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Story · 1 min audio我饿了How to say I'm hungry in ChineseA five-year-old learns three magic words. Grandma gives an egg, Mum an apple, the neighbour cake. Then his baby sister says her first word.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio你周末做什么了？What did you do at the weekend? (in Chinese)Monday morning. A colleague asks about her weekend, and she has a busy answer ready. He has a better one.HSK 1
Article · 1 min audio说一次再见How to say goodbye in ChineseEvery Chinese learner knows 再见. But how long does one goodbye take? The teacher has been leaving since nine.HSK 1
Article · 1 min audio我听不懂How to say “I don’t understand” in ChineseA waiter who talks fast. A learner who says “I don’t understand”. He says it again, only louder.HSK 1
Article · 1 min audio五号四月？How to say the date in ChineseChinese says the date biggest first. Tom says his birthday the English way. His friend brings the cake a month late.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio幺是一How to say your phone number in ChineseA whole week to ask one question. She says her number so fast that every other word sounds like “want”.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio小猫杯子The birthday present that came backA cup with a little cat on it, for my best friend’s birthday. Two months later, it is my birthday. Guess what is in the box.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio先放什么？Cooking tomato and egg: which goes in first?His first dinner alone: tomato and egg. One question for Mum. Mum and Dad have two different answers, and neither is giving up.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio爱睡觉的猫The sleepy catOur cat sleeps on the bed, on the computer, in Mum’s clothes. Then at three in the morning, there is a noise in the kitchen.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio星期三的鱼School lunch: Wednesday’s fishEvery Wednesday the school lunch is fish, and I hate fish. The boy next to me loves it. The teacher thinks we both eat everything.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio请问，怎么走？How to ask for directions in ChineseOne address. Three strangers. Left, right, and a lot of identical buildings. The last man he asks knows exactly where his friend is.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio上班第一天My first day at work: an easy Chinese storyHer first day in a new office. A kind old gentleman who knows where everything is. At nine o’clock, everyone finds out who he is.HSK 1
