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Renting a boat and going for a little row on the lake is quite common in China's parks. If you're here for a visit, you, too, may find yourself rowing a boat. So cover the essential Chinese vocabulary with us to ensure that language won't be what stops your little rowboat. Episod ... Show More

In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are taking you to the cinema and showing useful sentences you can use to find your seat. Let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4528 

If you come to China, you're going to be offered a cigarette. While you can get by on context and gestures, it's nice to know how to politely decline. While you're at it, you smokers out there can also learn how to ask for a light in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod. ... Show More

Join the youtube membership or become a patron to download the scripts and audio. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF2GCj_xOYvlU2cztE85qjw/join https://www.patreon.com/chinesewithmei Ever wondered why chopsticks are the preferred utensils in Chinese dining? Curious about the do's ... Show More

<p>With 80,000 total characters (and the majority of words needing at least 2), you might enlist some help along the way. Yes, ChinesePod will be with you (always), but for those times that we’re enjoying the Shanghai life and can’t be reached, a dictionary might come in handy. S ... Show More

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<p>In today's lesson, we will be learning Korean Vocabulary and Phrases when you are shopping and paying with credit card. &nbsp;Also, I have posted a link to my website so that you can get TRANSCRIPTS to all the podcast episodes.</p> <p>https://onlinekoreaned.wordpress.com/2020/ ... Show More

No matter how long you've been learning Chinese, you’ll still have an accent. But why is that? In this episode, Jared and John talk about your accent in Chinese and how to reduce it. They discuss the differences in how accents are perceived in China versus the West, tackle some o ... Show More

<p>You know how to express yourself in Chinese with grace and tact. But when you need some down-and-dirty insults, what are you going to say? Listen to this Mandarin podcast and learn the Chinese you need to let people know that you mean business! Episode link: https://www.chines ... Show More

<p>What does the Chinese word 书 (shū) mean and what related words can we create from it? Listen to this podcast episode where Teacher Lin will explain the points below in under 5 minutes!</p> <p>Listen to learn:</p> <p>- The definition of 书 (shū)</p> <p>- Related words that you c ... Show More

In China there's a whole special language reserved for counting out change (and no, Shanghai poddies, we're not talking about Shanghainese!). This is the language where the Chinese word for "to search for" suddenly becomes "to give back money." Learn all the essential Mandarin in ... Show More