GuavaTalk Blog

Classes for our offline school, 1on1 Mandarin, and GuavaTalk are really starting to gear up now with students in Beijing returning from their New Year’s holiday, which is great, but our teachers are still finding time to create some more helpful survival Chinese videos. Check them out in the below links on youtube:

1. Learn how to thank you, your welcome, and variations on that. Probably most of you already know “xie xie”, but what about the standard responses or how to express that you are VERY appreciative? Check out the video to learn.

2 . In China, massages are very cheap! I’m not a big massage person, but it’s hard not to partake regularly when the massages are so affordable. In some places, you can get a very good foot massage or full body massage for less than $10. As a result, it’s helpful to know what to say when you get to the massage parlor to instruct your masseuse.

3. Saying good-bye after a long day at work or after a party is also helpful. It’s also great to know variations like, “See you later” or “See you in a bit!”

4. China, or Beijing at least, is about crowds, so it’s important to know how to say, “Excuse me” to part the seas of people.

5. Finally, learn how to say, “I’m sorry!”

I see a lot of Chinese videos out there that are simply getting people to repeat sounds without really explaining their meaning, context, grammar, or structure. Through our videos, you will not only learn how to imitate and say various phrases, but also, you’ll get a foundation in Chinese grammar through our detailed explanations of every word in each phrase.  For a systematic or visual learner, these videos are great.