Takeaway Chinese

Wǒ de kuàidì zhōngyú dào le!
 我的快递终于到了！ My parcels are finally here. Nǐ mǎi le shénme？Kuài dǎkāi kànkan. 你买了什么？快打开看看。 What did you buy? Quickly open it and have a look. Wǒ mǎile liǎngtiáo duǎnqún，sānjiàn chènshān hé wǔtiáo kùzi. 我买了两条短裙，三件衬衫和五条裤子。 I bought two skirts, three shirts and five pair of pants. Zěnme mǎi nàme duō？ 怎么买那么多？ Why did you order...

This special edition podcast includes a radio drama featuring a modern-day Chinese girl- Niuniu and a Qing Dynasty scholar- Wei Yuan, about Wei Yuan’s quest for introducing the outside world to the Qing Dynasty Chinese people. The second part shares some useful expressions about opening up.

Nǐ zěnme yòu zài bāng tā zuò gōngzuò? 你怎么又在帮他做工作？ Why are you helping him with his work again? Wǒ bù tài huì jùjué biérén de qǐngqiú, bùxiǎng yǐnqǐ chōngtū. 我不太会拒绝别人的请求，不想引起冲突。 I’m not very good at rejecting other people’s requests and I don’t want to start a conflict. Bùguò méishì de, wǒ hěn lèyú zhùrén… 不过没事的，我很乐于助人…… But it’s fine. I’m very happy to hel...

Nǐ jìde wǒmen zuótiān liáotiān de nèiróng me? 你记得我们昨天聊天的内容么？ Do you remember what we talked about yesterday? Jìde ya. Wǒmen bùshì tǎolùn le gébì bàngōngshì Xiǎo Wáng xīn mǎi de pǎobùjī me? 记得呀。我们不是讨论了隔壁办公室小王新买的跑步机么？ I remember. Didn't we talk about Xiao Wang's new treadmill in the office next door? Duì, ránhòu jīntiān wǒ shǒujī shang de gèzhǒng ruǎnjiàn jiù...

Qīngmíngjié xiǎo chángjià yǒu shénme ānpái? 清明节小长假有什么安排？ Do you have any arrangements for Qingming Festival? Chūnnuǎn huākāi de jìjié, dāngrán shì yào chūmén tàqīng le! 春暖花开的季节，当然是要出门踏青了！ In this warm spring season with blooming flowers, you should definitely go for a spring outing! Wǒ zhǔnbèi tiāo yīgè hǎo tiānqì, hé qīnpéng hǎoyǒu yīqǐ qù gōngyuán yóuwán, xīnshǎng s...

Wèishénme fángjiān de dēng miè le? 为什么房间的灯灭了？ Why are the lights off in the room? Wǒ zài cānjiā dìqiú yīxiǎoshí huódòng, 我在参加地球一小时活动， I’m supporting the Earth Hour, guāndiào zhàomíng shèbèi hé bùbìyào de diànqì. 关掉照明设备和不必要的电器。 switching off lights and unnecessary electrical appliances. Guān duō jiǔ a? 关多久啊？ How long will you switch off the appliances for? C...

Nǐ zuìjìn zài zhuī shénme xīnjù ma? 你最近在追什么新剧吗？ Have you been following any new shows lately? Wǒ zài kàn yīgè xīnchūde xuányí wǎngjù. 我在看一个新出的悬疑网剧。 I'm watching a new online mystery drama. Dànshì yīnwèi wǒ méiyǒu huìyuán, suǒyǐ yīzhōu zhǐ néng kàn liǎngjí. 但是因为我没有会员，所以一周只能看两集。 But because I don't have a membership, I can only watch two episodes a week. W...

Zuìjìn mìshì táotuō hěn huǒ. Recently, escape rooms are very popular. Yīxiē rèmén mìshì shènzhì yào tíqián liǎngsānzhōu yùyuē! Some popular escape rooms even need to be booked two or three weeks in advance! Wǒmen yě qù tǐyàn yīxià ba! Let's go and experience it. Wǒ bù lǐjiě wèishénme yǒurén xǐhuan zhège yóuxì. I don't understand why anyone likes this game. Yào bèi guān zài xiǎohēiwū li liǎngsāngè...