Chinese phrases

Paying At Breakfast with QR Codes in China

June 3, 2019 By Kwadwo

LEARN CHINESE

Learning How To Communicate In Everyday Situations In China.

Do you know what all my wonderful Elementary Chinese students love the most? The fact that they can learn how to communicate effectively in everyday situations in China. Here at Elementary Chinese, we don’t teach you useless vocabulary and Test Chinese. We teach you how to communicate whilst traveling, how to pronounce Chinese tones, how to talk with taxi drivers, how to speak on the phone with delivery drivers, and tons more everyday situations.

Would you like to be a part of the Elementary Chinese community or be the first person to be notified when my online course re-opens? There are tons of ways to stay connected and learn alongside a group of like-minded expats in China.

[Read more…]

Master This One Thing To Speak Better Mandarin Chinese

April 1, 2019 By Kwadwo

SUPERCHARGE YOUR MANDARIN

Do you want to get better at everyday Chinese? Do you find yourself struggling to expand your vocabulary? You don’t need Chinese classes. You need this one very simple and effective tip.

[Read more…]

How To Start Learning Mandarin Chinese

March 25, 2019 By Kwadwo

LEARN THE BASICS

I’ve been in Mexico for the last seven weeks learning Spanish and it really gave me some perspective on beginners learning a new language. I’ve been struggling with remembering phrases and getting my tongue used to speaking in a new accent. I needed to encourage myself to keep practising the basics. So, here are my tops tips for starting to learn Mandarin Chinese as a complete beginner:

[Read more…]

The Only Two Phrases You Need When Traveling In China

March 11, 2019 By Kwadwo

Kudos to you. You’re learning Chinese. A challenging yet surprisingly rewarding language to learn, especially if you’re in China.

In this post, I’ll teach you the two most important and useful Chinese phrases. How to ask where the bathroom is and how to get what you want.

If you’re an expat living in China and would like to join a community of like-minded language learners, add me on WeChat. I offer two premium WeChat groups for learning Everyday Chinese and Chinese Characters.

[Read more…]

Talking To Delivery Drivers In China – Please Come Back Later!

February 19, 2019 By Kwadwo

In part two of the Kuaidi series, we taught you how to tell the Kuaidi delivery person to leave your package at the door. But what if your package contains something really valuable and you don’t want to leave it just anywhere? Maybe it’s one of your favorite Chinese books arriving, finally! Ask him to come back after you’re off work!

[Read more…]