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So you slept in until noon, and NOW it's convenient for you to have housekeeping clean your room? That's fine... you're the guest after all. Find out what both the request and the polite staff response are in this continuation of ChinesePod's hospitality series. Episode link: htt ... Show More

We revisit Ms. Wu's saga in New York in today's elementary lesson as we follow on a handbag shopping excursion. Will she be able to find one that suits her? Learn how to shop for handbags (and other products) in today's ChinesePod lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/ ... Show More

We're back with another useful lesson for the hotel-staffing Chinese learner. Hotel guests highly value their breakfast. Today's lesson will teach you how to direct guests to their morning vittles. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1791 

Learn Chinese expressions about family, family members, etc. In the grammar section of this lesson, you will learn the “filler” words in Mandarin, to help you fill in the gap in your speech while you’re thinking. Please signup and become a registered member to download ALL 252+ a ... Show More

<p>In this episode you'll learn the words for family members in Mandarin Chinese and you'll learn to introduce them. There's also more practice of what you've learned in previous lessons.</p><br><p>This season of Coffee Break Chinese features a total of 40 lessons, all of which w ... Show More

<p>It&#39;s intimidating enough meeting your spouse&#39;s family... today we&#39;re meeting the whole extended family, titles, relationships and all. After studying this lesson, you&#39;ll have the tools you need to feel comfortable in any Chinese family gathering! Episode link: ... Show More

Are you going to meet father-in-law or mother-in-law of your Chinese husband? Study this lesson to communicate with them properly. Learn the useful expressions and vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese. Please signup and become a registered member to access ALL 200+ audio lessons, full ... Show More

In this penultimate episode of Season 1 of Coffee Break Chinese, Mark meets some members of Hongyu's family at his younger cousin's birthday party. This gives him a great opportunity to put his Mandarin to the test and learn some new vocabulary too. As usual, Crystal is on hand i ... Show More

<p>With more and more “laowai” coming to the People’s Republic, more and more find themselves in conversations about the occasional frustration one finds at that point in Mandarin where you’re good enough to get by, but are far from fluent. In this podcast, Ken, Jenny and Aggie d ... Show More

<p>Do you ever find yourself only using the English-Chinese side of your dictionary? Do you sometimes feel intimidated by the seemingly arcane system of naming parts of characters? Well then ChinesePod&#39;s got a lesson for you today. Join us to learn all about looking up charac ... Show More

Today, ChinesePod is exploring the four words no one ever wants to hear from the person they care about. Learn how to ask a friend to take things to the next level - and how to gently let someone down - in this heart-breaker of a lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1 ... Show More

Ordering food in China is no simple matter. It's time to leave behind your Western "order my own portion" ways and embrace Chinese family-style eating. But with everyone sharing the dishes, ordering the food can be a little complicated. In this lesson, learn the language you need ... Show More

<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