Video

• 2 Minutes

Chinese Cuisine

Learn about the varied cuisines of China

Audio

• 29 Minutes

Important Holidays

Learn about some significant dates for Chinese people

Audio

• 13 Minutes

Top 5 Ways to Get Around Beijing: Subway

Learn to ride the rails like a local

Video

• 2 Minutes

Do You Like Dumplings?

Learn how to get what you want

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Top 5 Classroom Phrases

Learn five useful phrases to use in the classroom

Audio

• 9 Minutes

This Sounds Familiar

Learn how to ask about singers and songs

Audio

• 11 Minutes

The Housing Market in China

Learn a new technique to ask a question

Audio

• 14 Minutes

This Please

Learn how to say "this, please"

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Ghostly Curiosity

Hear our Chinese host describe her feelings about a haunted house in the neighborhood

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Eating - Waiter, the Bill!

Learn about Chinese money and how to get the bill in a restaurant

Audio

• 12 Minutes

Chinese Vocabulary for Insects Doesn't Have to Bug You Any Longer!

Learn vocabulary for insects

Video

• 2 Minutes

Riding the Bus 3 - Please Tell Me When We Arrive.

Learn how to say, "Please tell me when we arrive"

Audio

• 7 Minutes

Plants

Learn common Chinese words for plants

Video

• 2 Minutes

Meeting in China - Where are You From?

Learn how to tell others where we are from, and ask others about their own nationality

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Restaurant 4 - Paying in Plastic

Learn how to pay with a card

Audio

• 4 Minutes

Fairy Tales

Learn the common words you can find in Chinese fairy tales

Video

• 2 Minutes

A Mother's Concern

Learn how to talk about your birthday, your parents, and the relationship that binds you together through even the most difficult times

Audio

• 2 Minutes

Storm Clouds Ahead

Learn how to put sentences into the past tense, and how to suggest that something has changed or just recently happened

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Out of Your League

Learn two ways to add emphasis to different kinds of sentences

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Call your mother

Learn how to form question-sentences in Chinese that begin with "why"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

The Flirt

Learn how to talk about why you "do not have" or "did not do"

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Who is She?

Learn how to form sentences

Audio

• 9 Minutes

What do you want to drink?

Learn how to phrase questions in Chinese by taking a verb and its negative together

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Where Are You From

Learn how to use the Chinese copula shi to talk about permanent states of being

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Bottled Water Please

Learn how to say, "Bottled water, please"

Audio

• 8 Minutes

Driver! We're lost!

Learn how to address your taxi driver properly and give him the right directions

Audio

• 13 Minutes

Asking for Help

Learn how to say hello on the telephone and ask to speak to someone

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Riding the Bus 1 - Does This Bus go to Beijing?

Learn how to say, "Does this bus go to Beijing?"

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Code Red in China

Learn some bathroom vocabulary, and gain the confidence to ask for things by name

Audio

• 12 Minutes

Checking into Hotel China

Learn how to check into a hotel room in China

Audio

• 12 Minutes

Getting the Bill

Learn how to talk about changes of state

Audio

• 9 Minutes

A Date Gone Wrong

Learn another way to emphasize what we are saying and also a new casual way to order drinks at a restaurant or bar

Audio

• 11 Minutes

Where is the Washroom

Learn how to ask where things are located

Audio

• 8 Minutes

What Shall We Eat

Review the lessons you have already seen

Audio

• 9 Minutes

School

Learn the words for items you can find at a school

Video

• 2 Minutes

Colorful Days

Learn how to say a variety of different colors

Audio

• 9 Minutes

Thank You!

Learn how to say "thank you"

Audio

• 5 Minutes

A Concerned Friend

Learn how to say hello on the telephone and ask to speak to someone

Audio

• 10 Minutes

Introductions

Learn how to say hello

Audio

• 8 Minutes