Newbie | Asking the Time

Whether you're shopping for furniture or buying low-quality knick-knacks at the fake market, it always helps to know what your product is made of to help determine a fair price. There's nothing worse than realizing your shiny dragon statue is made of cheap plastic! Learn how to t ...  Show more

Once you get past the initial niceties and compliments that inevitably take place during a conversation, your newfound Chinese friend will most likely ask you where you've learned such exemplary Mandarin. Today's lesson will teach you how to respond to this question while still p ...  Show more

Learn how to talk about time. 

In this lesson you will learn the calendar and time concepts in Chinese, you will be able to talk about year, month, week and date. Please sign up and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 200+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts and worksheets. 

We've all been in this situation... two people agree to meet at a certain time, but one person calls to say she'll be late. And then calls again to say she'll be later. (And then you start to wonder if she's going to make it at all.) Learn the essential Chinese in this lesson. ...