Chinese Speaking Course

Learn how to express obligation in Chinese using 'have to' with everyday examples like going home, working overtime, taking medicine, and a business trip.

Learn how to say 'for a while' in Chinese as 一会儿, and master clutch words that split a verb and its object, such as read a book for a while.

Learn to express ongoing actions in Chinese using zhenxi (正在) before the verb, with practical examples like reading, eating, driving, and cooking.

Learn to bargain in Chinese by asking how much for items, using numbers, yuan and kuai, and price expressions for clothes and shoes.

Learn to express be about to in Chinese using yao plus a verb, with examples like be about to begin, go abroad, sleep, and eat.

Explore the Chinese character 大 and its multiple meanings, including big, loud, and heavy rain, and illustrate age and birth order with examples of oldest siblings.

Learn how to express ability in Chinese using can (hui) and the negative bu hui, with practical examples like swim, dance, cook, drive, and speak Chinese.

Explore how discounts are expressed in Chinese and English, comparing 90% off with 90% of the original price and common phrases like 40% off.

Learn how to form negatives in Chinese using bu for future tense and mei for past tense, and apply these negations to sentences about going to the park or swimming.

Learn how to ask for opinions and advice in Chinese on everyday topics, including dress, weather, family, food, books, and weekend plans, through practical phrases and practice.

Learn how to form Chinese 'how' questions with examples on mount Chomolungma’s height (8848m), Tom’s age, dictionary thickness, Antarctica’s cold, and measure words like tao for long and narrow items.

Learn how to express like in Chinese and ask what someone enjoys doing, using phrases like I like listening to music. Practice expressing preferences to build Chinese speaking skills.

Learn how to say looks in Chinese with examples like she looks very happy and mom looks very angry, and practice listening to sounds and beautiful names.

Explore how to express increasing degrees in Chinese with 越来越, using the original form of adjectives, through examples like rain getting heavier, prices rising, and Lily waking earlier.

Learn Chinese numbers and how counting to ten shapes larger values, like 11, 14, 18, and 23, and read years along with room, plate, and phone numbers.

Master the Chinese past tense by adding la after the verb, with examples like eat le and drink le. Explore weather and actions expressions from the caption.

Learn how to express plans in Chinese using the phrase I plan to do something, with examples like I plan to go to Tom's home tomorrow and travel to China.

Learn how to use probably and maybe in everyday situations, from discussing on-sale items at the mall to whether someone is off work, sick, or not at home.

Explore the some and some structure to describe activities after work, such as going home, exercising, chatting, singing or dancing at a party, and planning trips to China or Thailand.

Explore how to say 'a little' in Chinese using 有点 and 一点, with examples contrasting adjectives and nouns and practical phrases like hungry, expensive, and bread.

Learn how to express when in Chinese and English, using time modifiers like ho and 'that moment,' with examples such as I was doing my homework when she was sleeping.

Learn how to express comparisons in Chinese using the structure A then B + adjective, with examples like Mary is taller than Tom and today is colder than yesterday.

Learn how to tell time in Chinese, including o'clock expressions, minutes, half past, and quarters, with practical examples like 3:00, 5:30, and 9:15; notes cover omitting minutes and alternate forms.

Explore how Chinese expresses adjectives with nouns, and how words like very or quite modify meaning in sentences such as 'Tom is smart' and 'Lisa is cute'.

Discover how to form Chinese questions about what you eat, drink, and buy by using interrogatives at the start and repeating the same words in questions and answers.

Learn to ask 'where are you going' in Chinese using 'you go to' plus a place, with park, library, school, and mall, noting Chu's fourth tone.

Explore how to use which and that in Chinese, with practical examples of 哪 & 那, measure words after na, and choosing items like clothes, books, and glasses.

Learn to ask and answer who you are and who he is in Chinese, using the same word order as the answers and noting the first tone.

Master Chinese date order from year to month to date, and read years, months, and days by counting numbers. Learn to express addresses using the same largest-to-smallest pattern.

Explore expressing never in Chinese and English, using tong ly with negative forms and bu for habits, with examples like never smoke, never drink, and never been to China.

Explain the Chinese character 开 (chi), highlighting its multiple meanings: to open, to drive, to turn on, and to begin, illustrated with door, car, boiling water, and a movie.

Learn to ask where is in Chinese and answer with location words like on, in, at, and inside, with examples such as the book on the table.

Learn how to say 'I want to' in Chinese using 想 (xiǎng) with the same word order as English, through practical examples like eat ice cream, drink coffee, go shopping.

Master the Chinese simultaneous actions structure 一边……一边……, using verb one and verb two for one subject, with examples like listening to music while jogging and a facial mask while sleeping.