How to show people you care in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563524509 Download PDF Notes 7 ways to ask “what’s wrong?” Sometimes when you meet a friend, you can immediately see that something is wrong with them. The directly translated phrase…
Polite (and not-so polite) Ways to Refuse in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563521557 Download PDF Notes 1. Refusing an invitation Sometimes, it’s difficult to guess whether an invitation is real or merely a polite offer. In this case, a simple polite refusal…
Various Ways to Say “No” in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563521263 Download PDF Notes 没 Talking about the past with 没 没 (méi) is used when talking about the past. Adverbials related to time, such as yesterday, last month, before,…
Politely Responding to Compliments in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563524084 Download PDF Notes Just Saying “Thank you” Just like in English, you can reply to a compliment simply by thanking the person for their kind words. The most direct…
9 Simple Ways to Give Compliments in Chinese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaDFbwieLJw Download PDF Notes Basic Compliment Structures First and foremost, let’s take a look at the most common structures we use when complimenting someone. Many of these follow the same…
Four Ways to Say “I think…” in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563520473 Download PDF Notes 我想…… 想is used to express a person’s will or plan, and means “to want” as seen in the in the sentence “ 我想睡觉。”（I want to sleep.）Here…
Formal and Informal Ways to Say “You’re Welcome” in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563520181 Download PDF Notes The basic expressions Just like 谢谢，there are many simple ways to say ‘you’re welcome’ or ‘it’s okay’. That’s alright. / You are welcome. 不用谢 (Bùyòng xiè.)…
Formal and Informal Ways to Show Appreciation With “Thank You” in Chinese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgUL5JBG78g Download PDF Notes The most common ways 谢谢 is the phrase that you’ll see the most in daily life because it is simple and quick to say, but it…
A Dozen Different Ways to Say “Goodbye” in Chinese
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563518144 Download PDF Notes Common ways 再见 (zài jiàn) This is one of the most common and standard ways to say goodbye, which means Goodbye or See you. 拜拜 (bàibài)…
How to Ask Someone’s Age in Chinese: 9 Common Expressions
https://player.vimeo.com/video/563517087 Download PDF Notes Age is a topic that comes up in conversation all the time, whether you're meeting someone for the first time or catching up with an old…