Feb 2017

Beginner - Don't like this song

When a song that you don't enjoy listening to is playing, it would be good to be able to explain that in order for the song to get changed! Learn how to kindly request another song to be played instead of that one that is playing.... For the transcript, exercise and other learnin ... Show More

12m 3s

Dec 2016

Beginner - Can't talk now

When someone calls you at a bad time, how do you explain nicely that you are busy and will call back when you're free? That's one exactly what you will learn in today's podcast.... For the transcript, exercise and other learning tools visit ArabicPod.net.

12m 29s

Jul 2016

Beginner - Take a selfie

Sometimes it seems like the whole world is in selfie mode! Everyone these days are taking selfies and the word has now made itself into other languages Arabic included. Tune in to learn how to suggest taking a selfie in Arabic.... For the transcript, exercise and other learning t ... Show More

10m 34s

Nov 2025

#99 Saying ‘No’ to alcohol

Learn polite ways to refuse a drink in English. Discover useful expressions for taking it slow, sitting one out or explaining you're on a permanent dry spell.

8m 6s

Jul 2024

383: How to Socialize Without Drinking and Turn Your Self-Confidence ON So You Don’t Even Miss It

Plus, other fun activities to do with friends - no alcohol required Ladies (and gents!!), if you’ve been feeling the niggling to cut back on drinking or you’re wanting to pick a CLEANER wine to sip on or you’re wanting to shift your relationship wit ... Show More

36m 36s

Dec 2024

Newbie | Would You Like a Drink?

Drinking is a big part of Chinese hospitality. Whether you're doing the inviting or the visiting, you need to know how to politely offer or decline a beverage in Mandarin. Listen to today's podcast to find out more! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1170

11m 17s

May 2024

Newbie | Best Friends

Life can look better through drunk colored glasses. Teetotalism of course has its merits, but many a Shanghai reveler would agree that Mandarin flows better through liquor-loosened lips. In this podcast, for the happy drunks amongst us, a little inebriated Chinese to teach you ... Show More

15m 12s

Jan 2023

Upper-intermediate | Drinking Ability

Due to an extra-smart poddie's recent uber-technical diagnosis of why Asians turn red whilst drinking, there is no need for further racial alcohol-tolerance profiling here at ChinesePod. As a postscript to that, listen in to this podcast to learn how to rate your own drinking ... Show More

14m 47s

Nov 2007

What Should I Bring? Wine, Beer or Chips?

Have you ever been invited to a social gathering and not known what to bring your host or hostess? Should you bring wine? Chips? Or nothing at all? In today's podcast, you will learn all about our social customs and you will learn how to communicate successfully and appropriately ... Show More

4m 7s

Oct 2023

Newbie | That's enough tea

The kind host refilling your tea for the twenty-fourth time is indeed generous, but for those of us with TB (tiny bladder), we just might need to learn to tell them when to quit. Listen to this podcast, and learn to graciously decline another cup in Mandarin Chinese. Either th ... Show More

11m 2s

Jul 2022

Newbie | Don't Drink the Water

To drink the tap water, or not to drink; that is the question. In this podcast you will learn how to use Mandarin Chinese to warn someone not to drink the tap water; as well as how to ask what is wrong with it, and how to tell someone that the water is unsanitary. Not only tha ... Show More

11m 41s

Dec 2024

The Art of Saying No in English - AIRC548

Do you find it hard to say 'no' sometimes? In this podcast, you'll learn 17 ways to say no without offending anyone. Show notes and more podcasts to improve your English at: <a href="http://www.inglespodcast.com/">http://www.inglespodcast.com/</a> Las n ... Show More

20m 31s

Beginner - I don't drink