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.

Visiting the Aquarium

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: 1873 Pre Intermediate
Everyone loves the aquarium: brightly-colored tropical fish, massive sharks, cute otters, and even beluga whales (if you're lucky enough to be in Shanghai, at least). ChinesePod is following a lucky child and their parents to the aquarium today. Learn all the vocabulary for your favorite marine life in today's intermediate lesson.
Mon Feb 20 2012 | 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  
轩轩 Xuānxuān Xuan Xuan (name)
带 dài to bring
水族馆 shuǐzúguǎn aquarium
鱼 yú fish
轩轩，今天爸爸妈妈要带你去水族馆！
Xuānxuān ，jīntiān bàba māma yào dài nǐ qù shuǐzúguǎn ！
Xuan Xuan, mom and dad are going to take you to the aquarium today!
对，我们要去看很多鱼！
duì ，wǒmen yào qù kàn hěn duō yú ！
That's right! We're gonna go see lots of fish!
哇，轩轩，你看，这么多热带鱼。颜色多漂亮！
wā ，Xuānxuān ，nǐ kàn ，zhème duō rèdài yú 。yánsè duō piàoliang ！
Wow. Xuan Xuan, look. There's so many tropical fish. The colors are so beautiful!
对啊。来，拍个照。
duì a 。lái ，pāi ge zhào 。
Yeah. Here, take a picture.
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!