» Lesson 204. Ordering in Pizza Hut in Mandarin Chinese.
27/08/10 00:01 from Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk
You can take this lesson with you and order food in any Pizza Hut in China in Mandarin Chinese. The full PDF transcript is attached for registered members.

» Northern vs. Southern Vocab
07/08/10 07:45 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
Since I’ve always lived in southern China (Nanchang, Kunming, Guangzhou), it’s been fun to travel up North these past few weeks and hear the locals speaking Mandarin with slightly different vocabulary choices than I’m used to hearing in th..

» Linguistic Complaining
12/07/10 06:43 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
Learning a foreign language can be very rewarding. But it can also be very frustrating. Chinese sometimes seems to be unfairly frustrating in many ways. I've been thinking about outlets for that frustration and I've decided that the one I'..

» The Great China Quest
11/07/10 02:29 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
I usually don't blog about personal stuff, but I thought my summer plan might be of general interest, especially since I'm hoping a new book will come out of it. My friend Adrian (of Jiaozi and Panda fame) and I are going to be travelling ..

» Hey, That’s Cheating! OK?
06/07/10 01:44 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
When my brother was about six years old, I watched him play battleship against my father (play free here –WARNING: turn down sound first). There was a break in the action when my dad had to answer the phone, during which I left the r..

» Lesson 001. Greetings in Chinese.
27/06/10 17:00 from Chinese Lessons with Serge Melnyk
There are several ways of saying hello in Chinese. Learn how to greet people you meet for the first time and people you have not seen for a long time. You can start learning Mandarin from this lesson. In order to download all 190+ lessons ..

» Boy Left Girl Right
19/06/10 07:39 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
The other day I saw a few students taking a photo together and as they were arranging themselves the girl holding the camera shouted: “Nán zuǒ nǚ yòu” 男左女右 [boy left girl right] This seems to be a common/traditional way of arra..

» Proverb Assistance: Enemy’s Enemy
19/06/10 02:34 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
This tiny article at Wikipedia gives the Chinese credit for the proverb: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” as well as: “It is good to strike the serpent's head with your enemy's hand.” But there are no reference..

» 2 New Songs: Rich Girl, Tuífèi 颓废
13/06/10 05:57 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
I'm delighted to announce that my sister Marie has just finished recording two Mandarin songs here in my little studio. 1. Rich Girl I wrote the song with our college's hip hop dance team in mind (I haven't heard from them whether they lik..

» Wanted: Cantonese Materials For Foreigners Who Already Know Mandarin
11/06/10 14:18 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
I am not even close to committing to trying to think about beginning to learn Cantonese. It's Mandarin all the way for me (for now). But the fact is: I'm finishing my 3rd year in Cantonese Land (where I happily use Mandarin, by the way) an..

» Up North Chant
01/06/10 02:17 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
In honor of Értóng Jié 儿童节 , this is the first post in a series designed to bring us foreigners up to the level of Chinese elementary school children (not including their studies of hanzi, but if you want that, see Randy Alexander's projec..

» Any - Security, the Arts, and a Chengyu Group
30/05/10 16:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion Catherine and John are here today to give you a sneak peek of this week's lessons. They've also got a user group they will be presenting, which you can join by visiting its group pag...

» My One Friend
27/05/10 23:52 from Laowai Chinese 老外中文
Here's a little trip down grammar lane, trying to get to the bottom of how the English word “one” can be translated so many different ways in Chinese. It might surprise you how the Chinese say: 1. “one of my friends”..

» Upper Intermediate - Into the Sandstorm
18/05/10 16:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion Dialogue Exercises Vocabulary Expansion For anyone who has ever woken up to find their car covered in sand, the situation covered in today's lesson will be a familiar one. In some parts of the world, like Italy, France, and nort..

» Media - 邓小平南巡讲话
04/05/10 16:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion Dialogue Exercises Vocabulary Expansion 1992年邓小平同志的南巡，被称作“春天的故事”，他的南巡讲话，深刻地影响了中国改革开放的进程。社会主义的本质是什么？走市场化道路就是走资本主义道路吗？我们应该怎么走社会主义道路？从南巡讲话中，人们得到了答案，消除了疑惑，才有之后中国改革开放的丰硕成果。欢迎大家收听这节特别的课程。 来源链接： ..

» Any - Dashboard Updates and a Visit from a User
25/04/10 16:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion John, Jenny and Catherine are here today to cover some updates related to the ChinesePod's new dashboard and to give a sneak peek at the lessons coming up this week. There's also a special visitor in the office, so the team will..

» Elementary - Lovey-Dovey Terminology
24/04/10 16:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion Honey bunny... Sweet pea... pumpkin. You've heard them before - you probably use them. They play a role in close relationships, but few people know how to express such things in a language other than their native tongue. Today Q..

» Intermediate - Travel by Tour Group
26/03/10 16:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion Dialogue Exercises Vocabulary Expansion Traveling in China can be a bit different than what some tourists are used to. Many people opt to travel as a part of a tour group (you've all seen them - they often have a brightly-dresse..

» Intermediate - The Yellow and Green Spectrum of Meaning
13/03/10 17:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion In today's episode of Qing Wen the team wraps up their series on colors and Chinese culture. Curious to know why you should be careful not to ask for yellow books and movies? Wondering why your friends make fun of you for wearin..

» Advanced - 中年危机
09/03/10 17:00 from Learn Chinese - ChinesePod
Discussion Dialogue Exercises Vocabulary Expansion 从出生到死亡，人的一生会经历不同的人生阶段。少年、青年、壮年、中年、老年，在每个阶段，人的心态都会有不同的变化。人到中年，是喜悦还是忧愁？是满足还是失落呢？我想更多的是复杂的情感体验吧。快来看看对话中的一对中年夫妻，他们经历着怎样的中年生活呢？结婚十八年了，他们是否依然过得幸福呢？... ..