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Dimsum Mandarin - Learn Mandarin Chinese
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Through Dimsum Mandarin, you will learn practical Mandarin Chinese in dimsum-sized chunks at your convenience. Learn useful words and phrases, as well as the skills to confidently put together sentences for everyday situations.
Lesson 30 - What Are Your Dreams? - Main
In this episode: review all the key language points from module 3, and listen to a contextual dialogue about James, Guangxiang, and Li Jing’s dreams.
Lesson 29 - How Many Times Have You Been to Beijing? - Main
In this episode: learn to use the 比(bǐ), 没有(méiyǒu), and 和…一样(hé…yíyàng) to form comparative sentences; learn to count the occurrences of actions with...
Lesson 28 - How Did You Go to Beijing? - Main
In this episode: learn to use the 是…的(shì…de) construction to give details of a past event or action; learn to use 前(qián, ago) and 后(hòu, later) to t...
Lesson 27 - Is Dinner Ready? - Main
In this episode: learn to form sentences with the complement of result; and listen to a contextual dialogue about education options for Chinese childr...
Lesson 26 - How is His Mandarin? - Main
In this episode: learn to form sentences with the complement of manners; learn to use the 对…来说(duì…láishuō) construction to refer to the person(s) off...
Lesson 25 - Have You Been to China Before? - Main
In this episode: learn to use the particle 过(guò) to talk about past experiences; use the adverb 最好(zuìhǎo) to offer suggestions, and talk about wishe...
Lesson 24 - What Did You Study? - Main
In this episode: learn a nuanced application of 了(le) to describe how long an action has lasted; talk about age; learn to form “if … then” sentences w...
Lesson 23 - Shanghai Fun - Main
In this episode: learn to use 会(huì) to talk about future possibilities; talk about things that will happen soon with the 要(yào)…了(le) construction; l...
Lesson 22 - Business Trip - Main
In this episode: learn to use the perfect aspect particle 了(le) to talk about actions that have occurred or are completed; talk about things you “have...