logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2025
15m 24s

Upper-intermediate | A Special Fondness ...

ChinesePod LLC
About this episode

The couple in this Chinese lesson are shopping for jewelry, with an unusual disregard for price. Learn how to discuss some of the specific Chinese vocabulary relating to these expensive accessories, and even find out where China's "bargain jewelry" is. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1482

Up next
Aug 21
Intermediate | The Kindle
Although it may not be as common a sight in China as certain other electronic products, the Kindle is a handy little device not unknown in the Middle Kingdom. Learn the Chinese to introduce your (not-so-shiny) e-book reader (and we hope you're not studying this lesson from a pape ... Show More
18m 12s
Aug 19
Upper-intermediate | Discussing Internet Marketing and Sales (Part 1)
Pop up ads are the bane of any web surfers existence. However, what are companies supposed to do to reach their clients? In this lesson, listen as two car company executives discuss the direction for their company in 2013, and what sales and marketing options are open to them in ... Show More
16 m
Aug 17
Intermediate | Having Spare Keys Made
Multiple roommates, one room. You're going to have to get extra keys made. In this lesson, two roommates try to accomplish the (apparently difficult) feat of having a spare key made. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1716 
15m 59s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 2022
Newbie | Haggle For A Good Deal
<p>Shopping is a great opportunity to practice your Chinese. In today's lesson, you'll learn a new way to say "how much is this?" so that you can prompt the shopkeeper to tell you about their deals and different pricing combos. You'll also learn how to play hardball to haggle you ... Show More
12m 7s
Jul 2017
CBC 1.16 | Shopping in Chinese
<p>This episode of Coffee Break Chinese focuses on the topic of shopping. You'll learn to say that you'd like to buy souvenirs, postcards, stamps and lots more. You'll also learn to say that you're just looking. By the end of this lesson you'll be ready to shop for souvenirs and ... Show More
27m 15s
Jan 2019
CBC 1.36 | Zhèbiān qǐng, shìyījiān zài nà biān
In this lesson Mark and Hongyu are going shopping. In the first shop, Mark wants to buy some postcards, and in the second shop Mark is looking for a new shirt. This lesson gives us the opportunity to review shopping vocabulary and will help you practise the transactional words an ... Show More
23m 37s
May 3
Lesson 035. How to Bargain in Mandarin.
Learn to bargain in Chinese. Bargaining in China is important, it’s a part of the culture here. Review how to buy things and also learn new useful phrases from this lesson. Signup today and become a registered member to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF lesson transcr ... Show More
18m 55s
May 21
Lesson 052. Buying Antiques.
Visit an antique market and learn about some useful expressions in Mandarin Chinese. Please signup and become a registered member in order to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts, worksheets and situational dialogues. 
26m 34s
Jul 2024
Newbie | Pretty Clothes
<p>Fabric markets, little shops, department stores, Taobao... cheap and cheerful clothes abound in China. You&#39;re feeling like a knock-out in your knock-offs, and now that you&#39;re going to be looking so pretty, better learn how to accept a compliment. In this podcast, learn ... Show More
12m 23s
Dec 2024
Elementary | A Special Christmas Gift
<p>The holiday season is a time for shopping, which means lots of decision-making. Who will you buy gifts for? How much will you spend? Oh yes, and there's one more decision with Chinese characteristics. Find out what it is in this Chinese lesson. Episode link: https://www.chines ... Show More
16m 16s
Nov 2022
Newbie | Just Looking
<p>OK, so you’re in a little Chinese shop, or checking out a vendor’s stand, and the clerk is super excited. She’s trotting out a seemingly endless line of products, not a single one which arises an iota of your interest. So how do you tell her that you’re really “just looking?” ... Show More
12m 44s
Apr 2026
Lesson 011. Bargaining in Mandarin Chinese.
In this lesson you will learn how to buy things and how to bargain in Mandarin Chinese, also you will learn more numbers and Chinese monetary units. At the end of the lesson there are answers to the worksheet of Lesson 10. Please sign up and become a registered subscriber to down ... Show More
29m 5s
May 2024
Newbie | Who is that?
<p>You may not be strutting on the catwalk, but your significant other is working it tonight! With this lesson, you can let everyone in the room know, hey... she&#39;s with me! And you&#39;ll do it in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0913</p> 
10m 33s