There are two ways to say hello in Chinese: "ni hao," the informal way, and "nin hao," the manner that shows respect.

After receiving the wrong directions, Susan is now lost and needs to find her way to her friend's home.

Although Susan has finally found her way, her friend's family mistakes her for another person.

Things get weirder when Susan gets mistaken for Xiao Wei's girlfriend.

When Mai Miao returns home, everything finally becomes clear.

After Mai Miao introduces Susan to her family, they happily celebrate the New Year.

There are different ways to ask someone his or her name. For people who are older than us, "nin" should be used, while "ni" should be used for younger people.

Coins are traditionally incorporated into the Chinese New Year dumplings with a symbolic meaning.

It's very easy to state the date in Chinese. All you need is the number plus the words "year," "month," and "day."

Would you ask for your present two weeks before your actual birthday?

There are two ways of introducing people to others. One is more formal and the other is more causal.

The "is" word sentence is a very common sentence pattern in Chinese. Many sentences can be formed using this sentence structure.

There are three ways to say thank you in Chinese depending on the person that you are thanking. And to say you are welcome, you can simply say "no thanks."

The handy sentence in learning Chinese is "what's this called in Chinese?"

To make something past tense in Chinese is very simple. Just add "le" at the end and the sentence is now past tense.

Lydia teaches us how to talk about body parts in Chinese, about the head and face in particular.

Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. When was the last time you went to your yoga class?

Let's practice Mountain Pose.

Inhale, exhale. Let's keep going with our yoga.

One, two , three, four, five. Are you feeling that stretch in your body?

Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. Let's do the downward dog position.

Back and forth. Repeat the steps.

Just keep stabilizing your breath.

The proper use of Mandarin Chinese greetings can pave the way for establishing good relationships. In this episode you'll learn some practical words about greetings in Chinese.