Podcast – Everyday Chinese Expressions (Mandarin)
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 5 – Happy Birthday!
18 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Happy birthday!”: shēng rì kuài lè!（生日快乐！） “Happy birthday to you!”: zhù nǐ shēng rì kuà...
Episode 4 – Happy Chinese New Year!
07 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
“Happy New Year!” (General): xīn nián kuài lè!（新年快乐！） “Happy New Year!” (After the New Year has start...
Episode 3 – How are you?
04 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
General ways to say “How are you recently?”: zuì jìn hǎo ma?（最近好吗？） nǐ zuì jìn hǎo ma?（你最近好吗...
Episode 2 – How to Greet a Chinese Man
19 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The formal way to address a Chinese man: xiān sheng (先生), literally Mr. Can be combined with the person’s family name, e.g. Chén xiā...
Episode 1 – How to Greet a Chinese Woman
26 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Never greet a Chinese woman as xiáo jiě (小姐). It is literally miss, but implies prostitute. The most fashionable way to greet a Chinese woman...