Listen to Chinese conversations and stories on the go! This channel is hosted by Berea College's Chinese language program.
The "Basic Chinese Conversation" series follows the textbook Basic Mandarin Chinese (Kubler, 2017). The numbers indicate the unit that the conversation is based on. For example, “Basic Chinese Conversation 1” is based on Unit 1. Each unit has multiple episodes labeled as 1A, 1B, 1C,….
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The “Basic Specials” series focus on particular linguistic structures.
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Listen to Chinese conversations and stories on the go! This channel is hosted by Berea College's Chinese language program.
The "Basic Chinese Conversation" series follows the textbook Basic Mandarin Chinese (Kubler, 2017). The numbers indicate the unit that the conversation is based on. For example, “Basic Chinese Conversation 1” is based on Unit 1. Each unit has multiple episodes labeled as 1A, 1B, 1C,….
The “Beauty in Memory” series features short stories or talk shows created by second-year Chinese language learners.
The “Basic Specials” series focus on particular linguistic structures.
Busy semester
At the beginning of the semester, two college students at Beijing University are talking about their schedules.
W: 你这个学期(semester)忙不忙？
M: 挺忙的。我有三个专业课(zhuānyè kè, major courses)跟英语课。还有工作。
W: 我也有英语课。你的英语课是几点的？
M: 我的是下午两点半的。你的呢？
W: 我的是早上八点的。欸，你在哪儿工作？
M: 在学校的语言实验室。
W: 哦，你每礼拜工作几个钟头？
M: 差不多十个钟头。
W: 每天两个钟头吗？
M: 不是，我礼拜五休息。礼拜一、礼拜三每天工作两个钟头，周二跟周四每天三个钟头。
W: 礼拜五语言实验室不开门吗？
M: 开门，不过只开半天，上午开，下午不开。
Converse in Chinese
Listen to Chinese conversations and stories on the go! This channel is hosted by Berea College's Chinese language program.
The "Basic Chinese Conversation" series follows the textbook Basic Mandarin Chinese (Kubler, 2017). The numbers indicate the unit that the conversation is based on. For example, “Basic Chinese Conversation 1” is based on Unit 1. Each unit has multiple episodes labeled as 1A, 1B, 1C,….
The “Beauty in Memory” series features short stories or talk shows created by second-year Chinese language learners.
The “Basic Specials” series focus on particular linguistic structures.
