Learn a little bit about Chinese superstition regarding the year of their birth and also about a colloquialism that's often used to talk about sequential events

11 Minutes • Audio

Are the Stars Aligning in China?

Learn how to use two-character adverbs

11 Minutes • Audio

A Chinese Invitation

Learn how to use the character 请 to mean "to invite"

10 Minutes • Audio

Going on a Date in China

Learn about using a character we've learned before 那 which means "then"

10 Minutes • Audio

Are You Too Busy for Love in China?

Learn how to talk about something you have done before and are planning on starting again in the future

10 Minutes • Audio

Thanks for a Great Chinese Party!

Learn how to use the character 就 which means "then"

10 Minutes • Audio

Asking for Help in Chinese

Learn about the usage of a key Chinese character, 没, and also how to ask for help

9 Minutes • Audio

Offering Help in Chinese

Learn about a Chinese verb which can either mean "to use" or "to need," depending on how it's placed in the sentence

1 Minute • Audio

Feeling Under the Weather in China

Learn about the adverb meaning "first"

10 Minutes • Audio

Making Sure Your Chinese Friend is Okay

Learn an expression that means "how" or "why"

13 Minutes • Audio

An Unseasonably Hot Day in China

Learn how to use the character 可 to add emotional emphasis

10 Minutes • Audio

What Do You Do in Your Spare Time in China?

Learn about using the Chinese conjunction which means "or"

11 Minutes • Audio

What a Cute Chinese Child!

Learn about a phrase that can be rather confusing

12 Minutes • Audio

What a Good Chinese Dog!

Learn how to talk about animals

10 Minutes • Audio

Have You Heard of my Chinese Band?

Learn how to express lukewarm emotions

11 Minutes • Audio

Chinese Traffic Chaos

Learn how to use the preposition 往, meaning "towards," to give directions

10 Minutes • Audio

You'd Better Use a Chinese Dictionary

Learn the conjunction 就, which is used to signify temporal and causal relationships between actions

12 Minutes • Audio

Last Minute Travel Panic in China

Learn the uses of 在 with localizers

5 Minutes • Audio

Man vs. Printer in China

Learn how to answer questions

12 Minutes • Audio

Do you Have an Unreasonable Chinese Landlord?

Learn how to say you can or can't afford things

11 Minutes • Audio

A Visit to the Chinese Emergency Room

Learn a structure that will help you avoid repeating adjectives

11 Minutes • Audio

It's All About Impressing the Bartender in China

Learn how to talk about doing something for someone, using the preposition 给

11 Minutes • Audio

A Convoluted Chinese Checkin Process

Learn how to use Chinese conjunctions

13 Minutes • Audio

Seeking Treatment in China

Learn how to ask questions for which you already know the answer

14 Minutes • Audio

Getting Nowhere Fast in China

Learn how to use the adverb 根本 which means "fundamentally"

11 Minutes • Audio

Listen to your Chinese Personal Trainer

Learn about the pattern 都

12 Minutes • Audio

The Case of the Missing Chinese Cellphone

Learn about prepositions and where you put them

11 Minutes • Audio

How Much are you Willing to Pay for an iPhone in China?

Learn how to use the subordinating particle 的

11 Minutes • Audio

Is it Too Late for Chinese Tea?

Learn about Chinese tea houses and an easy way to make comparisons

14 Minutes • Audio

Burning the Candle at Both Ends in China

Learn about work units and how to give evasive answers

14 Minutes • Audio

Do You Have a Hidden Talent for Speaking Chinese?

Learn about the tragedy that China faced during WWII and about tense

12 Minutes • Audio

How to Get Your Vegetables in China

Learn about a well-balanced diet in China and how to express the word "please" correctly

12 Minutes • Audio

Partying in Old-school Beijing

Learn about traditional living communities and an adverb that helps you express that there might be something bad about the situation, but not bad enough to dismiss it

15 Minutes • Audio