Radio of chinesepod:Newbie level

Greeting

you??ll learn how to greet people, ask them how they are, and reply when they ask you.
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???What??s Your Name????

you??ll learn a few simple sentences to help you exchange names with the Chinese people you meet.
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???Where are you From?

After you have said hello, and exchanged names, the next topic you are likely to want to talk about with the Chinese people you meet is where you are from. In this podcast you??ll learn the names of several common nationalities, plus one of the ways to say yes (yes, there are several!).

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???Do you Like China????

When you travel to China, the question on all Chinese people??s lips is ???Do you like China???. And you??ll definitely need to be able to talk about all your likes and dislikes - unless you??re happy to eat chicken??s feet for breakfast. In this podcast, you??ll learn how to express your preferences, and also learn another way to say ???yes??? in Chinese.

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???Do you have a Menu????

Restaurant culture is a huge part of life in China, and you won??t want to miss out on some of the world??s most interesting cuisine. But you??ll have to learn to ask for the menu first. In this lesson you??ll learn the vital phrase ???do you have??? (just insert toilet, bar, receipt, headache pills, etc etc.) You??ll also learn how to politely interrupt someone, and the verb to want.

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???I Want to Buy This One???

China is a shoppers?? heaven, and in this podcast you??ll learn some key phrases to help you navigate the markets and shopping streets and get what you want. You??ll learn how to identify the items you want, and ask how much they are. You??ll also learn the colloquial term for money, so you can fit right in.

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???The End of the Beginning????

In today??s podcast, rather than providing another lesson, Ken and Jenny talk more generally about language learning, and offer a few tips and suggestions on how to keep making progress.

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Basic Greetings

We start out easy??very easy, with the formalities. Be sure and pay close attention to the ???thank you??? and the ???how are you???, these will be the 2 phrases that will be repeated 20-30 times a day in China. Don??t worry too much about the infamous ???tones??? either; we will tackle those in a future podcast.

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Where are You From?

So, okay. We??ve established that you??re not from China, although your ???How are you??? and ???thank you??? is spot on. So where are you from? Also, if you??re in China, or speaking Chinese, chances are you??re keeping busy??so we??ll teach you ???very busy??? as well (it??s great for dodging staff meetings!).

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Where are You Going?

Right, so you??ve said ???ni hao ma??? and ???xie xie??? so many times you??re repeating in your sleep??and the guy on the subway next to you thinks you??re mad. So, where are you going? I mean not in a existential type of way, but where? School? Let??s hope so, that??s what we??re teaching you today! Also, it??s time you learned Mr. and Miss.

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How are you feeling?

How are you? Just okay? Why? Once you??re able to keep the conversation going like this, you??re going to impress!

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More emotions and their explanations

You can tell us where you went, and now how you feel??unhappy? Why? Oh??.you don??t want to talk about it.

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Can you speak Chinese?

The first thing you are likely to hear when you step off the plane is ???can you speak Mandarin?????Listen to this podcast and you??ll be able to make a good first impression, and even if you can??t say much more in Chinese, you may find that your new friend speaks English.

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Ken can??t dance!

The Chinese like to go out and party just as much as the rest of us. The trouble is, if you don??t listen to this podcast, you won??t be able to join them.

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Mr. Li

Wow! You??re now ready to listen to your first story in Chinese. Well done! Find out what Mr Li did yesterday and today, and then you??ll be able to describe the same things for yourself.

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Shopping

Now we get down to the really useful stuff ?¡ìC how to go shopping. Essential if you want to make the most of China??s thousands of markets. Shopper??s heaven!

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The Four Tones

Ask any language student about the challenges of learning Chinese, and they??ll probably tell you that the four tones bring them out in a cold sweat. It doesn??t have to be that way! The tones are actually pretty straightforward, as this podcast shows. And if you want lots of practice identifying different tones, plus a tongue twister for fun, just dive into the review exercises.

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Ordering Food

Fancy some Chinese food? Well, in China, it??s not as easy as the take-a-way around the corner. Scared? Don??t be??unless you order the neck of the duck. We??ll make sure you can order noodles and rice??and maybe some meat to go with that.

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Describing Food

You??ve ordered correctly, well done! How, how is it? Chances are some of the cuisine might not sit right with you, so perhaps we??ll tell you how to say ???I don??t like it!???

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Story time #1

Wow??lesson 13 already? You??ve got your formalities down and can even hold your own ordering dinner. Perhaps you??re even getting a little cocky? Let??s see if you can follow your first story??and if not, feel free to listen again; after all, it is free??

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Phone Calls

Wei?! Most likely, this is the word that will stick with you??all day??and night??even in your sleep. So what is it exactly? We??re not sure??and neither are the Chinese, but you still need to learn it??as well as phone basics.

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Holidays and Celebrations

Of course you??re going to put your Mandarin to work while traveling around China, but do you really want to plan your holiday when 1.4 billion plan theirs? Then you??d better learn how to ask about holidays??we??ll help, just don??t call us when you can??t find a hotel.

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Numbers

Just because she??s in her 60??s doesn??t mean she won??t take all of your ???yuan??? in a mean game of mahjong, but if you insist, we??d better at least explain numbers. We??ll throw in days and months as well.

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Initial Client Meetings

You don??t have a name card? You must be joking! Don??t show up in China without one??and use both hands when giving and taking! What are we going to do with you? Here??s the polite way of exchanging those with a client.

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Cell phones

If you??re going to speak Chinese, you have to act Chinese??which means you cannot survive without a mobile. So do you want to buy the black one, or the blue one? Blue does match those eyes??and we??ll give you that little magical phrase that means ???to be able/could I? / Go ahead /is this cool???? you??ll thank us, I promise. You??re welcome really??no problem (we??ll teach ya that as well).

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Colors

Roses are green, violets are red??it wouldn??t make sense back home, nor would it here either, so you??d best familiarize yourself with colors.

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Shopping and Review

You??ve done well??very well, and it??s not that we don??t have faith in you, but it has been 19 lessons and we need to make sure you??ve grasped it??and to reward your effort, we??ll take you shopping??or at least show you how.

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Exchanging Personal Info

Now, you??re doing well with your ???hello???, but it can only take you so far??what??s your name? His? Your address? Shanghai taxi drivers would love for you not to listen to this lesson??

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Polite Introductions

Is it the surname first? Or the given name? And how do you introduce yourself? AGH! No worries, we??ve all been there, Smith John; and we??re going to get through these proper introductions??together.

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Call me!

???Call me at the office when you land,??? your friend says. So you do??in English. Which doesn??t work here. Better know some phone basics, unless you actually envied Tom Hanks in ???The Terminal???.

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