Chinese Language Convo Club - Casual Chinese Speaking Practice

Bubble Tea Dialogue: Girl A: 嗨，街角处那边新开了一家珍珠奶茶店，想不想去试试？ Girl B: 啊，我最爱珍珠奶茶了！好，那我们去看看吧！ Tea Barista: 店员：欢迎来到香飘飘！请问，有什么可以帮您的？ Girl B: 你知道要点哪种吗？ Girl A: 我不确定...我正在减肥...我还是要一杯不太甜的吧！ Tea Barista: 店员：没问题！我们有“少糖”、 “半糖 ”和“低糖”几种可以选。 Girl A: 嗯...那我要一杯红糖珍珠奶茶，半糖。 Girl B: 那...

糖浆 Tángjiāng – Simple Syrup 煮 Zhǔ - To Boil 木薯珍珠 mùshǔ zhēnzhū – Tapioca Pearls 包装 Bāozhuāng – Package, Packaging 说明 Shuōmíng - Instructions 浓度 Nóngdù – Concentration, strength (of coffee, tea, etc) 含有 Hányǒu – To Contain 顺便说一下 – By the way 低脂牛奶 – Low-fat milk 好好享用吧 Hǎohǎo xiǎngyòng ba – Enjoy! Supplementary Vocab: 自制 （Zìzhì）- DIY, homemade 现成 （Xiànchéng） - Rea...

Chinese taught in a bite-sized lesson, join us for 5 minutes as we teach you how to order our favorite fall seasonal beverage. Pumpkin Spiced Latte - 南瓜香料拿铁 (Nánguā xiāngliào ná tiě) Pumpkin - 南瓜 - (Nánguā) Spice(s) - 香料 - (Xiāngliào) Latte - 拿铁 - (Ná tiě) Seasonal Item - 季节现售 (Jìjié xiàn shòu) Cinnamon - 桂皮，肉桂 (Guìpí, Ròuguì) Nutmeg - 肉豆蔻 (Ròu dòukòu) Cloves - 丁香 (Dīngxi...

A drink that's been around for a while, but finally made it's way to the U.S within the last 8 to 10 years, Boba Tea, a.k.a Bubble Tea, is our topic for this episode of the Convo Club. Join us as we talk about ways to customize your Bubble Tea beverage, as well as who generally drinks it, and what are some of the good things about it. Vocab: 珍珠奶茶 Zhēnzhū Nǎichá – Bubble Tea 街角处 Jiējiǎo chù...

The Roommate： 有个女生和室友在校外合租，房间两室一厅，干净整洁。(Yǒu gè nǚshēng hé shìyǒu zài xiàowài hézū, fángjiān liǎng shì yī tīng, gānjìng zhěngjié.) 半夜，女生听到自己头顶上的墙面传来阵阵指甲盖划墙的声音，尖厉刺耳，说不出的难受。 (Bànyè, nǚshēng tīng dào zìjǐ tóudǐng shàng de qiáng miàn chuán lái zhèn zhèn zhǐ jia gài huà qiáng de shēngyīn, jiānlì cì'ěr, shuō bu chū de nánshòu.) 她知道自己...

Halloween is upon us, so we are releasing our next scary story a week early for you enjoy. 祝你们万圣节快乐! 🎃 Vocabulary: 1. 记者( jìzhě) - Journalist 2. 乡下(xiāngxià) – The Countryside 3. 采风(cǎifēng) – To Gather Research 4. 破旧(pòjiù ) - Old and Rundown 5. 旅馆(lǚguǎn) – Small hotel or Inn (Motel) 6. 光线(guāngxiàn) – The Lighting (in a room or area) 7. 棱角分明(léngjiǎo fēnmíng)- Prominent...

Scary Story: The Roommate 恐怖故事: 室友 Vocabulary: 1. 室友 Shìyǒu – Roommate 2. 在校外合租 Zài Xiào Wài Hé Zū - Live Together Off-Campus 3. 干净整洁 Gānjìng zhěngjié – Clean and Tidy 4. 半夜 Bànyè – At Midnight 5. 阵阵 Zhèn zhèn - Bursts 6. 指甲盖Zhǐ jia gài - Fingernails 7. 划 Huá – To Scratch, to Scrape 8。尖利刺耳 Jiānlì cì'ěr – Shrill, Piercing 9. 胡闹 Húnào – To Cause Trouble 10 顽皮 wánpí...

Bilibili v/s Youtube (Text): Bilibili，简称“B站”，被中国人认为是中国版的YouTube。 B站一开始只有动漫视频。 因为内容很全，所以很受用户们的喜爱。 并且，为了保证好的用户体验，B站很早就有一个承诺：看视频永远没有广告。这一点B站做的比较好，现在在它上面看视频依旧是没有像YouTube那样的广告。后来B站开始有其他领域的内容，比如游戏攻略、英语课程等。 过去几年它飞速发展，越来越多的用户会来搜索自己感兴趣的视频。...

Even though the character in today's episode keeps proclaiming, "I'm so lazy!" the truth is that working out at home alone takes a lot of motivation. Join us today as we discuss subscribing and working out to exercise videos. 1. 短信 (Duǎnxìn)– Text message 2. 油管(Yóuguǎn)- YouTube 3. 视频(Shìpín)- video 4. 内容(Nèiróng)- content 5. 全 - （全面）(Quán - Quánmiàn) - comprehensive 6. 订阅(Dìngyuè–...

Thanks to Maayot Daily Chinese Reading for providing the text for today's episode. Improve reading comprehension through stories and quizzes at: https://www.maayot.com Contact Lindi and Vicky at: Chineseconvoclub@gmail.com Vocabulary: 1. ‘b站 - Bilbili 2. 动漫 – Cartoons, animation 3. 视频 - video 4. 内容 - content 5. 全 - （全面） - comprehensive 6. 用户 （用户们） - Users 7. 并且 （grammar point...

男：你好，小莉！(Nǐ hǎo, xiǎo lì!) Hey, Xiao Li! 女：你好，Jack！(Nǐ hǎo,Jack!) Hey, Jack! 男：小莉，请叫我我李文杰。(Xiǎo lì, qǐng jiào wǒ wǒ Lǐwénjié) Xiao Li, please call me Li Wen Jie. 女：啊哈，你有中文名字了！(A hā, nǐ yǒu zhòng wén míngzìle! ) Ah.., you have a Chinese name now! 男：是啊。你喜欢吗？(Shì a. Nǐ xǐhuān ma?)I do. Do you like it? 女：我很喜欢。杰听起来很像Jack。文就是中文的文吗？...

Dr. Zhang is here with us once again in this episode to talk about various activities and what there is to do when we just don't feel like going out - 不想出门（Bùxiǎng chūmén） 1. 跑步 (Pǎobù) - To Run 2. 锻炼身体(Duànliàn shēntǐ) - To Exercise 3. 闷 (Mèn)- Stuffy 4. 游泳(Yóuyǒng) - To Swim 5. 吸引力(Xīyǐn lì ) - Appeal 6. 听音乐(Tīng yīnyuè) - Listen to Music 7. 看电影(Kàn diànyǐng) - Watch a Mo...

Dr. Zhang Yong Ling is back with us once again to share her insights on the importance of Chinese names, naming traditions, and the story behind her own names (both Chinese and English). This elementary lesson is not a simple, "What is your name?" episode that a lot of beginner level language programs start with, but rather it's a more in-depth cultural look at the beauty and love of what's lies b...

Here are the dialogues and pronunciation exercises for our 2 episodes about Auntie Su Min and the road trip that led her to inadvertently become an icon of feminism in China. For the discussion of these dialogues, please listen to our previous two episodes. Runaway Auntie Dialogue: 不知道大家还记不记得，去年年底时，那则火遍国内外的视频。 一个名叫苏敏的56岁阿姨在驾车途中，面对镜头吐槽着自己的丈夫：...

In this episode, we imagine what Runaway Auntie, Su Min's Husband would say if he were interviewed about her, as well as discuss living well and road trips. Su Min’s Husband: 怎么说呢？我老婆为什么要离家出走，要自驾游呢？这个太让我 压抑了。再说，她还总是公开吐槽自己的丈夫。。。哎。。简直是让人忍无可忍。我只是叫她来做饭，打扫房间，供孩子上学—很正常嘛！不干这些事就称不上女人吧。你说对不对？但是最近...

In this episode, Vicky and I discuss the true story of a middle-aged women who inadvertently became a feminist icon in China when she ran away from home. You will hear Auntie Su Min describe in her own words, the home life that she ran away from. You will also gain some insight into the typical lives of Chinese families, as well as learn relevant vocabulary to describe it. Runaway Auntie - 离家出...

Zoom会议的翻车现场 Dialogue： 经理：嗨，大家好！ 很高兴今天在这里见到各位。 今天的讨论内容非常重要，因为我们希望向大家展示一些更好的方法，来吸引人们在参加视频会议的时候，能多一些讨论并且提出问题。 好的，在开始之前，请确保每个人的摄像头已经打开。 你好，黎明。你好赵文，你好。。。？？胡凡，你知道你的摄像头还没打开吗？ 胡凡： 是吗？ 怎么打开？ 我看看...哦...找到了，就是点击那个相机的图标，在屏幕下面的...

In this episode, Vicky and I discuss a few points of advice for how to engage participants more during online meetings. Our unlucky manager, Wang Xue Mei outlines her tips for more interactive meetings in an email following the hacked virtual meeting. My co-host and I will discuss the vocab and grammar points within, and briefly touch upon which ones we think are important (Plus, I'll reveal where...

Vicky and I will discuss words related to virtual meetings and what can potentially go wrong. 网络会议灾难（翻车现场) Vocabulary: 翻车现场 Fānchē xiànchǎng – Rollover Scene 视频会议 - Shìpín huìyì – Video Conference 摄像头 Shè xiàngtóu – Camera 图标 Túbiāo – Icon 相机的图标 - Xiàngjī de túbiāo Camera Icon 静音 Jìngyīn – Mute 持续的对话 - Chíxù de duìhuà – Continuous Conversation 声音图标 - Shēngyī...

Here are the dialogues and pronunciation sections without the commentary for your listening/speaking practice. Enjoy! ;) 1. Signature Dishes: Dialogue 2. Signature Dishes: Speech Training 3. Signature Dishes Part 2: Dialogue 4. Signature Dishes Part 2: Speech Training Signature Dishes 招牌菜 (Part 1) Dialogue: A: 今年暑假，你有什么打算？ B：我打算和父母一起去苏州，杭州旅行一段时间。 A. 真的吗？我...

Our guest host, Herb, is back with us again to talk about signature dishes, one kind of food that he and Vicky don't like at all, and the dishes that we personally cook the best (我们的拿手菜). Vocabulary： 1. 绕 （Rào）- To Go Around (something) 2. 圈 （Quān）- Circle 3. 尝（Cháng – To Taste 4. 美食（Měishí）-- Delicious Food 5. 吃货（Chīhuò）-- Foodie 6. 当地（Dāngdì）-- Local 7. 特色菜（Tèsè cà...

In this episode, guest host Herb (fellow language learner and all around good guy) joins us for a discussion of food and summer travel. In this elementary level lesson, we learn how to say "Signature Dishes" as well as talk about some classic Chinese dishes. Vocabulary: 1. 暑假 (Shǔjià) – Summer Vacation 2. 一段时间 (Yīduàn shíjiān) - For a while 3. 好几年 (Hǎo jǐ nián) – Several Years 4. 推荐 (Tu...

Here are the Binge Watching Dialogues and Pronunciation Exercises without the commentary for your listening and speaking practice. Enjoy! 1. Binge Watching Part 1 Dialogue 2. Part 1 Pronunciation Training 3. Binge Watching Part 2 Dialogue 4. Part 2 Pronunciation Training Binge Watching Part 1 Dialogue: 女性: 我回来了！。。。。哎，你还在看那个电视剧吗？ 男性: 它也太好看了吧！好看到停不下来. 女性：...

Come binge a bit more with us as Vicky and I further discuss TV watching, and other guilty pleasures like binge eating and drinking. Vocabulary: 1. 以为。。。to think, to believe 2. 杀手。。。assassin, killer 3. 总裁。。。president and CEO of a company 4. 追。。。。to pursue 5. 狗血。。。totally crazy, ridiculous 6. 转折。。。twist 7. 提神。。。to give oneself an energy boost, reinvigorate 8. 迷上...

On this episode, we discuss one of our guilty pleasures: Binge Watching Tv Series. While 追剧 isn't quite the same as "binging", it comes pretty close （刷剧is another that we'll touch upon in a future episode). Hope you will join us! 追剧 Zhuī jù: Vocabulary: 电视剧（Diànshìjù） - Television Series 追剧 （Zhuī jù） - To Follow a Tv Series 宅 (Zhái) - House 关键 （Guānjiàn）- Essential 集 (Jí) Epi...