Real Chinese - Video overview - Shorter versions
The videoclips below were selected from the Real Chinese TV series, which is repeated regularly on BBC Learning Zone.
These are short clips for lower-bandwidths and non-UK users.
If you are looking for longer videoclips which may be viewed at fullscreen, try the broadband videoclips.
For starters
Greeting people and saying your name
Introducing yourself
More greetings and how the Chinese introduce themselves
Family introductions
Talking about your family and introductions
Saying a bit about yourself
Where you're from, what languages you speak and what you do for a living
Ordering drinks
Ordering drinks and snacks and visiting a tea shop
Ordering a meal
Ordering in a restaurant and saying what you like and don't like
Doing some shopping
Buying souvenirs and shopping for food at a market
Asking for directions
Asking for directions and distances
Getting around by public transport
Travelling by taxi, train and bus and buying tickets
Finding and booking a hotel
Booking a hotel room and hiring a boat
Buying tickets for a show
Buying tickets and talking about times of the day
Transcripts are available for all of the programmes.
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