Chinese Speaking Corner

Chinese Speaking Corner is a free and informal twice weekly session that runs online on Tuesdays from 18th May, each session will last for 50 minutes the first session is at 10.10am UK time and the second one is at 7pm UK time. The morning, 10.10am, slots are designed for those who are at beginner’s level. The evening, 7pm, slots are aimed at a mixed level from post-beginners to advanced intermediate. Join us to practice your Mandarin skills with Chuanming Zhu, who awe are delighted to welcome back to Edinburgh.

Each week there will be a different topic, which you will receive in advance, to help you prepare and so that the conversation flows better. If you are interested, please email us at confuciusinstitute@hw.ac.uk, we will then send you the Zoom Meeting link and also the topic that will be discussed. The meeting link and the weekly topics will also be posted on our website, the topics will be updated every Thursday.

The topic for the sessions on the 18th May are as follows:

10:10am The topic is ‘Greeting’ Vocabulary/Expressions : 

早上,下午,晚上,忙,最近

早上好!

晚安!

好久不见!

最近忙什么呢?

The Zoom link for the morning session is: Meeting ID: 925 5421 4909 Password 728775

7:00pm The topic is ‘Taking Order’ Vocabulary/Expressions : 

服务员,点菜,菜单,忌口,位

您好,几位?

您有什么忌口吗?

服务员,再拿一份菜单。

The Zoom link for the evening session is: Meeting ID: 930 0228 8978 Password 500023

Please find below the link to our Eventbrite page where you can register for these free sessions, please at the time of registering let us know if you wish to attend the morning or evening session

Eventbrite: Chinese Speaking Corner