Chinese Language Convo Club - Casual Chinese Speaking Practice

Computer Savvy? Nope, me neither. Learn how to talk about it in Mandarin with us. Vocabulary: 悟性 Wùxìng Savvy 一窍不通 Yīqiàobùtōng Clueless 天才 Tiāncái Genius 附件 Fùjiàn Attachment 压缩 Yāsuō To Compress 下载 Xiàzǎi To Download 右击 Yòu jī Right Click 点击 Diǎnjī To Click 图标 Túbiāo Icon 扎 Zhā To tie, to bind Dialogue: A: 对电脑我是一窍不通。你能教我怎么做这个吗？ Duì diànnǎo wǒ shì yīqiàob...

Pulled from a real-life breakup, in this episode, Lindi and Kappa Zhao discuss breaking up and broken hearts. 经典分手对白 Vocabulary: 关心 照顾 借口 心疼 尽力 苛刻 比起 还是 行程表 一切 宁愿 Dialogue： A：我很关心你的，只是不能给你你想要的照顾。 B：你这是什么意思？我觉得这只是个借口。如果真的心疼我，你会更尽力一些的。我也没那么苛刻的要求你的时间。 A：那你就是说我是个骗子！我想说的是，比起我已经给...

Ever been locked out of your car? House? How about locked onto your balcony? Yes that happened to me. Learn about it in Chinese! Vocabulary: 反锁 晾 顺手 移门 拴 Shuān To tie, to fasten 求救 困 理 忽然 得 放 总之 从头到尾 足足 呆 好玩 敢 打赌 Dialogue: A: 你一定不会相信前几天发生的事。 B：什么事？ A：我到阳台上去晾衣服，顺手关上了身后的玻璃移门。等我要回房间时，门却已经拴住了。我就进不了卧室了！ B...

Another lovely poem taught to us by Chinese teacher, Kappa Zhao. 一代人 Vocabulary: 黑 夜 给 眼睛 却 用 寻找 光明 Poem: 黑夜给了我黑色的眼睛 我却用它寻找光明 Catch My Drift: A: 夜这么黑，你却在这里干什么？ B：我在寻找灵感。 A：为了你的诗吗？ B：是的。 A：找到了吗？ B：还没有。

In this podcast, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Kappa Zhao, talks about how to order vegetarian food in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary: 羊肉串 串 吃素 素 面子 给面子 肉 苗条 健康 劝 饶 Ráo To Forgive Dialogue: A: 小张，我给你买了几串羊肉串。 B：我不能吃这...

How about a little humor in Mandarin Chinese? In this episode, from our language teaching archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Will Xu, tells us a joke in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary: 土豆 Tǔdòu Potato 洋葱 Yángcōng Onion 朋友 Péngyǒu Friend 带 Dài...

Have you ever been stood up on a date? Haven't we all? Let's learn to talk about it in Chinese. Vocabulary: 记得 Jìdé To Remember, remember well 碰到 Pèng dào Bump into, come into contact with 女孩子 Nǚ háizi Girl 约 Yuē To make an appointment, to arrange 放 Fàng To Set Free, Release 鸽子 Gēzi Pigeon 人家 Rénjiā Him, Her, them 害羞 Hàixiū Shy 答应 Dāyìng Agree 害得 Hài dé To impact in a negative w...

In this podcast, another from our language teaching archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Kappa Zhao, talks about the weather in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. 下雨了，我却没带伞 Xià yǔle, wǒ què méi dài sǎn It's raining and I don't have an umbrella Vocabulary: 下...

In this podcast, another from our Mandarin archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Will Xu, talks about Shanghai Nightlife in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary: 怎么样? Zěnme yàng? How is...? 夜生活 Yèshēnghuó Night life 酒吧 Jiǔbā Bar 迪吧 Dí ba Night club...

Giving and following directions in another language can be hard. In this episode, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Will Xu, walks you through how to do it in Chinese. Vocabulary: 过头 Guòtóu Too far, overdone, past the point 路口 Lùkǒu Intersection 掉头 Diàotóu Turn around (car) 然后 Ránhòu Then 过 Guò Past 往 Wǎng Towards 右 Yòu Right 左 Zuǒ Left 拐 Guǎi Turn 拐弯 Guǎiwān Turn the corner 前 Qiá...

In this podcast, another in our series from the Coffee Talk Chinese archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Will Xu, talks about how to give directions in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary: 给 Gěi Give 指路 Zhǐ lù Directions 国际 Guójì International 路 Lù Ro...

In this podcast, our two hosts, Lindi P and Kapa Zhao talk about one of China's most beloved types of cuisine - Sichuan food. Join us on this episode to discover the vocabulary used when speaking about eating in a Sichuan restaurant. How spicy can you go with your spicy food? Vocabulary: 哥们儿 Gēmenr Buddy (Northern Expression) 川菜 Chuāncài Sichuan Food 附近 Fùjìn Nearby 川菜馆 Chuāncài guǎn Sic...

In this podcast, another in a series from the Coffee Talk Chinese archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Will Xu, talks about how to apologize for being late in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary: 请坐 Qǐng zuò Please sit down 不好意思 Bù hǎoyìsi My apologie...

In this podcast, another in a series from our language teaching archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Neo Zhang, talks about the commute to work in Chinese. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary： 离 lí to be apart from 公司 Gōngsī Company 多远 Duō yuǎn How Far 近 Jìn...

In this podcast, another in a series from our language teaching archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Kappa Zhao, talks about making plans for the future in Chinese. Vocabulary: 听说 Tīng shuō It is said that 打算 Dǎsuàn To plan 硕士 Shuòshì Master's 学位 Xuéwèi Degree 读 Dú To study, to read 念 Niàn To read aloud, to read 够 Gòu Enough 资格 Zīgé Qualifications 好处 Hǎochù Benefit 互动 Hùdò...

Lindi and Will share how to use Chinese to order coffee in the world's most famous coffee chain. Vocabulary: 星巴克 平时 建议 几乎 摩卡 星冰乐 无所谓 香草拿铁 相对 脱脂奶 卡布奇诺 去咖啡因 控制 摄入 收据 Dialogue: Cosmo: 我第一次来这儿。平时不太喝咖啡。也许你可以给我一些建议。 女朋友：第一次来星巴客！哦，我几乎天天来。既然不怎么喝咖啡你就应该选择甜一点的。 Cosmo：摩卡怎么样？那里面有巧克力。 女朋...

In this podcast, the first from a series in our language learning archives, Chinese host and Mandarin teacher, Kappa Zhao, talks about what to do when your electricity goes out. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocabulary: 停 Tíng Stop 电 Diàn Electricity 停电 Tíngdiàn Power Failur...

Chinese teacher and host, Will Xu, teaches us a little about Chinese humor. Co-host and long time student of Mandarin, Lindi, follows along and helps to guide other learners down the path to understanding and speaking Chinese. Vocab: 情侣 Qínglǚ Couple 排 Pái To stand in line 埋头 Máitóu To bury one's head 猛 Měng Fierce 啃 Kěn Nibble 心事 Xīnshì Something weighing on one's mind 凑 Còu To inch clo...