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Welcome to Level 7 Lesson 5!

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Welcome to Level 7 Lesson 4!

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Welcome to Level 7 Lesson 3! Happy New Year!

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Welcome to Level 7 Lesson 2!

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Welcome to Level 7 Lesson 1! Start of a new Level. Yay!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 25! Hope everyone’s staying safe!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 24! Careful with virus going around!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 23! Happy Year of the Rat!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 22! Happy New Year!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 21! Merry Christmas!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 20! Review Lesson!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 19! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 18!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 17!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 16! A new start!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 15! Lesson Review!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 14!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 13!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 12!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 11!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 10! Lesson Review

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 9!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 8!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 7!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 6!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 5! Happy New Year!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 4!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 3!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 2!

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Welcome to Level 6 Lesson 1! Don’t get sick! Today we have a special lesson that involves an interview with Agnes!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 25! Have you had your mooncake? This is the end of Level 5!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 24!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 23!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 22!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 21! Summer never ends here.

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 20! School starting up!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 19! Summer’s cooling down!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 18!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 17!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 16!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 15! Lesson Review!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 14!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 13! Lovin’ your summer?

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 12! World Cup season!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 11! Summer Rainy season!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 10! REVIEW!

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Being healthy is very important! Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 9!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 8!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 7! Thanks Agnes for helping us out again!

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As a student you should seek to know all you can 知识是最好的,无知是最恶的 Zhīshì shì zuì hǎo de, wúzhī shì zuì è de 知识 Zhīshì knowledge 有知识的人更容易接纳别人的不同 Yǒu zhīshì de rén gèng róngyì jiēnà biérén de bùtóng peopel with knowledge are easier to accept other people’s differences 无知 Wúzhī ignorance 无知的人容易骄傲 Wúzhī de rén róngyì jiāo’ào […]

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 6! April already?

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 5! Thank you all for your good wishes!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 4! Just moved back to Texas! So tired!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 3!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 2! Happy Lunar New Year!

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Welcome to Level 5 Lesson 1! New Level! New Learning! Starting this level Ashley’s mom, Lizhen will also help us out!

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Here’s a picture of someone rafting by the river probably fishing. Key Vocabulary/Sentence 筏 fá raft   渔民坐着竹筏打鱼 Yúmín zuòzhe zhú fá dǎ yú Fisherman sitting on the bamboo raft fishing   浆 jiǎng paddle   渔民坐着竹筏用浆划水 yúmín zuòzhe zhúfá yòng jiǎng huá shuǐ Fisherman siting on the baboo raft using to paddling   拖鞋 […]

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Welcome to Level 4 Lesson 25! Our last review lesson of level 4!

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There is room for mistakes as long as you keep making progress 如果你保持下去就会达到目标 Rúguǒ nǐ bǎochí xiàqù jiù huì dádào mùbiāo 目标 mùbiāo aim, goal 新年你有什么目标吗? Xīnnián nǐ yǒu shé me mùbiāo ma Do you have any new year’s resolution? 保持 bǎochí main your course 你已经做得很好,保持就可以了 Nǐ yǐjīng zuò dé hěn hǎo, bǎochí jiù kěyǐle […]

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Welcome to Level 4 Lesson 24! Thank You Agnes for appearing as our guest

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There are two friends talking about what to do today.  What will you do today?

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Rolling into 2018 with Level 4 Lesson 23! Here we learn the usage of 最好.

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我说吧 is telling someone that “I told you so.”  Below is a dialogue of a mom telling you so demonstrating this usage 我说吧 I told you so 妈妈,这次考试没通过 Māmā, zhè cì kǎoshì méi tōngguò Mom, I failed this exam 我说吧,最近你看电视太多了! Wǒ shuō ba, zuìjìn nǐ kàn diànshì tài duōle! See I told you, lately you’ve […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 22! Happy New Year! Wish you all the best in 2018!

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This is great as I will undertake big ideas! 你可以承担和完成你想做的一切 Nǐ kěyǐ chéngdān hé wánchéng nǐ xiǎng zuò de yíqiè 承担 chéngdān to undertake 责任太大,我承担不了 zěrèn tài dà, wǒ chéngdān bùliǎo the responsibility is too huge and I can not undertake 完成 wánchéng to complete 作业完成后再看电视 Zuòyè wánchéng hòu zài kàn diànshì First finish homework […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 21! In this lesson we learn about 虽然…但是…. Merry Christmas to all!

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Two friends discuss what to do today.  What are you going to do?

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 20! It’s a review lesson! Holiday’s are around the corner!

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This would be great for the work that I’m doing. 明天你将会有创造性的好主意 Míngtiān nǐ jiāng huì yǒu chuàngzàoxìng de hǎo zhǔyi 创造性 chuàngzàoxìng creativity 好的老师鼓励学生的创造性 Hǎo de lǎoshī gǔlì xuéshēng de chuàngzàoxìng good teachers encourage student’s creativity 主意 zhǔyi ideas Jack 总是有大家想不到的好主意 Jack zǒng shì yǒu dàjiā xiǎngbúdào de hǎo zhǔyi Jack always have good ideas […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 19! Today we will be learning about percentage!

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单身节的购物狂潮 中国的年轻人一开始以单身节来庆祝单身。在这一天单身的女士先生也可以聚集玩乐。后来商人们把这一天变为商业机会。 于是11月11日成为圣诞季节的重要购物日。 阿里巴巴作为中国的亚马逊在这一天就有178亿的销售额。 这个销售额是美国黑色星期五的销售额的5倍

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 18! December is here! Today we will be learning about 原来!

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晚饭 = dinner.  After having lunch and working all afternoon one can only hope for a wonderful dinner! 晚饭 wǎnfàn dinner 他在家吃晚饭 tā zài jiā chī wǎnfàn he at dinner at home 员工去酒店吃晚饭 yuángōng qù jiǔdiàn chī wǎnfàn the staff went to the hotel to eat dinner 晚饭后,爸爸去了健身房 wǎnfàn hòu bàba qùle jiànshēngfáng after dinner, […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 17! We enjoyed Turkey Massacre Day! Today we will be learning about 正好!

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狐狸和鸟 狐狸看到一只鸟飞到树枝上,叼着一根奶酪。狐狸看到奶酪后就决定要和鸟讲话。狐狸告诉鸟它是多么美丽。鸟听到后不好意思就开口说话,可是鸟一张嘴还没说出话奶酪就掉下来。 狐狸说谢谢然后带着奶酪跑掉了。

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 16! We will be learning about 幸亏,幸好 usage. Good thing you found our website!

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放心 is really commonly used to mean not to worry about something, or simply just trust, or “I got your back.”  The words literally mean to put your heart at ease.  Here is an example dialogue using this phrase 放心 Fàngxīn don’t worry 有什么不放心的,周末把孩子交给奶奶爷爷,你去工作加班吧 Yǒu shé me bù fàngxīn de, zhōumò bǎ hái zǐ jiāo […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 15! Time for daylight savings! This time we will look fall back to review!

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This advice is good if you have friends =) 接下来几天你会从朋友那里得到你在等待的答案 Jiē xiàlái jǐ tiān nǐ huì cóng péngyǒu nàlǐ dédào nǐ zài děngdài de dá’àn 等待 děngdài wait 耐心等待真不容易 Nàixīn děngdài zhēn bù róngyì It is really difficult to wait patiently 答案 dá’àn answer 昨天的作业太难了,谁有答案 Zuótiān de zuòyè tài nánle, shéi yǒu dá’àn Yesterday’s homework […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 14! Too much sugar this past week!

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So much we can learn from kids in a classroom.  Here’s a picture of when I was teaching in Korea. Key Vocabulary/Sentence 学习 xuéxí study 学习外语需要耐心和兴趣 xuéxí wàiyǔ xūyào nàixīn hé xìngqù studying a foreign language requires patience and interest 教室 jiàoshì classroom 教室里有十个学生 jiàoshì lǐ yǒu shí gè xuéshēng the classroom has 10 students […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 13! Here we will study要不. Halloween is almost here!

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午饭 = lunch. After working so hard in the morning your one reward is getting a break to get some good lunch! 午饭 wǔfàn lunch 他在公司吃午饭 tā zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn he eats lunch at the company 午饭前,他回到家 wǔfàn qián tā huídào jiā before eating lunch, he went home 午饭后,他休息了 wǔfàn hòu tā xiūxi le […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 12! Here we will study差点. Have a great week!

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复旦大学实行混合式教学 传统上老师站在学生面前讲课。复旦大学的调研显示学生们常常觉得这样没有意思,不积极参与。现在许多大学都有网络课程。复旦大学决定利用网络教学混合教学。 学生先在网络上学习然后来到课堂讨论重点问题。学生们在使用这种教学方法后学习的更好,复旦大学的许多课程开始采用这种教学方法

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 11! Here we will study 为了. And a special guest returns from China!

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Thank you teachers!  

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 10! Let’s review what we learned in this level. Enjoy!

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Hopefully some good changes! 你将会面对巨大的改变 Nǐ jiāng huì miàn duì jùdà de gǎibiàn 变化 Jìhuà plan 计划总是赶不上变化 Jìhuà zǒng shì gǎnbushàng biànhuà There’s always changes after you plan 你将会 nǐ jiāng huì ahead of you 不管你将会面对什么,我都会支持你 Bùguǎn nǐ jiāng huì miàn duì shénme, wǒ dūhuì zhīchí nǐ whatever it is ahead of you, I’ll support […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 9! Here we study 不怎么. Enjoy!

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Don’t you love little kids? Don’t you love their excuses for not doing their homework?

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安 means to abide, to be at peace, 分 here means norms, one’s proper place/ position . 安分 means to abide norms, to act according to one’s proper position. 不安分 means restless, act inappropriately, especially not following social norms or one’s position. 小李 是个安分的人,做自己该做的事,说该说的话 Xiǎo lǐ shìgè ān fèn de rén, zuò zìjǐ gāi zuò […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 8! Thinking of getting new furniture?

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This is was so true with hurricane Irma! 很快你将会有预料不到的假期 Hěn kuài nǐ jiāng huì yǒu yùliào bù dào de jiàqī 预料不到 yùliào bù dào unexpected 一直健康的john 忽然生了大病, 真是预料不到 Yīzhí jiànkāng de john hūrán shēngle dàbìng, zhēnshi yùliào bù dào John has always been bealthy but suddenly got very ill, really unexpected 假期 Jiàqī vacation 假期很美好可是很短 […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 7! Hurricane Irma is gone! Whew! Survived and here you go!

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Ever been to a cemetery? Well here are some words to know should the topic of burial comes up Key Vocabulary/Sentence 墓地 mùdì cemetery 墓地里种满了美丽的花 mùdì lǐ zhòng mǎle měilì de huā the cemetery is full of beautiful flowers 长凳 chángdèng bench 现在很流行餐桌配长凳 xiànzài hěn liúxíng cānzhuō pèi chángdèng It’s very popular picnic table with a […]

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 6! Hurricane Irma is here! Here’s the lesson!

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电子游戏 这个时代人们最喜欢的休闲方式之一是电子游戏。我小的时候没有太多电子游戏但是熟悉任天堂这样的公司。人们以为电子游戏只是短暂的潮流没想到它一直在全球流行。很多人认为电子游戏有害心志让人对暴力麻木。但是也有人认为游戏中的暴力可以防止人在现实生活中施暴。总之人们都同意电子游戏有趣而生活中人们都需要快乐。  

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Will the cat eat the mouse?  

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Hi! This is Level 4 Lesson 5! Here we will be studying 跟 . Were you able to watch the eclipse? It rained out here so unfortunately we didn’t. Oh well, maybe next time?

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This is a continuation of the dialogue series from the last.  What will the cat do?  What will the mouse say?

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Welcome to Level 4 Lesson 4! Here we will be studying 一些 . The eclipse is here, be sure to wear appropriate eye glasses when viewing!

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Welcome to Level 4 Lesson 3! Here we will be studying 到 = to arrive. Watch out for earthquakes!

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Welcome to Level 4 Lesson 2! Here we will be studying 刚才 = Just a moment ago. Dumplings are yummy, make some for yourself and enjoy them in this hot summer.

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Welcome to Level 4 Lesson 1! This new beginning will get you rolling with what you already know or should know. Listen to the dialogues and see if you can figure them out. Let’s jump right in!

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Welcome to Level 3 Lesson 25! This is a review lesson and this marks the end of level 3! Be sure to review and relisten to everything before moving on to the next lvel of lessons. Enjoy he sun!

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Welcome to Level 3 Lesson 24! Everybody including myself loved this show when it was airing in China. One of the funniest sitcome comedies I have ever seen. In this lesson we continue to look at measure words.

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Welcome to Level 3 Lesson 23! Isn’t it interesting that in the States haggling is only limited to buying cars (Except for Tesla) and houses? Everything else you buy at sticker price.

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Welcome to Level 3 Lesson 22! Whew! We are going to learn more measure words in this lesson. Hope your summer is going well. Thanks for sticking with us!If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the […]

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Welcome to Level 3 Lesson 21! Whew! Summer’s hot now! Almost half-way through the year!If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of […]

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Welcome to Level 3 Lesson 20 (Review)!If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of ever podcast along with PDF, better Vocabulary card […]

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If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of ever podcast along with PDF, better Vocabulary card system and their resources are extensive. […]

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If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of ever podcast along with PDF, better Vocabulary card system and their resources are extensive. […]

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If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of ever podcast along with PDF, better Vocabulary card system and their resources are extensive. […]

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If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of ever podcast along with PDF, better Vocabulary card system and their resources are extensive. […]

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If you’ve been loving learning Chinese through our lessons and you’re hungry to learn more, consider ChineseClass101.com We have looked at other websites and they are the best in teaching Chinese for the best price available. They have full transcripts of ever podcast along with PDF, better Vocabulary card system and their resources are extensive. […]

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Some people can read books with noise while others need absolute silence. Some people can sleep with noise others need absolute silence. Do you work in a noisy environment? If so how do you work with all he noise?

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Anyone here on Wechat? Easy way to contact your friends, specially those in China since its the most popular messaging platform there. But maybe you don’t want people to find you so maybe this isn’t something for you.

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I used to play tennis when I was a kid and It was hard work. This skill became useful when I started playing ping-pong. Learning Chinese is hard work but I’m sure it will be useful wherever you go in life.

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Something about coffee that helps you get things done. So get your coffee and get some Chinese learning done!

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How many national parks have you been to? Too many to count? Some like Yellowstone are mysterious places with so much nature to see. Some are smaller but still very awe inspiring. So why not grab some friends and family and go camping while studying some Chinese! Nothing like looking at nature and looking at […]

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Is there such a thing as an easy language to learn? Maybe because you know Portuguese you may find that Spanish is easier than Chinese. If you know Korean or Japanese you may find that Chinese may be easier to learn than German. Easier doesn’t mean its easy and learning a language is no easy […]

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Are you the type of investor to invest in stocks or mutual funds? Do you like to take a lot of risk? Maybe you value sleep and don’t want to be up all night thinking if one of your investments will go south. Well, this lesson is not about investment but investing in learning Chinese […]

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Buying a car can be a hassle with having to go to different dealers and trying to get the best deal ever. Here we will learn to deal with two verb phrases and putting them together. There will be plenty of examples of this due to how in Chinese you can just put them together […]

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Have you done your taxes? Not to worry, there’s still plenty of time. Taxes can be a complicated undertaking but with software these days it can be done at a relatively cheaper quicker way. This lesson is about using 完了. You’ve seen it before but lets focus on its uses.

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We almost never give out homework but hope that you are doing your part in learning Chinese. The importance of learning how to study on your own comes from growing up and doing your own homework. In this lesson you would learn all the pattern usages for 差不多. This is a very useful pattern is many […]

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From Chinese New Year to Valentine’s Day. Do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? Are you giving your Valentine chocolate or roses? Many do take this day to express their love or thanks to someone. This first lesson is more like a quiz. From level 3 we will be integrating more Chinese from what we learned. We […]

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Happy Chinese New Year also known as Spring Festival! For many of the Chinese this is truly when the new year begins. Usually families and friends gather around make a lot of dishes such as dumplings and rice cakes and watch the special performance program that counts down to the new year. How fitting that […]

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Insane number of Chinese students are coming from China to the US to study. With the rise in of wealth in China many are investing their kids education in America for college. Find a student and learn Chinese from them, I’m sure they’ll want to learn English from you. In this lesson we will focus […]

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A news report supposedly said that drinking 5 cups of coffee is actually not to bad idea for the American diet. It’s supposed to help with cardiovascular and heart disease. I wonder if there are similar or better results with tea. I think one cup of coffee is plenty for me, but how about you? […]

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Where do you prefer to eat your fries? Dennis? Great Steak and Potato co? McDonald fries anyone? Well, I don’t like fries and maybe it’s because I didn’t grow up eating it. I like to eat healthy food. Are they even made of potato? Anyway onto our lesson. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast […]

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Not long ago a new movie came out that had theaters being sold out. It was the sensation this past holiday. Did you get to watch it? In this lesson you learn about using 快要…了 to describe something about to happen. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and review as much as […]

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It is the end of the year and there is bound to be plenty of celebrations. You’ve made it through another year, congratulations! We at ilovelearningchinese.com are excited for 2016 as we try to continue to roll out more Chinese resources for your learning pleasure. As always the 5th lesson will be a summary of […]

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Chinese is not hard to learn, see you are already fluent. You may think it is hard to learn but like with most things, just a little effort and time, you will look back and see how easy it was to learn. This lesson might be easy to understand but its very important way to […]

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Christmas and New Year is right around the corner so I hope you got all your shopping done before because it’s probably pr etty crowded in shopping centers. As I write this it is 75 F here in Savannah which isn’t really winter weather. But wherever you are stay safe in this season. Be […]

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If you’ve been studying with us continuously from the beginning, that’s great! In this lesson we’ll study this adverb and how it’s used in Chinese. Thanks! Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. If you liked this […]

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If you’ve been studying with us continuously from the beginning, that’s great! In this lesson we’ll study this adverb and how it’s used in Chinese. Thanks! Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. If you liked this […]

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Welcome to our review lesson of what we learned in the last five lessons. Everyone’s busy but take the time to learn a little more Chinese today with us. Thanks! Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a […]

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How come the moon is red? Hopefully you got to experience the interesting look the moon had this past weekend. Here we will return to 怎么 and show its other uses with examples. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on […]

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Growing up in China I did not have to drive and neither did I want to since public transportation was so readily available. But here where I live now, a car is a necessity if you want to get around anywhere. I have never driven a car until I got to USA. What have you […]

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The weather here is raining one day and sunny the next almost everyday this month. Sometimes its hard to predict the weather, but its been pretty consistent this month. Whether your learning Chinese or playing outside enjoy this lesson. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to […]

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There are many things I would like to do. Whether it be long term goals or thinking about what I would like to eat tonight. Would you like to start this next lesson then? Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us […]

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Welcome to our lesson review. It’s really hot and sunny so have sunscreen and sunglasses out when you’re on the beach. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. If you liked this lesson please give us a […]

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Junk food is so delicious, but don’t eat too much. Here you will learn to use “别” to express yourself. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. If you liked this lesson please give us a thumbs […]

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Do you enjoy eating but not cooking? Here you will learn to use “但是, 可是 ” to express yourself. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. If you liked this lesson please give us a thumbs up […]

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In this lesson learn to use adverbs such as occasionally, sometimes, always. Do you always drink Coke when eating out? Do you occasionally drink water? Well that’s not healthy. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. If […]

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Soften your tone when asking people to do things with this lesson! Is there something you are unable or cannot do and you want others to know so they stop bothering you? Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and […]

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Have any memories from Spring Break? Studying Chinese is a sure way to spend your Spring Break. We have now here a review lesson for the past 4 lessons. Enjoy! Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast lesson and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast or hear us on Stitcher and leave a comment. […]

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Do you remember when you were a kid? When you were young did you eat a lot of candy? Maybe you still eat a lot of candy. In this picture you see a kid pleasantly devouring a type of 糖葫芦. This one pictured is a crab apple that was dipped in sugar syrup. In this lesson we […]

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Is there something you should be doing? Like you should be studying Chinese everyday. There are many things we should do or not do and there are also things we are supposed to do. In this lesson we will learn the various uses of 应该. Shall we begin? Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast […]

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Learning Chinese compared to learning another foreign language can be much more difficult. In general learning any foreign language is comparatively difficult. But let’s stop comparing and focus on this lesson concerning comparison. Shall we begin? Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast and leave […]

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Welcome to Level 2! We will continue to build what you learned from Level 1. Hopefully you’ve been reviewing your Chinese studies to death from the beginning till now. Studying Chinese is fun specially when reach the next step. Shall we begin? Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe […]

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Congratulations on reaching the end of Level 1. In this free Chinese lesson you will review most of what you learned and see how far you have come. Thank you all for sharing in this journey of learning Chinese. We hope you have a wonderful new year and we can’t wait to bring you Level 2. […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn about paired verbs such as 来/去, 进/出, 买/卖 . You may have seen some of these verbs before, but lets solidify our learning on this. So let’s begin lesson 24 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will see more of the possessive 的. Sometimes you don’t need to use 的 and sometimes you do. So let’s begin lesson 23 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast and leave a comment. If you […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn the different uses for 为什么. After using 为什么 in a question you should respond with 因为 to express your reason. So let’s begin lesson 22 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast and leave […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn the different uses for 什么. And in a dialogue I will share how I lost and found something using 什么 in expressions. So let’s begin lesson 21 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will review what you learned from lessons 16-19. If you were able to keep up with all the lessons, congratulations, you have come a long way. You should be able to express a lot with what you have learned so far. And lesson 20 will reinforce what you learned. […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn to express how much or how many. You will also learn express if something is expensive and how to ask for a discount. In China you should always ask for discount or just walk away, and don’t turn back. So let’s begin lesson 19 of this beginner Chinese […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn to use 都 (dōu) to express all or both. You will also learn about 在 (zài) to express location. Where are you you now? So let’s begin lesson 18 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn to use 能 (néng) to express ability or possibility. Are you able to cook? If so what kind of dishes can you make? So let’s begin lesson 17 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn the three uses of 要 (yào) to express what you’d like to have, what you are going to do or what needs to be done. So let’s begin lesson 16 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will review what you learned in the last few lessons and also expand on what you have learned. So let’s begin lesson 15 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast so you can get the […]

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In this Chinese lesson you will learn to about directions and how to ask for directions such as “where’s the bathroom.” So let’s begin lesson 14 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes podcast so you can get the next lesson […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will learn to ask about weather and tell about the weather at your location or a place that you have been to. So let’s begin lesson 13 of this beginner Chinese series. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe to our Chinese itunes […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will learn to express feelings whether they are good or not so good. You will also able to use 怎么样 to ask for suggestions or opinions. Well, we hope you are feeling great! Let’s begin lesson 12. Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will learn how to tell someone you have done something or have not done something. Have you gone to China? Have you had Chinese tea? Does it taste good? All these expressions are very useful! Be sure to listen to our Chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, subscribe […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will review all that you learned from lessons 5-9. You will also be able to expression to travel somewhere. If you’ve gone through all 10 lessons you are doing great in laying the foundation for your Chinese. We have a lot more Chinese lessons lined up for you and […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will learn the past tense indicator often used to indicate the past tense. You will also expand your vocabulary by being able to express things like to watch a movie, go shopping, and surfing the internet. Be sure to listen to our chinese podcast and if you haven’t yet, […]

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In this free Chinese lesson you will learn to be better at expressing time. You will also learn the days of the week and month. Chinese makes it easy to learn these because you already know more than half by just knowing the numbers. So be sure you already have somewhat of a grasp on numbers […]

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You will love learning Chinese more because in this lesson you will be able to ask and tell time. 现在几点了? What time is it now? You will also be able to tell us about your weekend. 你周末做什么? What do you do on weekends? Well what are you waiting for? Let’s listen to the lesson. Thank […]

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In this lesson you will love learning Chinese more because you will learn how to say “to go” somewhere. You will also learn to tell others that you “also” love doing something or that you are “also” a fan of something. We also added numbers so you should be able to count from 1 to […]

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In this lesson you will learn how to phonetically read pinyin. Once you are able to read pinyin you will be able to read the Mandarin pronunciation of any Chinese character since every Chinese character corresponds to pinyin. Not only that but once you know pinyin you should be able to type Chinese characters since […]

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After listening to this lesson you will realize how much Chinese you already know and will love to learn more! You will also learn how to say “what kind of computer is this?”(这是什么电脑?) . We also teach about 吧 (bā) and 对 (duì). Congratulations! You are on the right track to learning Chinese Mandarin! Thank you […]

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After listening to this lesson you will will love learning Chinese more because you will have learned to ask what things are around you using 这是什么? 那是什么? You will also be able to claim things for your own using the possessive form 的. And lastly you will be able to use “or” in questions such as “do you […]

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After listening to this lesson you will will love learning Chinese more because you will have learned how to use 是(shì) and how to ask questions using 吗. You will also learn how to turn around questions using 你呢?and express if you like or dislike something. We hope you enjoy this lesson! Thank you for studying […]

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After listening to this lesson you will be able to tell people your name appropriately when you introduce yourself using 我叫。。。 You will also learn to to apologize and accept apology with 对不起 (duìbuqǐ) and 没关系 (méiguānxi). And as a bonus we threw in 什么 (shénme) = What? Say what? Thank you for studying Chinese with us! […]

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Welcome to the first lesson at ilovelearningchinese.com! Chinese can become very overwhelming at first, but very rewarding language to learn. We want to help you take steps into learning Chinese Mandarin. So if you love learning Chinese then you have come to right place. In this lesson we begin by learning the basics. Thank you for […]