Intermediate | Let's Just Be Friends

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

With Wang Qiang in custody and Detective Li out of harm's way, it seems the threat of the "Black Cat" has at long last been resolved. What new developments lie in store for our hero and his faithful sidekick, Xiao You? Tune into the grand finale of our Detective Li series to find ... Show More

What China adventure is complete without a trip to majestic Lhasa? Learn all the Chinese you'll need to get yourself to Tibet and into the most famous attractions. Just remember to be wary of the altitude sickness! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1481 

Find the full transcript at  https://enbooo.com/.  Here are the five expressions you'll learn how to use in this episode:  do someone a solid, owe someone, return a favor, beg, pretty please with a cherry on top. Listen to the story and discover how YOU can use them! 

You're a popular person. People are looking for you, but you don't always want to talk to them. Today's Chinese lesson will help you deal with those tricky times when you don't want to be found. Learn how to use Mandarin to explain that you're not around. Episode link: https://ww ... Show More

We all know that getting over romantic relationships can take time, sometimes weeks, months or years. Many poems, songs and film scenes have been dedicated to expressing the pain of dealing with such situations. But friendship heartbreaks don’t tend to get so much attention, even ... Show More

Don’t let your friendship with your partner sizzle! On this episode of Small Things Often, learn how being a lover and a friend can strengthen your relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

The quality of your life often comes down to the quality of the relationships you have. That’s why we’re giving a huge f*ck about friendship this week.While the benefits of having good friends are pretty obvious, the cost of maintaining friendships is often overlooked by a lot of ... Show More

When someone writes to me and says “I’m dating this guy,” I learned to understand that “DATING” for some people means “just having sex.” No friendship, no commitment, no talking about real things, no helping each other through tough times JUST. SEX. So it breaks my heart when som ... Show More

Join Anisa today on this English lesson as she talks about meeting a friend. Do the activities in the episode and follow this show for more lessons like this. Click for Episode Transcript Lesson Notes (Available soon) 

Find the full transcript at  https://enbooo.com/.  Here are the five expressions you'll learn how to use in this episode: take it out on someone, call someone names, be out of line, give someone the finger, blow a raspberry! Listen to the story and discover how YOU can use t ... Show More

If you’ve ever felt like making friends as an adult feels impossible, or you’ve looked around and thought, "Where did all my friends go?" – you’re not alone. In this episode, Danielle Bayard Jackson is sharing the real reasons why female friendship can feel so complicated, based ... Show More

In this lesson, we learn some useful expressions for talking with friends or people we know, especially people who we haven't seen in a long time.