Coffee Break Chinese
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
CBC 1.40 | Huฤnyรญng nว zร lรกi Zhลngguรณ!
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the final lesson in this series of Coffee Break Chinese and Mark is about to leave China. He and Hongyu have a chat about what they've d...
CBC 1.39 | Nว xiวng qรน wว biวomรจi de shฤngrรฌ jรนhuรฌ ma?
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this penultimate episode of Season 1 of Coffee Break Chinese, Mark meets some members of Hongyu's family at his younger cousin's birthday party. Th...
CBC 1.38 | Wว de pรฉngyวu shฤngbรฌng le, tฤ hฤn bรน shลซfu
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson, Mark is feeling a bit under the weather during his trip to China. He and Hongyu head to the pharmacy for some advice and some medicine...
CBC 1.37 | Jฤซntiฤn tiฤnqรฌ bรบcuรฒ, wวmen qรน Chรกngchรฉng!
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have an exciting episode of Coffee Break Chinese for you today, as Mark and Hongyu have finally made it to Chรกngchรฉng, the Great Wall of China. I...
CBC 1.36 | Zhรจbiฤn qวng, shรฌyฤซjiฤn zร i nร biฤn
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson Mark and Hongyu are going shopping. In the first shop, Mark wants to buy some postcards, and in the second shop Mark is looking for a n...
CBC 1.35 | Nรญn xลซyร o shรฉnme bฤngzhรน?
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common experiences for any tourist visiting a foreign country is having to ask for information. In episode 35 of Coffee Break Chinese,...
CBC 1.34 | Zhรจr de bฤozi hฤn hวochฤซ!
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese we join Hongyu and Mark at breakfast in the hotel where they get talking to another hotel guest and her son. W...
CBC 1.33 | Zhรจ shรฌ nรญn de fรกng kว.
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another episode of Coffee Break Chinese and in this lesson Mark is checking into his hotel in Beijing, using many of the structures cove...
CBC 1.32 | Nin qu shizongxin nali?
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese, Crystal and Mark continue to follow Mark's progress as he puts his Chinese into practice in China. Mark is ma...
CBC 1.31 | Huฤnying ni laidao Zhongguo!
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to put into practice what we've learned so far in the course, and Mark has arrived in China where he meets his friend Hongyu who will be his...
CBC 1.30 | Course Review
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We've reached a milestone in Coffee Break Chinese with lesson 30 and in this lesson Crystal puts Mark - and our listeners - to the test with a maratho...
CBC 1.29 | Describing people in Mandarin Chinese
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn how to describe people in Chinese. You'll learn various adjectives to describe people physically and talk about hair and ...
CBC 1.28 | Talking about likes and dislikes in Chinese
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese you'll learn to talk about your likes and dislikes. You'll start by continuing on from where we left off in le...
CBC 1.27 | Talking about your job in Mandarin Chinese
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese you'll learn to talk more about yourself, specifically by talking about your job, where you work, what you do ...
CBC 1.26 | Talking about why you're visiting China
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese you'll learn to increase your range of expression to deal with conversations when visiting China and explainin...
CBC 1.25 | Dealing with emergencies in Mandarin Chinese
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn to deal with emergencies in Chinese. Needless to say, we hope you never have to use this language, but it's useful to kno...
CBC 1.24 | Making phone calls and using the Internet in Chinese
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson you'll learn the words and phrases needed to make phone calls and use the internet in Mandarin Chinese.This season of Coffee Break Chin...
CBC 1.23 | A visit to the pharmacy
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese we're taking the topic of illnesses and ailments a stage further with a visit to the pharmacy where you'll lea...
CBC 1.22 | Parts of the body and dealing with illnesses in Chinese
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When you're travelling things don't always go according to plan and you may have to visit a doctor or pharmacist. In this lesson you'll learn the word...
CBC 1.21 | Talking about the weather in Chinese
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn to talk about the weather in Mandarin. By the end of the lesson you'll be able to use the words and phrases for different...
CBC 1.20 | Halfway there!
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This lesson marks the end of the first half of the Coffee Break Chinese Season 1 course, and we're taking the opportunity to review much of the vocabu...
CBC 1.19 | Taking the train in China
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson of Coffee Break Chinese you'll be learning about train travel in China. You'll learn to book your tickets in advance and request the pa...
CBC 1.18 | Getting around the town
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
โIn this lesson of Coffee Break Chinese we're looking at the topic of getting around the town. You'll develop your range of vocabulary for asking fo...
CBC 1.17 | Tourist Information in Chinese
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
โIn this episode of Coffee Break Chinese you'll learn to ask questions in the tourist information office or at your hotel. We take the time topic fu...
CBC 1.16 | Shopping in Chinese
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Coffee Break Chinese focuses on the topic of shopping. You'll learn to say that you'd like to buy souvenirs, postcards, stamps and lot...
CBC 1.15 | Numbers, days, dates and time
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson we'll be putting what we've previously learned about counting in Mandarin into practise by learning the days of the week, the months of...
CBC 1.14 | Checking into a hotel
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
โOne of the great things about learning any language is the fact that you begin to see that many constructions can be reused in different contexts. ...
CBC 1.13 | More food and drinks
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson you'll put the language learned in previous lessons into practice with a restaurant dialogue and you'll also learn to order beer and wi...
CBC 1.12 | Destination: Chinese Restaurant
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to learn how to order food in a Chinese restaurant using Mandarin. You'll learn various words and phrases to help you get a table, ask for a...
CBC 1.11 | Ordering drinks in Mandarin
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson you'll learn to order drinks in a Chinese cafรฉ or tea house. In addition to building your vocabulary for common drinks in Mandarin, yo...
CBC 1.10 | Review episode
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson you'll see how much you've learned in the first unit of the course. You'll listen to a conversation in which Mark and Crystal play two ...
CBC 1.09 | Talking about languages and language problems in Mandarin Chinese
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Coffee Break Chinese you'll learn to say that you can speak a little Chinese. You'll also learn to talk about the other languages y...
CBC 1.08 | Finding your way around the town in Chinese
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll build on what you learned in lesson 7, understanding more words and phrases for dealing with directions in the town. You'll als...
CBC 1.07 | Buying things and places in the town
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn to use the correct Chinese expressions to ask for the price of something - and to understand the response. You'll also le...
CBC 1.06 | More family members and counting up to 99
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're continuing the theme of family members and also learning to count in Mandarin. We'll focus on numbers from 0 to 99, and you'll d...
CBC 1.05 | Introducing your family in Chinese
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn the words for family members in Mandarin Chinese and you'll learn to introduce them. There's also more practice of what y...
CBC 1.04 | Talking about where you live in Mandarin
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
You already know how to say where you come from and talk about your nationality, but what about where you live now? In this episode you'll learn to sa...
CBC 1.03 | Saying where you come from in Chinese
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this lesson you'll learn to say where you come from and to talk about your nationality. You'll also learn the names for some countries in Mandarin ...
CBC 1.02 | Greetings and introductions in Mandarin
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another lesson of Coffee Break Chinese in which you can join teacher Crystal and learner Mark and learn Mandarin Chinese. In lesson 2, y...
CBC 1.01 | Asking "how are you?" in Chinese
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this first lesson in our brand new series which will help you learn Mandarin Chinese. Join teacher Crystal and learner Mark for this coffee...
Find out more about Coffee Break Chinese
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee Break Chinese, the brand new course from the Coffee Break Academy, will be launching very soon. In this short episode, join teacher Crystal and...
Introducing Coffee Break Chinese
29 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join teacher Crystal and learner Mark as they explain what's involved in the forthcoming Coffee Break Chinese podcast from the Radio Lingua Network. T...