Tag Archives: colloquial
Mandarin-English Dialogue #6 – Hotel Reservation
Briefing This dialogue takes place between Jeremy, an English-speaking man in China on a business trip, and a Receptionist at Garden Hotel in Dalian. Listen to Dialogue Mandarin-English Dialogue #6 – Hotel Reservation
Mandarin-English Dialogue #5 – Pregnancy Anxiety
Briefing Mrs Pang, a pregnant woman, is having a consultation with Dr Robinson. She has been feeling anxious recently about her pregnancy. Listen to Dialogue Mandarin-English Dialogue #5 – Pregnancy Anxiety
Mandarin-English Dialogue #4 – Copyright Dispute
Briefing Joshua is a British man in charge of the Beijing branch of a multinational education group. Recently his company has been caught up in a commercial dispute. Today he has come to see a lawyer named Zhang at Baxter Law Firm in Beijing. Listen to Dialogue Mandarin-English Dialogue #4 – Copyright Dispute
Mandarin-English Dialogue #3 – Food Poisoning
Briefing Mr Smith is a British man working at a branch of a multinational corporation in Beijing. He has suddenly felt dizzy and fatigued, and has come to a nearby hospital. A doctor named Wang is giving him a check-up. Listen to Dialogue Mandarin-English Dialogue #3 – Food Poisoning
Mandarin-English Dialogue #2 – Parent-Teacher Meeting
Briefing Mrs Zhang, a Mandarin-speaking woman, is visiting the office of Mr Stevens, who teaches her son Andrew maths. Mr Stevens is concerned about Andrew’s grades dropping. Listen to Dialogue Mandarin-English Dialogue #2 – Parent-Teacher Meeting
Mandarin-English Dialogue #1 – Bank Robbery
This is the first dialogue that Michael, Leigh and I have created for Chinese interpreting students around the world. Not only can you listen to an mp3 recording to practice your interpreting and notetaking skills, but you can also refer to the transcript at the end of the exercise to check any new words. Enjoy! [...]
45 Mandarin Sentences with Chinese Characteristics
The following is a collection of sentences in Mandarin which I believe are special in some way. What do I mean by “special”? Well, let’s just say grammatically and structurally they’re not exactly typical, and in most cases they stand-alone as independent expressions. Plus, many of them contain elements of Chinese culture that set them [...]
A Detailed Guide to One-Character Verbs in Mandarin
The following is a comprehensive outline of 90 per cent of the advanced one-character verbs you’ll encounter in written and spoken Mandarin. Criteria for inclusion: 1. The verb must be able to function by itself as one-character or with a complement. Compounds will not be included. 2. The verb must either have both an original [...]
Top 11 Mandarin Speech Particles
Criteria: common enough to be known by most native speakers, but special enough to only be used in specific situations. 1. 哼 hēng – “humph!” – cute, feminine, expresses disagreement in a pouting (撒娇) tone – 哼，有什么了不起！— Humph! What’s so special about that? 2. 咳哟 hāiyō – “heave-ho!”* – 咳哟，这货物怎么这么沉呢？— Heave-ho! How can these goods [...]
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