Weixin’s Mandarin Chinese Lesson Notes

I went to the language table for the first time last night. It is held at a bookstore in Chinatown. The organizer is the owner of the bookstore, Mr. Tong, who is also a teacher of Mandarin Chinese and promoter of Chinese culture. Over the course of the evening three students of Chinese showed up last night, all at different levels. Including me there were three native speakers so at one point native speakers outnumbered non-natives. The more advanced students did a bigger share of the talking, naturally, but Mr. Tong was conscientious about engaging the beginners. There is no set topic. We talked about everything from how to say “cut the line” in Chinese (插队) to the improvement of the conditions of public bathrooms in China. I will be going back.

Chinese Language Table
Wednesdays 6-8 pm
2145B S. China Place (in the Chinatown mall)
All levels of speakers welcome