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ChinesePod – Beginner

ChinesePod makes learning Mandarin fun and easy. It isn’t your typical language learning resource – we think you’ll be entertained as well!

If you’re just trying to learn some survival Chinese or looking to start a lifelong relationship with the language, this ChinesePod – Beginner Level Podcast Channel is where to start.

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For more lessons, go to www.chinesepod.com and take us for a spin.

Latest Episodes:

Newbie | How do you take your coffee? Jul 19, 2023

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Coffee is a harsh mistress. One perhaps best relinquished before you arrive in tea land. But for those who can't face the notion of life without her, here is a Mandarin Chinese lesson modeled on a fantasy utopia-China, where not only could you have your coffee, but your sugar and cream too. Listen in, and you never know, you may just get your cuppa to your liking. If not... there is a Chinese medicine perfect for treating that withdrawal headache. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0631

Elementary | Thanksgiving Jul 17, 2023

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Hearing talk of turkey and mashed potatoes is like cruel and unusual punishment to oven-deprived China-ites. Rather than drooling, get into the spirit of Thanksgiving and be grateful: for cheap massages, the ayi you have that you could never afford at home, those BBQ meat skewers on the street, and DVDs for 75 cents. Then, listen to this podcast and learn how to be thankful, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0707

Newbie | Too Much to Drink Jul 14, 2023

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Don't be fooled by the bottles of Russian vodka collecting dust by our water cooler, or the small bottle of baijiu on Amber's desk: the drug of choice here at ChinesePod is caffeine. And while it may be socially-acceptable to quaff a few cups of either while working, one too many will shoot your judgment and send coworkers fleeing in terror. Listen to this podcast and learn how to use Mandarin Chinese to fend off booze-bedraggled assailants. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0629

Elementary | Hard of Hearing Jul 12, 2023

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Screeching scooter brakes, cacophonous construction and prolonged iPod use to block it all out is a China dweller’s recipe for auditory undoing. Before you end up bidding an early retreat to the world of grandpa hearing aids, listen (while you still can) to this podcast and learn about being hard of hearing, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0702

Newbie | Time to Go Jul 10, 2023

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No, this is not another in our 'taking the classroom to the bathroom' series of Mandarin lessons. Rather, this lesson is about having to get going. So, next time you're waiting as your significant other is performing their getting ready ritual, you will have the words to get him/her rolling. Listen to this podcast and learn to nag a little, a la Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0624

Elementary | Athlete Injuries Jul 07, 2023

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In China, potential injuries are lurking around every corner. Prepare yourself... when your foot is stomped on for the twenty-fourth time in one bus commute, you will be crying out for a tensor bandage with the best of them. Not to mention the repetitive strain injury from dinging your bicycle bell at those rogue taxi drivers. Listen to this podcast, and learn about getting hurt, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0693

Newbie | I'm hot! Jul 05, 2023

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For those of us all sweaty in our China summer, this lesson has a special significance. We want to know how to voice our complaints to the weather gods that be. In this podcast, learn to bellyache over the heat, in Mandarin Chinese. Now, if only we could learn how to do a rain dance... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0620

Elementary | Scary Clown Jul 03, 2023

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Clowns freak people out. They have weird hair, and what's with the big shoes? 10 million crying children can't be wrong. Who came up with clowns, anyway? And who came up with a Chinese lesson on clowns? Some sicko, likely... but the next time one comes up to you, at least you'll have the language to tell it to go away. Listen to this podcast and join the anti-clown campaign, Mandarin-style. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0683

Newbie | I Can't Write It Jun 30, 2023

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Never thought we'd one day be just another illiteracy statistic, but, alas, learning Mandarin can be a humbling undertaking. If you just wrote down your name and the squinting clerk is turning the paper upsidedown, sideways and backward, this podcast is for you. Do not be daunted! Listen and learn how to get someone to write a Chinese character for you. And do not despair--literacy initiatives have worked in developing countries. There's hope for us yet. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0616

Elementary | Yang Jie's Fury Jun 28, 2023

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Men everywhere know about the fury of the woman scorned, but that holds nothing in comparison to that of a hormone-raging, pubescent, Sweet Valley High novel-reading youth. In this podcast we revisit our Chinese friend Yang Jie, and this time, she's furious. Follow along as the diary leaves the page and turns into a reality-show-gone-bad lesson in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0806

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