Relevant Content
We'll always make sure you know exactly what the lesson is about. You will easily understand whether it is relevant for you.

Shopping for the Wife

Great Hosts
Here at ChinesePod, all our lessons are presented in an entertaining manner by our great hosts. You'll find language learners, teachers, and even professors sharing their insights, ideas, and teaching methods in our video and audio lessons.
Brief Lesson Summaries
A brief introduction of the lesson will always tell you what this lesson is about and what language level is the intended target. If you're interested in the subject, but might not be able to understand it in full, fear not; we have transcripts of lesson dialogues vocabulary so you can follow along.
IN THIS LESSON
ID: 1802 Intermediate
This is a Chinese lesson for all those poor unfortunate men who have been sent on shopping missions, and whose wives were smart enough to deflect the "I don't know what you like" excuse by providing an actual photo of the object of desire. Learn about shoes and bags here.
Mon Nov 14 2011 | Jenny, John
Awesome Materials
Our lessons contain natural communication in Chinese in video and audio format. We have have lessons focused on video or a podcast format and our lessons have transcripts of Lesson Dialogues, Important Vocabulary, Expanded Materials for a deep dive into the lesson topic and Exercises focused on testing your retention.
Detailed Vocabulary
Each lesson has it's unique vocabulary and will provide you with definitions and recordings so you can practice the pronunciation. You will also be able to grasp the core material of a lesson at a glance. Here we're showing you the Simplified Chinese version.
SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
让 ràng to want, to have
双 shuāng pair
种 zhǒng kind of
起来 qǐlai to rise up
你好，先生，买鞋啊？男鞋在那边。
nǐhǎo ，xiānsheng ，mǎi xié a ？nánxié zài nàbiān 。
Hello, sir. Buying shoes? Men's shoes are over there.
哦，不是，我太太让我帮她买一双这种鞋，你看！
ò ，bùshì ，wǒ tàitai ràng wǒ bāng tā mǎi yī shuāng zhèzhǒng xié ，nǐ kàn ！
Oh, no. My wife wants me to buy a pair of these shoes for her. Take a look!
哦，是坡跟鞋，在这边，你看喜欢哪一双？
ò ，shì pōgēnxié ，zài zhèbiān ，nǐ kàn xǐhuan nǎ yī shuāng ？
Oh, they're wedges. Over here. Which pair do you like?
这双不错，穿起来舒服吗？
zhè shuāng bùcuò ，chuān qǐlai shūfu ma ？
This pair is nice. Are they comfortable?
Natural Dialogues
Each lesson is centered around a natural dialogue with key vocabulary directly prepared and translated for your use. You can also listen to each sentence as an individual recording to improve your listening and comprehension skills.
Try It For Free
ChinesePod is 100% Free to Try. Create an account today and get started!