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Life in China

How to Say KFC Chicken Twister in Chinese

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CHINESE PHRASES

I’m here in KFC China, and apparently we’ve ordered a Chinese specialty.

A rare and delicious Beijing Chicken Twister.

Maybe this is a new age specialty? 😂

For those of you who are familiar with Elementary Chinese on YouTube you’ll know that I’m all about teaching you the everyday Chinese you need for daily life here in China.

Screw the textbooks and random vocab that gets you absolutely nowhere. We learn about food, taxis, getting your hair cut, the best books to actually learn Chinese, using AliPay, weird and wonderful ways to learn Chinese, all things VPN related, going to the Dentist, the way to order your Bubble Tea just right, and so much more.

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Quickfire Phrases: Tell The Cashier You Don’t Need A Receipt

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QUICKFIRE PHRASES

Is daily China life frustrating, because ting bu dong?

I totally understand you. But listen to me, you’ve got this!

Elementary Chinese teaches you the everyday language you need, to communicate what you want. That might be how to order food in a restaurant, how to study for the HSK exams, how to talk to your Cab Driver, or how to get over that fear of talking to delivery drivers on the phone.

Whatever you need, there is a video for you to improve your vocab or enhance your tones.

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Order Chinese Food Stress-Free

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CHINESE VOCAB

Do you want to walk into a Chinese restaurant and order, stress-free?

This is one of the most popular requests from the students on my online course speakeverydaychinese.com. Maybe that’s because it’s one of the first things you’ll need to do in China, or maybe it’s because you are all huge foodies, like me!

The only thing we struggle with is the language barrier. How do you order your favorite dish when the cheery server speaks not a word of English?

Don’t worry. I’ve got your back. Let’s learn to order Chinese food, stress-free.

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Chinese Fortune Cat? What’s That All About?

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CHINESE VOCAB

Last week we learned how to order takeout on the phone in Chinese, this is a big deal for expats living here in China. Click here to check it out.

Today we’re discussing the adorable yet glam thing, 招财猫, zhāo cái māo or as I refer to it affectionately as the “Gangsta Cat”. Because, why not?

You see them in stores everywhere here in China. Zhāo 招 means ‘to find’ and 财 cái is short for 财富 cái fù which means fortune. And, 猫 māo is cat.

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