Newbie | Speaking and Writing

In this lesson, Joe and Lyn will show you how to fight for the right to use your bathroom by annoying the person that’s using it. After watching this, I’m sure nobody will ever come between you and the toilet in the future! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4329 

If you're a foreign student in China, or planning to be one, you should probably learn the word for "foreign student." And since all our listeners are good-looking, the word for "handsome guy" might just come in handy as well. Learn all this and more in this Chinese lesson. Episo ...  Show more

Shuang Yu and Hua Mulan are on the menu for today's discussion. We digress a wee bit into ABCs, ABT, EBTs, EBCs and Nationality. We also talk about raising bilingual children after a question from a hangouteer.If you enjoy what we do, we have been helpful or at least entertaining ...  Show more

We discuss the true grit and determination you need to learn and being fascinated by peoples struggles and how they overcome adversity. In particular the learning Chinese or learning a language element of it. Also targets in general both with Mandarin and with life.If you enjoy w ...  Show more

Learn Mandarin with us as we tell the story about visiting the zoo, as we did this gone weekend. We mention several ways to get to said zoo and also animal related words. We also discuss some good news and some bad news for the family. And give info on what's going to happen for ...  Show more

We discuss euphemisms/雙關語/Shuāngguān yǔ in this one for probably longer than we should have. There are so many things that can mean genitals in English its a little upsetting really. We also discuss Christmas. Lot's of Chinese and some English to keep you on track with the conver ...  Show more