This is special edition for Thanksgiving! You can also learn how to say thank you and express your gratitude in many ways in Chinese!
Want to learn how to discuss Halloween in Chinese? Here's the episode for you 万圣节 wàn shèng jié : Halloween 鬼节 guǐ jié : Halloween 传统 chuán tǒng : tradition 不给糖就捣蛋 bù gěi táng jiù dǎo dàn : trick or treat 讨糖果 tǎo táng guǒ : beg for candies 打扮 dǎ bàn : dress up 神奇女侠 shén qí nǚ xiá : wonder woman 僵尸 jiāng shī : zombie 吸血鬼 xī xuè guǐ : vampire 海盗 hǎi dào : pirate 南瓜灯 nán guā dēng : Jack o’latern 刻南瓜灯 kè nán guā dēng : carve pumpkin lantern
Do you know ways to compliment others in Chinese? What're trendy ways to say? Also how to reply others' compliments. This episode will teach you all! Vocab list: 夸奖 kuā jiǎng : compliment 你好漂亮 nǐ hǎo piāo liàng : you’re very pretty 你真漂亮 nǐ zhēn piāo liàng : you’re very pretty 你好美 nǐ hǎo měi : you’re very beautiful 你好帅 nǐ hǎo shuài : you’re very good-looking (to guys) 你好酷 nǐ hǎo kù : you’re very cool 你好牛 nǐ hǎo niú : you’re very impressive 你好溜 nǐ hǎo liù : you’re very impressive 你好二 nǐ hǎo èr : you’re very silly 你好厉害 nǐ hǎo lì hài : you’re amazing! 你好棒 nǐ hǎo bàng : you’re amazing! 没有没有 méi yǒu méi yǒu : not really. 没有啦 méi yǒu lā : not really 还好啦 huán hǎo lā : it’s okay 过奖 guò jiǎng : you over complimented me.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! This episode will let you know more about Mid-Autumn Festival and share with you beautiful Chinese poems about the Moon. Vocab List: 中秋节 zhōng qiū jié : mid-autumn festival 中秋节快乐 zhōng qiū jié kuài lè : Happy Mid-autumn Festival 月亮 yuè liàng : moon 阴历 yīn lì : lunar calendar 农历 nóng lì : lunar calendar 日历 rì lì : solar calendar 赏月 shǎng yuè : admire the Moon 满月 mǎn yuè : full Moon 十五的月亮十六圆 shí wǔ dí yuè liàng shí liù yuán : the Moon on 16th looks rounder than 15th 团圆 tuán yuán :reunion 月饼 yuè bǐng : moon cake 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟 dàn yuàn rén cháng jiǔ ， qiān lǐ gòng chán juān 举头望明月，低头思故乡 jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè ， dī tóu sī gù xiāng
Chinese herbal medicine can come very handy when you feel sick. Get a list of common herbal medicine you should have at home! Song Name: 菊花台 Vocab List: 中药 zhōng yào : Chinese traditional medicine 草药 cǎo yào : herbal medicine 枇杷膏 pí pá gāo :Pei Pa Kao 咳嗽 ké sòu : cough 风油精 fēng yóu jīng : Summer Essential Balm Oil 头痛 tóu tòng : headache 中暑 zhòng shǔ : heat stroke 晕车 yùn chē : car sickness 蚊子 wén zǐ : mosqito 保济丸 bǎo jì wán 拉肚子 lā dù zǐ : diarrhea 万花油 wàn huā yóu 非处方药 fēi chǔ fāng yào : non-prescription medine
Come to learn more ways to greet (打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū) in Chinese than 你好 nǐ hǎo)! You will have a lot of fun learning all the subtleties. Vocab List: 打招呼 dǎ zhāo hū : greet 你好 nǐ hǎo : hello 嗨 hài : hi 随意 suí yì : casual 正式 zhèng shì : formal 吃了吗 chī lē mā : Have you eaten? 去哪儿 qù nǎ ér : Where’re you going? 最近怎么样 zuì jìn zěn me yàng : How is it going? 最近还好吗 zuì jìn huán hǎo má : How is it going? 好久不见 hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn : Long time no see. 早上好 zǎo shàng hǎo : Good morning. 下午好 xià wǔ hǎo : Good afternoon. 晚上好 wǎn shàng hǎo : Good evening. 早 zǎo : Morning. 晚安 wǎn ān : Good night. 长辈 zhǎng bèi : People who are older than you. 叔叔 shū shū : Used to address male who are older than you. 阿姨 ā yí : Used to address female who are older than you. 叔叔好 shū shū hǎo : Say hi to an older male. 阿姨好 ā yí hǎo : Say hi to an older female. 美女 měi nǚ : Used to get attention to a female peer. 帅哥 shuài gē : Used to get attention to a male peer. 再见 zài jiàn : bye 拜拜 bāi bāi : bye 下次见 xià cì jiàn : see you next time. 保重 bǎo zhòng : take care
Want some recommendation of good talk shows to improve your Chinese while having fun? Here's the episode for you! Vocab List: 脱口秀 tuō kǒu xiù : Talk Show 谈话节目 tán huà jié mù : Talk Show 世界青年说 shì jiè qīng nián shuō : A Bright World (English Name) 金星秀 jīn xīng xiù : Jin Xing Show 十全十美 shí quán shí měi : perfect 周立波秀 zhōu lì bō xiù : Mr Zhou’s Show 非诚勿扰 fēi chéng wù rǎo : If You Were the One (English Name) 相亲 xiāng qīn: blind date
Everyone can get sick but how do you tell a doctor or a friend if you're sick in Chinese? How to say all the common symptoms? Super practical if you live in China or are going to China. Vocab List 生病 shēng bìng : feel sick 我生病了 wǒ shēng bìng liǎo : I’m sick/ I feel sick. 我不舒服 wǒ bù shū fú : I’m sick/ I feel sick. 头疼 tóu téng : headache 我头疼 wǒ tóu téng : I have a headache. 牙疼 yá téng : toothache 肚子疼 dù zǐ téng : stomachache 喉咙疼 hóu lóng téng : sore throat 嗓子疼 sǎng zǐ téng : sore throat 感冒 gǎn mào : cold 我感冒了 wǒ gǎn mào lē : I caught a cold. 咳嗽 ké sòu : cough 中暑 zhòng shǔ : heat stroke 我中暑了 wǒ zhòng shǔ liǎo : I got heat stroke. 上火 shàng huǒ : internal fire 降火 jiàng huǒ : decrease internal fire 医生 yī shēng : doctor 湿气 shī qì : moist energy
If you're stressed out from your work or life, tune in this relaxing episode discussing Yoga (瑜伽 yú jiā). Vocab list: 瑜伽 yú jiā : yoga 轻松 qīng sōng : relaxing 健康 jiàn kāng : healthy 流行 liú xíng : popular 柔韧性 róu rèn xìng : flexible 误解 wù jiě : misconception 肌肉 jī ròu : muscle 鸡肉 jī ròu : chicken 力量 lì liáng : strength 重要 zhòng yào : important 呼吸 hū xī : breath 全身运动 quán shēn yùn dòng : full-body exercise 上半身 shàng bàn shēn : upper-body 下半身 xià bàn shēn : lower-body 高温瑜伽 gāo wēn yú qié : hot yoga 伸展 shēn zhǎn : stretch 危险 wēi xiǎn : danger/dangerous 俯卧撑 fǔ wò chēng : push-up 仰卧起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò : sit-up 精神 jīng shén : mind
Busy watching World Cup? Why not take 10 min to learn some Chinese about World Cup and enjoy our bad jokes? Vocab List: 足球 zú qiú : soccer 世界杯 shì jiè bēi : world cup 粉丝 fěn sī : fan(s) 伪粉丝 wěi fěn sī : fake fan(s) 好球 hǎo qiú : nice shot 臭球 chòu qiú : terrible pass 加油 jiā yóu : come on / good luck / … 进球 jìn qiú : score a goal 中国 zhōng guó : China 球队 qiú duì : soccer team 西班牙 xī bān yá : Spain 淘汰 táo tài : kicked out of game 知识竞答 zhī shí jìng dá : trivia 巴西 bā xī : Brazil 举办 jǔ bàn : host 乌拉圭 wū lā guī : Uruguay
Do you know that Northern and Southern China are very different? Come to listen to this relaxing episode to entertain yourself. Vocab list: 北方 běi fāng : North 南方 nán fāng: South 喝酒 hē jiǔ : drinking 白酒 bái jiǔ : white wine 啤酒 pí jiǔ : beer 酒吧 jiǔ bā : bar 吵架 chǎo jià : fight/argue 吃饭 chī fàn : eat 辣 là : spicy 性格 xìng gé : personality
Have you thought of working in China? How do you find a job in China as foreigner? What do you need to know about working in China? Listen to this episode to get full exposure! Vocab list: 工作 gōng zuò : work 码农 mǎ nóng : code farmer (software engineer) 软件工程师 ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī : software engineer 老板 lǎo bǎn : boss 同事 tóng shì : coworker 火锅 huǒ guō : hotpot 害羞 hài xiū : shy 加班 jiā bān : work overtime 找工作 zhǎo gōng zuò : search for jobs 微信 wēi xìn : WeChat 面试 miàn shì : interview 情商考试 qíng shāng kǎo shì : emotional intelligence test 智商考试 zhì shāng kǎo shì : intelligence test 笔试 bǐ shì : written test 工资 gōng zī : salary
Travel season is coming! Want some insider recommendation for places to visit in China? Enjoy this episode! Vocab List: 夏天 xià tiān : summer 旅行 lǚ xíng : travel 历史遗迹 lì shǐ yí jì : historical site 长城 cháng chéng : Great Wall 爬长城 pá cháng chéng : climb Great Wall 秦始皇 qín shǐ huáng : Emperor Qin 野长城 yě cháng chéng : wild Great Wall 兵马俑 bīng mǎ yǒng : Terra Cotta Warrior 电影 diàn yǐng : movie 木乃伊 mù nǎi yī : mummy 自然景观 zì rán jǐng guān : natural wonder 九寨沟 jiǔ zhài gōu 水平如镜 shuǐ píng rú jìng : water as calm as a mirror 黄山 huáng shān 松树 sōng shù : pine tree 奇松 qí sōng : wonderful pine tree 怪石 guài shí : strange stone 云海 yún hǎi : sea of fog 温泉 wēn quán : spring 桂林 guì lín 购物 gòu wù : shopping 义乌 yì wū 深圳 shēn zhèn 电子产品 diàn zǐ chǎn pǐn : electronic products 香港 xiāng gǎng 早茶 zǎo chá : dim sum
Hsin Wei
hey, I'm from Singapore. I've only listened to three of youe episodes but I'm really loving the mix of Chinese and English so far, it's perfect for me! My mother tongue is supposedly chinese but i hardly speak it because i primarily speak english at home and with my friends. I used to hate chinese because in primary school, my Chinese teachers would punish me a lot for not being proficient in the language even though I'm chinese in race. But years have passed and now i wish to pick up on my Chinese. It's a breeze hearing the mix of English and Chinese it sounds very natural which makes it very easy to listen to. Keep it up :)
Elaine Gardner
Do you use Kratom, as in other South Asian countries? I tried to check to see if it is legal there in China, but wasn't able to find anything. We are fighting to keep this relatively harmless herb legal in US. Used for: pain, anti-inflammatory, in small doses it is stimulant, larger-sedating. Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical industry Hates competition here. My son is moving to China and has been taking Kratom instead of opiates for a genetic disorder. I just started taking it and am also stopping all opiates because it works better and doesn't upset my stomach.