One England fan. One dream. One more chance!

Episode of Easy DC Chinese, George, a long suffering England football fan follows his dreams to watch England at the World Cup in the USA. Despite years of disappointment, can England finally do it against Spain in the final!?

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• 世界杯 – shì jiè bēi – World Cup
• 门票 – mén piào – ticket
• 梦想 – mèng xiǎng – dream
• 半决赛 – bàn jué sài – semi‑final
• 决赛 – jué sài – final
• 平局 – píng jú – draw
• 点球 – diǎn qiú – penalty kick
• 赢 – yíng – to win
• 输 – shū – to lose
• 加时赛 – jiā shí sài – extra time **

Tips for learning: Listen to the story a few times. First, focus on the main idea. Then listen for the key words. Each time, you’ll understand more.

For the full transcript, vocabulary exercises, and grammar practice, visit our website:easydcchinese.com

Chinese learning, Mandarin listening, beginner Chinese, HSK 1, Chinese story, slow stories, simple Chinese, easy Chinese, comprehensible input, World Cup, Football, Soccer, It's not soccer, England, Spain, USA, It's coming home! learning Chinese vocabulary

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Intro music: "Sound Music" from Pixabay (pixabay.com/users/lp-studio-music-44167907)

Outro music: Dvir Silverstone from Pixabay (pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841)

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Titles, titles, everywhere!

One Spanish husband. Twenty Chinese relatives. Zero chance of remembering all the names.In this episode of Easy DC Chinese, Xiaoyu brings her new Spanish husband Juan to meet her entire family in China. Juan quickly learns that Chinese has a different title for almost every relative – and gets more than a little dizzy. But will he win over the family by the end? A funny, warm story about language, culture, and the chaos of family.

• 爸爸 – bàba – father
• 妈妈 – māma – mother
• 哥哥 – gēge – older brother
• 姐姐 – jiějie – older sister
• 弟弟 – dìdi – younger brother
• 妹妹 – mèimei – younger sister
• 伯伯 – bóbo – uncle (your dad's older brother)
• 叔叔 – shūshu – uncle (your dad's younger brother)
• 阿姨 – āyí – aunt (your mum's sister)
• 称呼 – chēnghu – title / how you address people

Tips for learning: Listen to the story a few times. First, focus on the main idea. Then listen for the key words. Each time, you’ll understand more.

For the full transcript, vocabulary exercises, and grammar practice, visit our website:easydcchinese.com

Chinese learning, Mandarin listening, beginner Chinese, HSK 1, Chinese story, slow stories, simple Chinese, easy Chinese, comprehensible input, family titles, Chinese family, cultural differences, Spanish husband, learning Chinese vocabulary

We want to thank the artists who produced the music in this episode.

Intro music: "Sound Music" from Pixabay (pixabay.com/users/lp-studio-music-44167907)

Outro music: Dvir Silverstone from Pixabay (pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841)

https://www.easydcchinese.com/

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She taught him 520. He taught her forever.

In this episode of Easy DC Chinese, Tingting wants to teach her boyfriend Mason about the Chinese holiday 520, so she plans little surprise. But who ends up getting surprised?

• 五二零 A new Chinese festival
• 节日 Festival
• 惊喜 Surprise
• 礼物 Gift
• 花 Flowers
• 旅游卡 Travel Card
• 饭店 Restaurant
• 我爱你 I love you
• 钻戒 Diamond Ring

Tips for learning: Listen to the story a few times. First, focus on the main idea. Then listen for the key words. Each time, you’ll understand more.

For the full transcript, vocabulary exercises, and grammar practice, visit our website:easydcchinese.com

Keywords

Chinese learning, Mandarin listening, beginner Chinese, HSK 1, Chinese story, slow stories, simple Chinese, easy Chinese, comprehensible input, Chinese festival, 520, romance, romantic

We want to thank the artists who produced the music in this episode.

Intro music: "Sound Music" from Pixabay (pixabay.com/users/lp-studio-music-44167907)

Outro music: Dvir Silverstone from Pixabay (pixabay.com/users/sonican-38947841)

https://www.easydcchinese.com/

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.