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Level 3 Lesson 5 – 基金没有股票风险大 / Mutual funds are not as risky as stocks
08/04/2016 Duration: 12minAre 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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Level 3 Lesson 4 – 买车要花很多时间呢 / Buying a car you need to spend a lot of time
25/03/2016 Duration: 14minBuying 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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Level 3 Lesson 3 – 二零一五年的税你报完了吗? / Have you filed your 2015 taxes?
12/03/2016 Duration: 11minHave 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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Level 3 Lesson 2 – 作业差不多做完了 / Homework is almost done
01/03/2016 Duration: 11minWe 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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Level 3 Lesson 1 – 你怎么庆祝情人节?/ How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day? (Level Test)
15/02/2016 Duration: 13minFrom 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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Level 2 Lesson 25 – 你会做饺子还是年糕?/ Can you make dumpling or rice cake? (Review)
08/02/2016 Duration: 11minHappy 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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Level 2 Lesson 24 – 我从中国上海到美国学习 / I’ve Come From China To US for Learning
01/02/2016 Duration: 10minInsane 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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Level 2 Lesson 23 – 你喝茶还是咖啡? / Would you like to drink tea or coffee?
21/01/2016 Duration: 10minA 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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Level 2 Lesson 22 – 你不喜欢薯条?我也一样 / You don’t like fries? Me too.
13/01/2016 Duration: 12minWhere 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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Level 2 Lesson 21 – 听说票快卖完了 / I heard tickets were almost sold out
07/01/2016 Duration: 10minNot 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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Level 2 Lesson 20 – 好吃又好玩 / Delicious and Fun (Review)
31/12/2015 Duration: 09minIt 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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Level 2 Lesson 19 – 中文好学 / It is easy to learn Chinese
22/12/2015 Duration: 13minChinese 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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Level 2 Lesson 18 – 商店里人已经很多了 / The stores are already crowded
13/12/2015 Duration: 12minChristmas 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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Level 2 Lesson 17 – 我最讨厌吃火鸡,买东西 / I most dislike eating turkey, shopping.
26/11/2015 Duration: 10minIf 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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Level 2 Lesson 16 – Jacky 喜欢Daisy, 可是一直不告诉她 / Jacky likes Daisy but doesn’t tell her.
13/11/2015 Duration: 10minIf 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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Level 2 Lesson 15 – 我想去迪士尼,也想去坐游轮 / I’d like to go to Disney, and also on a cruise (Review)
30/10/2015 Duration: 11minWelcome 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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Level 2 Lesson 14 – 电话怎么没有人接? / How come nobody is picking up the phone?
30/09/2015 Duration: 09minHow 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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Level 2 Lesson 13 – 我的朋友从来没有开过车 / My Friend Has Never Driven a Car
08/09/2015 Duration: 09minGrowing 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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Level 2 Lesson 12 – 春天有的时候下雨… / In the Spring Sometimes it Rains…
14/08/2015 Duration: 10minThe 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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Level 2 Lesson 11 – 你想明年结婚吗? / Would you like to get married next year?
02/08/2015 Duration: 11minThere 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 […]