http://www.learnchinesepod.com Learn Chinese is fun with LearnChinesePod.com! Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:16:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi there, Thank you for visiting learnchinesepod.com. My name is Yao and am the founder of this pod cast. I started teaching Mandarin Chinese since 1999 in Shanghai and currently giving Chinese in New York City. Not long time ago, I discovered Podcasting and amazed by it's philosophy ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/04/11/hello-world/ If you are learning Chinese, no matter if you are an beginner or an advanced student, you shall be aware of paramount importance of the Chinese Pinyin. Good knowledge in Chinese Pinyin can greatly help you express yourself more clearly, it can also help you in archiving better listening ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2008/01/12/great-resources-for-learning-chinese-pinyin/ Learn Beginner Chinese 9 I drink tea Wǒ hē chá In this lesson, Yao and Kevin will be learning together learning a very useful word – to drink in Chinese. We will be also learning how to say several common drinks in Chinese, such as tea, coffee and water. Have fun! PDF ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/07/10/beginner-chinese-9-learnchinesepodcom/ Learn Beginner Chinese 8 This is my book Zhè shì wǒde shū. We are going to teach you how to express persessive in Chinese: my book, your chair, my tea, your coffee etc. The key word is “de”, similar to the French “de” and Spanish “de”. The possessive is fairly ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/06/26/beginner-chinese-7-learn-chinese-2/ Learn Beginner Chinese 7 She is Evelyn and she is a nurse. Tā shì Evelyn, tā shì hùshi. We learned two pronouns in the previous lessons: I (wǒ) and you(nǐ). We are going to teach you how to say he and she in Chinese. We will also learn several interesting words ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/06/14/beginner-chinese-7-learn-chinese/ Learn Beginner Chinese 6 Is that a watch? - Nà shìbúshi shǒubiǎo? We are going to learn how to say cup, watch and telephone in Chinese. We learned how to say “this” in Chinese already and I am certain by now you must be very comfortable using it. So in ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/06/10/beginner-chinese-6-learn-chinese/ Learn Beginner Chinese 5 What do you eat? - Nǐ chī shénme? In this session’s learnchinesepod, we teach you how to eat! No, just kidding! You will be learning how to say “ I eat…” , “do you eat…?”, “what do you eat?” in Chinese. We ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/04/24/beginner-chinese-5-learn-chinese/ Learn Beginner Chinese 4 What is that? – Nà shì shénme? You have learned so far two different way to ask questions: 1) with “ma” - Yes-or-No question 2) with “shìbúshì” structure Questions are important and they are key to our daily conversation since not only you can obtain information from other ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/04/24/beginner-chinese-4-learn-chinese/ In this session, you will be learning another way to ask yes-or-no questions in Chinese; it’s not as straightforward as the question formed with a “ma” ending (learned in the previous episode). But you can surely master it by following the instructor closely when you are listening to the ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/04/24/beginner-chinese-3-learn-chinese/ After a quick review, in this class you will be learning how to ask yes-or-no questions?! Don’t be scared, it’s really a piece of cake. If you are smart enough to turn on your computer and find learnchinesepod.com and download this document. I promise it wouldn’t take ... http://www.learnchinesepod.com/2006/04/24/beginner-chinese-2-learn-chinese/