Pre-intermediate | Take Some Medicine

Do you hear a big round of applause for your making it to Upper-Intermediate? You might find yourself in a learning plateau though. Take heart! This level is about focus, refining your goals and fully delving into the rewarding learning and life experiences on the road ahead. Epi ...  Show more

When business is slow, it's a good time to have an department store "anniversary sale". Listen to a shop assistant subtly trick a customer into getting some discount goods. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2809 

Sometimes you just don’t feel well, you have a cold, you are coughing and have a running nose. Learn how to say that you don’t feel well and want to see a doctor in Mandarin Chinese. Let the doctor take your temperature and prescribe traditional Chinese medicine for you. Please s ...  Show more

No matter where you are in China, Chinese people will be lavishing praise on you the moment you're able to utter even a simple "hello" or "thank you" in barely distinguishable Chinese. It's important to know how to deflect this politely (your Chinese companion will often expec ...

Though the screech of an alarm clock sounds the same in any language, we know that all this studying makes you tired, so we’ve prepared a lesson on giving you that extra “nudge” to get up out of bed in the morning. In this podcast learn how to tell someone in Chinese that it’s ...

Lots of lessons under your belt and you’re feeling a bit sure of yourself these days, so here’s an intro to a few of the 1500 regional dialects here in China to bring you back down to us. In this podcast you will learn a few key phrases in a couple of the major dialects of Chi ...