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.
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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.
In this episode, you will hear part of a conversation between a Chinese American girl and a Chinese man who are at a blind date. What are they talking about?
王：你有兄弟姐妹吗？
Sara：我有三个妹妹。你呢？
王：我只有一个姐姐。你的妹妹们都多大了？还在上学吗？
Sara：对。都在上学。我大妹今年二十一岁，上大学三年级了。
王：你二妹今年上几年级？
Sara：二妹今年17岁，上十一年级，就是高中二年级。
王：那，你小妹今年上几年级？
Sara：小妹，我想想看，小妹今年14岁，上八年级，就是初中二年级。
王：他们都在美国上学吗？
Sara：对， 都在美国。
王：美国也是小学六年，初中三年，高中三年吗？
Sara：不，美国的小学是五年，初中三年，高中是四年。
王：不一样啊。
Sara：对。你姐姐今年多大了？
王：她今年39岁了。已经结婚((jiéhūn))了。
Sara：那她有孩子吗？
王：她有两个小孩。一个儿子跟一个女儿。
Sara：你姐姐的孩子多大了？已经上学了吗？
王：她儿子9岁了，今年上小学三年级。她女儿还小，只有三岁，所以还没上学。
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.
