Chinese for Travel
Learn the Mandarin you need for restaurants, transportation, shopping, hotels, directions and daily life in China.
- Restaurants
- Transportation
- Shopping
- Useful expressions
A focused, fast path for a specific trip. Tell me where you're going, for how long and why, and we build the language around your actual itinerary — including the practical things nobody warns you about.
What the program covers
Airports, trains and taxis
Buying tickets, reading signs, gates and platforms, and telling a driver where you want to go.
Food, properly
Reading a menu, ordering, spice levels, allergies and dietary restrictions, and asking for the bill.
Hotels and accommodation
Checking in, deposits, asking for help, and reporting the small things that go wrong.
Directions and getting lost
Asking where something is, and — the harder half — understanding the reply.
Daily life and apps
Paying by phone, shopping, bargaining politely, and the everyday phrases you'll hear a hundred times a day.
Phrases from this program
不要辣
Bú yào là
Not spicy
多少钱？
Duōshao qián?
How much is it?
去…怎么走？
Qù… zěnme zǒu?
How do I get to…?
可以刷卡吗？
Kěyǐ shuākǎ ma?
Can I pay by card?
Useful — though in China you'll mostly be paying by phone.
Hear these — and say them back — in the free mini lesson.