Learn Mandarin Chinese - Chinese Audio Lessons

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Lesson 031. Tastes and Flavours. Apr 29, 2026

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Different tastes, smells, flavours in Mandarin Chinese. How does it taste? How does it smell? etc. Lesson PDF transcripts include extra grammar information, not available in the audio version. Please signup and become a registered member to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts and worksheets.

Lesson 030. Directions and Location. Apr 28, 2026

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This is a review lesson (but with some new vocabulary). We will review phrases related to showing the direction and location in Mandarin Chinese and such directional verbs as 来 lai2 (to come) and 去 qu4 (to go).

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Lesson 029. Buying Food in a Supermarket. Apr 27, 2026

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Learn practical and useful vocabulary related to buying groceries in a supermarket in China. Learn names of the food products that we cannot live without, like bread, butter, milk, yoghurt, cheese, eggs, meat etc. Living in China can be tough if you can’t find the food you are used to. And after all, it’s much safer to buy food in such supermarkets as Carrefour in China. Please sign up and become a registered member to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts, worksheets, videos and more.

Lesson 028. Finding and Renting an Apartment. Apr 26, 2026

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This lesson is about renting an apartment in China. Find and rent an apartment you like in Shanghai, ask how big your future apartment is, how much the rent is and what district of the city it is located in. After learning this lesson, you will be able to use Mandarin Chinese to find your own apartment in China.

Lesson 027. Working in China. Office Vocabulary. Apr 25, 2026

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This lesson will teach you some very common and useful vocabulary and sentence patterns used when working in China. You will learn office vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese and at the end of this lesson will be able to understand and say such sentences and phrases as “what’s your email address”, “did you receive my fax” or “my printer is broken”, etc. Full and detailed PDF lesson transcripts and worksheets are available for subscribed users.

Lesson 026. Sing and Learn. Sweety Sweet. Apr 24, 2026

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In this lesson we you will learn a popular song in Mandarin Chinese. Songs are very good for learning a foreign language, listening to them can improve your listening comprehension a lot.

You will also learn other related vocabulary and sentence patterns.
The song you will hear in this lesson has always been one of my favorite Chinese songs. It is really simple and easy to sing. Enjoy it. Please signup and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 270+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts and worksheets.

Lesson 025. Colours and Numbers. Review. Apr 23, 2026

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In this lesson you will learn all the common colours and numbers in Mandarin Chinese. Please sign up and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 200+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts, worksheets and calligraphy videos.

Lesson 024. Dating and Relationships. Apr 22, 2026

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This lesson is devoted to dating and relationships. You will learn how to say ” I love you”, “I have feelings for you”, “love at first sight”, “you are my only one” and other expressions which may be useful when you converse with your future or current Chinese girlfriend (boyfriend) etc. Please sign up and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 276+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts and worksheets.

Lesson 023. How Old Are You? Apr 21, 2026

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This lesson is about asking “how old are you?” question in Chinese. There are different ways of asking the question “how old are you?” in Chinese, it depends on the age of the person you are talking to. Asking a child is different from asking a person of your age or an elderly person. Buy your friend a birthday cake and sing a “Happy Birthday Song” in Chinese! Find out what animal are you according to Chinese Lunar calendar, etc. Please sign up and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 276+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts and worksheets.

Lesson 022. Playing Sports and Exercising. Apr 20, 2026

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Learn in Chinese about playing sports and doing exercises. Are you a football (soccer) fan?
From this lesson you will learn some general expressions about sport and physical exercises in Mandarin Chinese.
This lesson’s vocabulary: health, body, exercise, names of different sports, playing different sports, working out in a gym, etc. Please sign up and become a registered subscriber to download ALL 276+ audio lessons with full PDF transcripts and worksheets.

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