When your pet starts rummaging through the knife drawer because it hasn't been fed, it's probably time to get another pet. But what about the warning signs? What other clues do cats and dogs give us that something is off in your relationship, or that they're expecting a bit more attention? This is the critical question we explore in today's lesson for Absolute Beginners to the Chinese language.

And now a warning. Although this lesson is intended for newcomers, if this is your very first time hearing Chinese, you'll probably find the dialogue a bit fast for comfort. So be aware that once we've pushed past our blitzkrieg-paced dialogue things slow down and we cover the material more slowly. But if it's still too fast for you don't panic, because we have plenty more lessons in our archives, so go check those out!
 said on
August 9, 2011
内有意嗲日快,可是太好了!谢谢您们!!

nihao! i am probably ready for elementary, based on the beginner lessons i have heard thus far, however, i just discovered (via a friend) popup chinese today, so i wasn't sure how your levels were organized. Not only are you two hilarious, but this was such a great way to learn! thank you!

also, is popup chinese affiliated with chinesepod?
 said on
August 10, 2011
@kaylagiggles,

Welcome to Popup Chinese! 欢迎你!

Thanks! And the answer to your question is "NO" :D

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
August 11, 2011
Kayagiggles,

我也想热烈地欢迎你来到泡泡中文!

You're going to enjoy Popup's hilarious dialogues and witty repartee. You hit the nail on the head, it's a great way to learn.

 said on
January 15, 2013
我同意 with Echo here. I've only been studying Chinese for 2-3 weeks and thought this one was 不错. "Advice for Dealing with New Parents" was a much harder absolute beginner lesson...

thanks all (我爱你们)!

ps. i was going for a casual "Love you guys" ! (like for friends) maybe this is too strong, any advise?
 said on
January 16, 2013
@dragonfly,

你好,欢迎你!Welcome to the site!

Not too strong at all! We love you too :P

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
August 21, 2016
I love your lessons , especially I love the ones in which Echo and David are presenting. Both of them are making the lesson so funny and enjoyable. I have travelled to china twice ane I confess that your lessons help me to get by my Chinese. :** Thank you so much.
 said on
September 2, 2016
So from 2013 no one is answering the comments and questions here? This means that no one is updating the site anymore? :(((
 said on
September 3, 2016
Your last post wasn't exactly a question.... lots of lessons don't have new comments. Most people listen on iTunes.
 said on
September 14, 2016
Oh , I see. Thanks anyway for these nice lessons. I appreciate your reply David. :)
 said on
July 7, 2018
I have heard and used 那个 (nei-ge) without understanding where it came from, only using it because it is more common colloquially. For some reason, I also never considered that you could use 那 (nei) without the 个 because 那个 seems like the most popular context for this sound to me. Thanks for the informative podcast!