Are you an English speaker who wants to learn Chinese, or vice versa? 您想找機會練習英文嗎？ We want to create a fun and easy going environment for everyone to come and practice either English or Chinese with us, and we will try to play a movie at each meet up as we have a nice projector and built in sound system :) 我們歡迎大家和我們一起來看電影，學英文！如果您有外國朋友想來和我們學中文，練習中文對話，我們也很歡迎喔！

If you speak Chinese, come to enjoy good company and good food, and share your cultural perspective with friendly people interested in knowing more about Chinese language and history. If you are learning Chinese, join us to practice and indulge in one of the most important aspects of Chinese culture - sharing a good meal with friends!

Hello, CJK Experts! Don’t you feel it's hard to fill the gap between your level and native-speakers’ level? Are you looking for partners to practice your Chinese, Japanese or Korean (CJK) in an immerse environment? This meetup group is the right fit for you!! We practice Chinese, Japanese and Korean through interpretation methods such as quick response, shadowing, reproduction, retention, sight translation, summarization, etc. These methods enable you highly concentrate on listening, understandi …

Experts, Meet the Curious. Curious? Meet an expert. We Are a Center for Cultural and Crowd-sourced Learning in the Rivertowns. Learn a new craft or teach what you know to others. Join a discussion on health, parenting, politics. How do you pick a good bottle of wine? Join a bilingual activity group for kids or attend a guided conversational group in Mandarin.  Ever want to know more about something? Tell us about it. We'll find an expert to teach it and find other people with the curiosity as y …

Meet other friendly Mandarin learning families to set up playdates, explore the neighborhood and have fun! We share experiences, get advice and make new friends. All families and friends are welcome! We have meetups every week for different ages. For example, we are planning to have lots of events including music classes; baby sign classes; gym events; soccer classes; photoshoots; trips to museums and the Bronx zoo and book clubs where everyone is welcome and get togethers at local libraries, Wh …

Pursuant to the first meeting, this group is redefined as a Chinese food sharing session based in Mencius Studio: members will take turns to lead the group in exploring different types of Chinese food preparations, employing food expression in Cantonese and Mandarin and celebrating the centrality of cooking and eating well in Chinese culture.  Upon the first meeting, it is proposed that the group be skill-based and food oriented: Members will need to know how to prepare specific Chinese foods an …

Want to practice your Mandarin Chinese? Meetup with others in your area who are also interested in Mandarin Chinese, the most widely spoken language in the world (1.3 Billion and counting). All ages and levels of proficiency are welcome! Mandarin Mondays, usually held every Monday, is New York's largest Mandarin Meetup group, and is a great way to connect people interested in Mandarin Chinese language and culture.

Mission: To learn Cantonese, Chinese and Chinese culture in a fun and easy way. Goals: Learn Cantonese together It doesn't matter if you speak another language e.g. Spanish and/or another dialect e.g. Mandarin This group is open to all levels This group is open to all ages* Practice Cantonese in group settings Explore Chinese culture, especially Cantonese culture by group events Meet new friends and social networking Have fun Membership Due:  $5/member/month, or $55/member/year Friends and fa …

If you want to communicate with 1/5 of the world population, join us to practice Mandarin speaking! It takes a lot of courage to open your mouth and you will find many members here who share the same goal as you - to communicate with 1.5 Billion of Chinese in business and life! We have professional Chinese native speaker trainers to direct you how to communicate effectively while increase your vocabulary and ability to assemble Chinese sentence by understanding more of Chinese culture and thinki …

This group is for anyone interested in learning a foreign language. The primary purpose of the site is to offer a platform for members to find tutors and/or fellow students of the language they are learning. Cultural meetups may be suggested and organized by anyone. Another useful feature is the Discussion Board, where members may ask/answer any questions they may have about a particular language or culture. We will also have a physical location in New Rochelle for premium members to engage in s …

As many of you know, there are several different Chinese meetup groups in New York. At most of these meetups, speakers of all levels are welcome. This means that quite a large percentage of the conversation tends to be in English. To learn and improve, it's necessary to immerse oneself and not to feel as if you can just switch to English anytime you want. I have started this meetup to create a place where intermediate, advanced, or native speakers can go and speak entirely in Chinese. Sure, you …

"The Future Speaks Chinese!" How about you? Want to sharpen your Chinese? or Take Chinese Classes taught by licensed Chinese teacher? We welcome anyone who is interested in learning or practicing Mandarin Chinese or meeting like-minded people for socializing and networking. We also arrange cultural activities such as Sunday Dim Sum Brunch, Thanksgiving Party, movie screening, etc. It does not require language skills to join our group. The only thing you need is the enthusiam. We also offer quali …

Ni hao! Is Mandarin Chinese important to you and your success in your near future? YES!! zhu4祝(WISH) Da4大 jia1家(EVERYONE) xin1新(NEW) nian2年(YEAR) kuai4快 le4乐(HAPPY), shen1身 ti3体(HEALTH) jian4健 kang1康(STRONG), tian1天 tian1天(EACH DAY) kai1开 xin1心(CHEERFUL)!!:-) Huan ying(WELCOME)!! My goal is to help you learn and practice authentic and successful Mandarin Chinese with fun and ease while you are enjoying a great experience of Chinese culture with someone who care for your progress, who understand …

Let get together. If Shanghai & New here it is: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/ if you have a cup coffee and  bagel (a dollar and a half ?) in front of you in the morning, and you are reading shanghai daily, the dream of working in New York and living in Shanghai comes true everyday. We all love Shanghai, but we've hardly known much of Shanghai, even had been lived there tens of years.  here is a website presenting many traditions of Shanghai, believe these would light you up every day. http://sha …

This is a playgroup for toddlers (and their parents) to get together and have a lot of fun learning Mandarin Chinese. The Meet-Ups are in the Upper West Side and they are class-like hosted playgroups, in a regular location each week, with a teacher who guides the kids through songs, activities, games, etc. The age of the kids ranges from 6 months to 5 years. The primary goal of the group is for the kids to actually learn Mandarin Chinese! (while having fun!). Additionally, it is meant to be an e …

This is a group for any biracial parents with one parent being Chinese. The goal is to immerse children in an environment that has a stronger Chinese element, which is often missing in biracial families. Through different kinds of activities such as outings, picnics, birthday parties, all with some level of "Chineseness", for instance, with at least a few parents speaking Chinese to children, children (and maybe the non-Chinese partners as well) will learn some Chinese while having fun. And of c …

You will learn colloquial Chinese and Taiwanese fast. Native or advanced speakers may want to join and volunteer to guide our events. We meet to PRACTICE proper USAGE and PRONUNCIATION. Our session groups are kept small in order to focus our attention. Activities provide essential practice. We get involved! >>> We happily welcome willing native Chinese and Taiwanese speakers who want to develop their ENGLISH conversation skills while helping international English speakers to learn the Chines …

This group is for you if you want to learn and practice Mandarin in an effective way. I am a native mandarin speaker and have extensive experience in teaching. I believe this group can help you better understand Chinese culture and improve your "survival skill" when traveling or doing business in China.

To (use) 'be' or not to (use) 'be'? Why are there so many Chinese phrases of two synonymous words? How can you stop being "tone deaf"? Join your fellow Chinese language enthusiasts and have your questions answered by a teacher and author. In Chinese Workshop we learn Mandarin by creating real-life-like conversations and exploring the ins and outs of this crazy language. Join us!

I am a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese from Taiwan and I want to create a community where all the Chinese Mandarin learners/students can get together and practice spoken Chinese. Our focus will be on speaking and listening rather than writing and reading. You will learn the practical spoken Mandarin at this meetup. We have advanced Mandarin Chinese conversation meeting regularly and also have small classes for beginner and intermediate learners.

Are you a couple from different ethnic background and cultures? Do you have little ones who'd love to make friends and learn Chinese language? Do you wish to hang out and have fun with couples with similar stories? Then this is for you. I was born in China and my husband is American, and our daughter is a bit over 2 years old. We live in Westchester NY and would love to hang out with mixed couple friends to share our tradition, culture, language and a great time. We will organize events every fe …

Do you want to practice a foreign language and have the opportunity for a real language and cultural exchange? We are a group of people that get together to practice and work on languages! Join us at our weekly language exchange meetings to brush up on a foreign language and learn something completely new about another culture! Our members split into smaller practice groups to improve their French, Italian, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese and many other languages …

We'll have themes and topics -- absolutely delicious food & wine -- and a language expert around to help us with our vocab and grammar when we get stuck. Open to everyone from beginners to native francophones. French with a Focus will be meeting in quiet places where we can eat and drink and really yap it up in French. I'm going to try to host some dinner parties at my apartment on the Upper West Side. This group is about high-quality French language practice and meeting other awesome lovers of …

Awaken your body and mind’s innate healing powers Develop healthier and more fulfilling relationships Learn to work constructively with your own emotions Stimulate your minds innate problem solving capabilities Develop new resources and capabilities Become clear about your life’s purpose Develop your intuition by tapping into the innate intelligence that resides within your body and mind Our bodies communicate with us all the time. Many of us are so over stimulated and stressed out that we canno …

If you would like participate in mommy/baby meets or play dates, plus join up. Of course, everyone is welcome even if you don't speak a second language. Wouldn't it be nice to host a regular mommy and babies meet up while exposing your little one to the phonetics and grammer of other languages outside the one you speak at home? They have language classes for babies but they cost up to $45 per class. That got me thinking, I want my daughter to learn other languages besides English or at least h …

Sharing East Asia is an eclectic and informal collective of fellows and friends, dedicated and devoted to East Asia (China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam), as well as to both Asia and Eurasia, and to both Oceania and the Pacific as related to East Asia.  The fellows and friends which comprise the Membership of Sharing East Asia, seek to exchange and share most anything and most everything about and of East Asia and East Asians.  Further, Sharing East Asia hopes to create, expand and promote the broad …

Hello Everyone, In this ongoing workshop/talk/seminar, we'll study, discuss and practice principles of "energy" and the laws of how its vital force manifests on all levels -- your physical body, your emotional and mental life, and your peace of mind and happiness -- or the lack of any of the above. We'll study eastern (and western) teachings including "A Course in Miracles", described by Marianne Williamson as a "self-study program of spiritual psychotherapy", "Emotional Freedom Technique" ("EF …

This is a group for anyone interested in Natural Martial Arts with focus on non-violent self defense that is also good for the body. This is for anyone with or without martial arts experience to come explore and learn. The teacher, Grand Master Lin, has had over 60+ years of experience in Chinese and Japanese martial including systems such as Sun-Ping, Tung-Pei, Shao-Lin, Chang-Chuan, Cha-Chuan, Pa-Chi, Jou-Chuan, Hsing-l, Pa Kua, Tai-Chi, Shuai-Chiao Chin-Na, Kuai-Chiao, Aikido, Jujutze, Judo, …