Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese

In this episode: talk about distances of one place from another with 离(lí); learn to give directions; learn to use 怎么(zěnme) to find out how to do something; learn to use the 先(xiān)…然后(ránhòu) construction; and learn to use the adverb 才(cái).

In this episode: form “there is” and “there are” existential sentences with 有(yǒu); use various directional nouns as the equivalents of English prepositions; modify nouns with adjectives using 的(de); and talk about the weather with existential sentences.

In this episode: learn the numbers from 11-99; learn to tell time and talk about routines; talk about when you are free or busy; form sentences with the 从(cóng)…到(dào) construction; and talk about intentions and plans with 想(xiǎng) and 打算(dǎsuàn).

In this episode, we learn: to construct simple subject-adjective sentences; the use of the question word 怎么样(zěnmeyàng); a number of useful adjectives; the adverbs 比较(bǐjiào), 挺(tǐng)…的(de), and 有点(儿)(yǒudiǎn(r)); and the conjunction 可是(kěshì).

In this episode, we learn: the days of the week and other temporal nouns (today, yesterday etc.); how to form sentences with the progressive (continuous tense) aspect particle 在(zài); how to form sentences for regular occurrences with the 每(měi)…都(dōu) construction; and the adverb 一般(yìbān).

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In this episode: listen to a new dialogue and test your knowledge from the first nine lessons; learn the modal particle 啊 (a), and another use of 呢 (ne); learn the conjunction 那 (nà); and learn the adverbs 一共 (yígòng) and 还是 (háishi).

In this episode, we learn: to use the verb 喜欢 (xǐhuān, to like) to talk about our preferred activities; a few important verbs and related activities; how to invite someone to an activity; how to ask for someone’s phone number; and how to read off strings of numbers such as those in a phone number.

In this episode, we learn: to talk about our likes and dislikes using the verb 喜欢 (xǐhuān, to like); a few adverbs to help convey different degrees of our likes and dislikes; the conjunction 还是 (háishi, or); the adverb 都 (dōu, all); and how to say “prefer” using 比较 (bǐjiào, quite).

In this episode, we learn: to tell people what we work as; to tell people where we work; the directional noun 里 (lǐ, inside) the interrogative pronoun 哪里 (nǎlǐ, where); and the retroflex version of “where” (哪儿, nǎr).

In this episode, we learn: the numbers from zero to ten; the verb “to have”; how to negate the verb “to have”; the concept of measure words; how to form the plural personal pronouns; and the tone change rules for 一 (yī).

In this episode, we learn: the words for immediate family members; how to form possessive adjectives (my, your etc.); the demonstrative pronouns “this” and “that”; and how to introduce our family members.

In this episode, we learn: how to ask simple “yes-no” 是 (shì) questions; how to negate simple 是 (shì) sentences; and how to tell people where you currently live.

In this supplement podcast, we will: practice the words and phrases we have learnt in the main podcast; learn two other ways to ask someone where they are from; and learn the names of a few other countries.

In this episode, we learn: how to tell people what country you are from; how to ask people what country they are from; and the names of a few countries.

In this episode, we learn: greetings for different times of the day; various ways of saying goodbye; and a couple of ways to say “thank you” and “you’re welcome”.

In this episode, we learn: how to say hello in both casual and formal situations; how to introduce yourself; and how to ask for someone else’s name.

In this introduction, we will talk about: what the terms Chinese Language and Mandarin refer to; tones and Chinese characters, and why they may not be as challenging as you'd imagine; the aspects of Mandarin that are easy to learn; the structure of the Dimsum Mandarin series.