Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
142 - Becoming a better listener as a student of Chinese: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 5
Season 1 Episode 142
Many things influence listening comprehension in Chinese, some are related to the language, and some to the situation, but some are also related to y…
3 years, 3 months ago
141 - Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them
Season 1 Episode 141
Learning new characters and words from a list is rarely a good idea, but there are exceptions! Let's have a look at five types of vocabulary lists ho…
3 years, 3 months ago
140 - Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists?
Season 1 Episode 140
Students often rely on lists to learn new Chinese characters and words. This can be useful in some situations, but there are also many problems with …
3 years, 3 months ago
139 - How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 139
I learnt a lot in my first year in Taiwan, but the more I learnt, the more I realised that a single year would not be enough.
Link to article: Ho…
3 years, 3 months ago
138 - 6 benefits of learning Chinese through sports
Season 1 Episode 138
The general benefits of physical activity are of course well-known, but the more specific benefits for learning languages are often overlooked, so le…
3 years, 4 months ago
137 - Should you use an efficient method for learning Chinese even if you hate it?
Season 1 Episode 137
Methods for learning Chinese can be good because they are efficient, because they to focus on the right content, or because they are enjoyable, allow…
3 years, 4 months ago
136 - Don't try to improve everything at once when learning Chinese
Season 1 Episode 136
To communicate in Chinese, many skills need to work in unison, but trying to improve all of them at once is a recipe for frustration. Instead, limit …
3 years, 4 months ago
135 - How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 135
My second year of learning Chinese was largely spent in Taiwan, where I learnt a lot, despite not always using the best approach.
Link to article: Ho…
3 years, 4 months ago
134 - Learn Chinese by playing Mahjong (麻将, májiàng)
Season 1 Episode 134
Playing games is a wonderful way of learning Chinese and 麻將 (májiàng) is one of the simplest games around. Apart from the numbers 1-9, you only need …
3 years, 5 months ago
133 - Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Learning Mandarin finals
Season 1 Episode 133
Learning Mandarin finals is mostly about understanding how vowels work and how they are combined.
Link to my pronunciation course: Hacking Chinese Pr…
3 years, 5 months ago