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.

  1. Announcement 01-Jul-2015 - Dimsum Mandarin

    07/01/2015

    Announcement 01-Jul-2015 - Dimsum Mandarin

    Stand to win a premium membership (US$19.90) of DSM module 4 by sparing 5 min of your time. Fill in a survey by clicking on the "survey" button at the top of the page at www.dimsummandarin.com, and help us make Dimsum Mandarin even more engaging and useful to you!

    1 min
  2. Lesson 30 - What Are Your Dreams? - Main

    06/18/2015

    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.

    27 min
  3. Lesson 29 - How Many Times Have You Been to Beijing? - Main

    06/11/2015

    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 action measure words; and listen to a contextual dialogue about Li Jing’s plans to start up her own company.

    26 min
  4. Lesson 28 - How Did You Go to Beijing? - Main

    06/04/2015

    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 talk about points in time; and listen to a contextual dialogue about Li Jing’s previous work experience, and why she decided to stop working.

    27 min
  5. Lesson 27 - Is Dinner Ready? - Main

    05/28/2015

    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 children.

    26 min
  6. Lesson 26 - How is His Mandarin? - Main

    05/21/2015

    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) offering an opinion; and listen to a contextual dialogue about marriage.

    25 min
  7. Lesson 25 - Have You Been to China Before? - Main

    05/14/2015

    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 wishes; learn the 虽然(suīrán)…但是(dànshì) pair of conjunctions; and listen to a contextual dialogue about hiring and training.

    19 min
  8. Lesson 24 - What Did You Study? - Main

    05/07/2015

    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 with the “…的话(de huà), 就(jiù)” construction; use consecutive numbers to approximate a number; and listen to a contextual dialogue talking about tertiary education.

    25 min
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