Newbie | What's Your Surname?

As one of Asia's premier shopping cities, Hong Kong has more than a few places to spend your hard-earned cash. No matter what it is you buy, your coworkers will undoubtedly be curious as to how much money you've spent on your most recent buying binge. Learn how to discuss such a ... Show More

Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated every year on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, is a celebration in honour of the moon, and sharing mooncakes is one of the hallmark traditions of this festival. Listen in to today's lesson to see what someone gets for a present on this ... Show More

What do you do when you're thrust into an office environment with little English and a multitude of tasks to complete? ChinesePod offers a solution with today's lesson on the wild world of office duties like photocopying, printing and calling cabs for your superiors. Learn how to ... Show More

This lesson will help you to make new acquaintances, learn how to exchange business cards in China and how to make a good first impression. You will learn other ways of asking a question and will have a chance to experiment with Chinese sentences by yourself. Please register to d ... Show More

What’s your name? What’s your family name in Mandarin Chinese? Listen to this lesson and you will also learn a lot more! Download ALL 200+ lessons with full PDF lesson transcripts and worksheets after you signup and become a registered member. 

There are several basic greetings in Mandarin Chinese. In this lesson you will learn how to greet people you meet for the first time and also people you have not seen for a long time. You can start learning Mandarin Chinese from this lesson! To download ALL 200+ lessons with full ... Show More

This lesson covers introducing someone. 

<p>What&#39;s in a name? If you&#39;re speaking Chinese, a lot. In the land of homophones, seeing characters as bits and pieces is an essential skill. In this podcast, learn about &quot;three dot water&quot; and &quot;double person&quot; radicals and explain your name in Mandarin ... Show More

This lesson covers greeting people and asking and saying your name. 

Introducing people. Where are you from and what’s your occupation? Phonetics rules and changes in Chinese tones. Get ALL 200+ Mp3 lessons with PDF transcripts by becoming a premium subscriber. 

<p>It's time for another lesson of Coffee Break Chinese in which you can join teacher Crystal and learner Mark and learn Mandarin Chinese. In lesson 2, you'll review what you covered in lesson 1, you'll learn about greetings at different times of the day, and you'll learn to intr ... Show More

In this lesson learn everything you need to know to do Beginner English Conversation #1. The topic: Introducing yourself.Conversation: A: What’s your name?B: I’m Robin.A: Nice to meet you. I’m Morgan.B: Nice to meet you too.Practice this conversation now with your animated conver ... Show More

<p>Welcome to this first lesson in our brand new series which will help you learn Mandarin Chinese. Join teacher Crystal and learner Mark for this coffee break lesson and start learning the basics today. In lesson 1, you'll learn to say "hello" and "goodbye". You'll also learn to ... Show More