Chinese Bites — with Janine | HSK 1️⃣

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“Chinese Bites with Janine” is your coffee break with a Chinese friend — no textbooks, no pressure, just fun! 🥟✨ Learn real Mandarin through short, friendly episodes with clear English explanations and natural examples. Perfect for beginners who want to speak confidently, one bite at a time. ☕🇨🇳

  1. 15 HR AGO

    🎙️2️⃣0️⃣ “How Do You Go to School?” — Talking About Transportation in Chinese

    In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about how you get somewhere — by bus, by bike, or on foot.We’ll use the structure 怎么去 (zěnme qù) and learn useful words like 坐车 (take a bus), 骑车 (ride a bike), and 走路 (walk). Let’s hit the road — in Chinese! 🚌🚲🚶‍♀️ ✅ Grammar Focus: Structure: Subject + 怎么 + 去 + Place Verbs: 坐 (take), 骑 (ride), 走 (walk) ✅ Examples: 我坐车去学校。 他骑车去公司。 她走路去商店。 我坐地铁去图书馆。 ✅ Questions: 你怎么去学校？ (How do you go to school?) 你怎么去商店？ (How do you go to the store?)

    11 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    🎙️1️⃣9️⃣ “I’m Going to School!” — Talking About Going Places and Doing Things in Chinese

    In this episode, you’ll learn how to talk about going places and doing things in Chinese — like I’m going to school, He’s going to the store, or We’re going to eat with friends.We’ll use the super useful pattern 去 + 地点 + 动作 (to go + place + activity). ✅ Grammar Focus: 去 (qù) → to go Structure: Subject + 去 + Place (+ Verb + Object) Question: 你去哪儿？ ✅ Useful Words:学校 (xuéxiào) school商店 (shāngdiàn) store超市 (chāoshì) supermarket朋友家 (péngyou jiā) friend’s home图书馆 (túshūguǎn) library公园 (gōngyuán) park ✅ Example Sentences: 我去学校上课。 他去商店买东西。 她去图书馆看书。 我们去公园玩儿。

    10 min

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    🎙️1️⃣8️⃣“The Cat Is Under the Chair!” — Talking About Where Things Are in Chinese

    In this episode, we’ll learn how to say where things are — like The book is on the table or The cat is under the chair!You’ll discover how to use 在 (zài) with simple position words, so you can describe your surroundings in Chinese naturally. 🐱📚🪑 ✅ Grammar Focus: 在 (zài) = to be at/in/on Structure: Noun + 在 + Place Question: Noun + 在 + 哪儿？ ✅ Position Words:上 (on) / 下 (under) / 里 (in) / 前面 (in front) / 后面 (behind) ✅ Examples:书在桌子上。猫在椅子下。水在杯子里。老师在前面。

    8 min

  4. 6 NOV

    🎙️1️⃣7️⃣“What’s This?” and “Whose Is It?” in Chinese

    In this episode, we’ll learn how to ask and answer everyday questions like What’s this?, What’s that?, and Whose is it? using 这 (this), 那 (that), and 的 (possessive ‘s’). It’s one of the most useful and fun patterns in Chinese — simple, but powerful! 👜📱📚 这 / 那 → this / that 是 → to be 什么 → what 谁的 → whose 的 → ’s / possessive marker 我的 / 你的 / 他的 / 她的 / 它的 → my / your / his / her / its 这是什么？ 那是什么？ 这是谁的？ 那是老师的。 这是谁的书？ 这是我的书。

    9 min

  5. 5 NOV

    🎙️1️⃣6️⃣Too Hot, Very Sweet, A Bit Bitter: Describing Taste and Feelings in Chinese

    In this episode, we’ll learn how to describe taste, temperature, and feelings in Chinese — using simple structures like 很 (very), 太…了 (too…), and 有点儿 (a bit…). Perfect for talking about food, weather, and even your mood! 🍜☕🍰 热 (rè) hot, 冷 (lěng) cold, 甜 (tián) sweet, 苦 (kǔ) bitter, 辣 (là) spicy, 咸 (xián) salty, 好吃 (hǎochī) delicious 很 (hěn) → very / quite 太…了 (tài…le) → too… / so… 有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr) → a little bit… 咖啡很苦。 (The coffee is bitter.) 咖啡太苦了！ (The coffee is too bitter!) 咖啡有点儿苦。 (The coffee is a bit bitter.) 这个汤很热。 (The soup is hot.) 这个汤太热了！ (The soup is too hot!) 这个汤有点儿热。 (The soup is a bit hot.) 蛋糕很甜。 (The cake is sweet.) 蛋糕太甜了！ (The cake is too sweet!) 蛋糕有点儿甜。 (The cake is a bit sweet.)"

    9 min

  6. 3 NOV

    🎙️1️⃣5️⃣“And, But, Also!” Connecting Ideas Naturally in Chinese

    In this episode, we’ll review food vocabulary and then learn how to connect your ideas naturally in Chinese — using and, but, also, and both…and…. Get ready to talk about your favorite foods in smooth, natural Mandarin! 🥟🍜☕ Vocabulary (food):饺子 dumplings, 包子 steamed buns, 面条 noodles, 米饭 rice, 茶 tea, 咖啡 coffee, 果汁 juice, 水果 fruit, 蛋糕 cake, 面包 bread, 早餐 breakfast, 午餐 lunch, 晚餐 dinner Grammar: 和 (hé) → and (connects nouns) 但是 (dànshì) → but (connects sentences) 也 (yě) → also / too (before verb) 又…又… (yòu…yòu…) → both…and… (for adjectives or verbs) Examples: 我喜欢咖啡和茶。wǒ xǐhuān kāfēi hé chá.I like coffee and tea. 我喜欢饺子，但是我不喜欢面条。wǒ xǐhuān jiǎozi, dànshì wǒ bù xǐhuān miàntiáo.I like dumplings, but I don’t like noodles. 我也喜欢果汁。wǒ yě xǐhuān guǒzhī.I also like juice. 这个蛋糕又甜又漂亮。zhè ge dàngāo yòu tián yòu piàoliang.This cake is both sweet and beautiful.

    12 min

  7. 3 NOV

    🎙️1️⃣4️⃣Talking About Daily Life Naturally in Chinese

    In this episode, we’ll bring everything together — time, place, and frequency — to describe your daily life naturally in Chinese. You’ll learn how to say things like I eat breakfast at home every morning and She often studies at the library at night, and how to ask questions like Where do you eat? or Do you study every day? ☕📅 Time words: 早上 (morning), 中午 (noon), 下午 (afternoon), 晚上 (evening)Places: 家 (home), 学校 (school), 公司 (office), 图书馆 (library), 咖啡店 (café)Frequency: 每天 (every day), 常常 (often), 有时候 (sometimes), 从不 (never)Verbs: 起床 (to get up), 吃饭 (to eat), 上班 (to go to work), 下班 (to finish work), 上课 (to attend class), 下课 (to finish class), 睡觉 (to sleep), 学习 (to study)" 我每天早上七点在家吃早餐。 (wǒ měitiān zǎoshang qī diǎn zài jiā chī zǎocān) – I eat breakfast at home every morning. 她常常晚上在图书馆学习。 (tā chángcháng wǎnshang zài túshūguǎn xuéxí) – She often studies at the library in the evening. 他有时候下午在公司工作。 (tā yǒu shíhòu xiàwǔ zài gōngsī gōngzuò) – He sometimes works at the office in the afternoon. 我从不晚上在咖啡店学习。 (wǒ cóng bù wǎnshang zài kāfēidiàn xuéxí) – I never study at a café at night. 我平常中午十二点在学校吃午饭。 (wǒ píngcháng zhōngwǔ shí’èr diǎn zài xuéxiào chī wǔfàn) – I usually eat lunch at school at noon." Structure: Statement + 吗？ 你每天学习吗？ (nǐ měitiān xuéxí ma?) – Do you study every day? 你常常晚上学习吗？ (nǐ chángcháng wǎnshang xuéxí ma?) – Do you often study at night? 你有时候在咖啡店学习吗？ (nǐ yǒu shíhòu zài kāfēidiàn xuéxí ma?) – Do you sometimes study in a café? 你从不早起吗？ (nǐ cóng bù zǎo qǐ ma?) – You never get up early? Structures: 你 + 什么时候 + Verb？ → When do you…? 你 + 在哪儿 + Verb？ → Where do you…? 你什么时候起床？ (nǐ shénme shíhòu qǐchuáng?) – When do you get up ? 你每天早上在哪儿吃饭？ (nǐ měitiān zǎoshang zài nǎr chī fàn?) – Where do you eat every morning? 你下午在哪儿学习？ (nǐ xiàwǔ zài nǎr xuéxí?) – Where do you study in the afternoon? 你晚上什么时候睡觉？ (nǐ wǎnshang shénme shíhou shuìjiào?) – When do you go to bed at night?

    11 min

  8. 30 OCT

    🎙️1️⃣3️⃣How Often? Talking About Frequency in Chinese

    In this episode, we’ll learn how to talk about how often you do things in Chinese — how to say ‘I study every day,’ ‘I sometimes read,’ or ‘I never wake up early.’ These tiny words can change your whole sentence, and make you sound like a real local. ☕📆 Grammar:👉 Subject + (Time) + Frequency + Verb + Object Frequency Words:每天 (every day), 有时候 (sometimes), 常常 (often), 从不 (never), 总是 (always) Examples: 我每天学习中文。 (I study Chinese every day.) 我有时候看书。 (I sometimes read.) 她常常吃面。 (She often eats noodles.) 我从不早起。 (I never get up early.) 我总是喝咖啡。 (I always drink coffee.) Question patterns: 你常常做什么？ (What do you often do?) 你每天学习吗？ (Do you study every day?)

    10 min
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“Chinese Bites with Janine” is your coffee break with a Chinese friend — no textbooks, no pressure, just fun! 🥟✨ Learn real Mandarin through short, friendly episodes with clear English explanations and natural examples. Perfect for beginners who want to speak confidently, one bite at a time. ☕🇨🇳

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