In this episode of Easy DC Chinese, Mark almost forgets his friend Sarah’s birthday. He calls her to make plans, but a surprise guest turns the evening into something special.

• 生日 (shēngrì) – birthday
• 忘记 (wàngjì) – to forget
• 礼物 (lǐwù) – gift
• 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) – to make a phone call
• 惊喜 (jīngxǐ) – surprise

**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, birthday, forget

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)

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In this first story episode of Easy DC Chinese, Mary has a nice surprise when she orders chowmein in a Beijing Restaurant.

• 北京烤鸭 (běi jīng kǎo yā) - Peking duck
• 饺子 (jiǎo zi) - dumplings
• 酱油 (jiang you) - soy sauce
• 甜面酱 (tián miàn jiàng) - sweet bean sauce
• 超市 (chao shi) - supermarket
• 礼物 (li wu) - present

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

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Keywords

Chinese learning, Mandarin listening, beginner Chinese, HSK 1, Chinese story, Valentine's Day, romance, easy Chinese, comprehensible input

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Links

- Website: (https://easydcchinese.com)

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In this episode of Easy DC Chinese, David travels to Madrid in Spain where he meets a man called Carlos, what Carlos gives him adds new meaning to the Christmas holiday season.

• 信封- xìn fēng - envelope
• 飞机- fēi jī - airplane
• 旅行 - lǚ xíng - to travel
• 圣诞节 - shèng dàn jié - Christmas Day
• 彩票 - cǎi piào - lottery ticket
• 中 - zhòng - to win (a prize)
• 号码 - hào mǎ - number
• 上网 - shàng wǎng - to go online
• 帮助 - bāng zhù - to help

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

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Keywords

Chinese learning, Mandarin listening, beginner Chinese, HSK 1, Chinese story, slow stories, Madrid, Spain, lottery, easy Chinese, comprehensible input

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Links

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)

This podcast is powered by Pinecast.