Upper-intermediate | New Year's Eve Family Di...

There's a common but delicious cucumber dish in China called 凉拌黄瓜. Learn exactly what this Chinese dish is, as well as how to make it in this lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1636 

It's well-known that table manners can vary a bit from culture to culture, and that Chinese table manners can sometimes be interpreted as "interesting" abroad. But a new generation of well-educated Chinese travelers are ready to shed that old image. In this lesson, listen in on a ...  Afficher plus

With Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day all upon us, Americans are eating and drinking all kinds of special things that relate to their family origins. We'll look at a few of these specialties and where they come from. Bring your appetite! 

Happy Chinese New Year! Whether you plan to celebrate by dancing down the street inside a papier-maché dragon, or by giving cash-stuffed envelopes to your grandchildren, this is the biggest holiday of the year in China. Learn all about it in today's podcast! Episode link: ...

As it's Christmas soon I made an extra long episode for you to improve your listening skills before the new year! I talked about Christmas traditions in the UK, the USA, and other countries - mostly about food! Christmas movie recommendations at the end! (the YouTube version o ...

In this festive episode, we discuss spending Chrismas in Asia with friends. Over in the East, Xmas is not so much a holiday to spend with family, but rather with friends (unless they're Christian obviously). Learn some words for various holidays, and how to say how you will sp ...