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Learn Mandarin Through Wild Camping
Episode 422
Learn Mandarin through real conversations. Episode 422 covers wild camping, from rain and wind in the UK to snakes and bears in Taiwan. Pick up campi…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Listener Mailbag: Stuck After HSK3 - Now What?
Episode 421
Your emails, your questions, your Mandarin struggles.
In this first Listener Mailbag, we tackle:
• Tone panic ordering 牛肉麵
• How to pronounce 出去 with…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Truth About Learning Mandarin: Your Top Questions Answered
Episode 420
Is Mandarin really that hard to learn? How long does it take? Should you learn simplified or traditional characters? In this episode, we answer the m…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Stop Saying “Nǐ Hǎo” + When to Push Your Kids (and Yourself)
Episode 419
Most Chinese learners start with “nǐ hǎo” — but no one actually says that. We break down how native speakers really greet each other, and why using t…
1 year ago
Mandarin Chinese Podcast 418: Good News Roundup, Bilingual Chat
Episode 418
Learn Mandarin while you live your life. Bilingual Mandarin-English. Easy listening. Real topics.
Today you get 10 positive stories, quick takes, and …
1 year ago
Phones Are Listening. Ads Are Creepy. Where Should We Live? | Learn Mandarin Show
Episode 417
In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, we chat in Mandarin and English about the safest countries to move to in 2025. Iceland, New Zealand, …
1 year ago
Learn Mandarin Through Real Life: Neighbors, Center Parcs, Money Talk
Episode 416
Learn upper-beginner Mandarin with real stories from UK life. We talk about meeting Hong Kong neighbors, Cantonese vs Mandarin, Center Parcs, bikes, …
1 year ago
Tuesday Bonus: Taiwan, Kids, and a Boiling Hot Tub | Learning Mandarin Through Real Life
Episode 415
This is a bonus Tuesday episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast. We talk about summer holidays in the UK, why we want our kids to spend time in Taiwan…
1 year ago
Work From Home or Café? | Productivity and Mandarin Culture Chat
Episode 414
In Episode 414 of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, Tom and Ula debate whether people get more done working from home, in a café, or in a library. Tom exp…
1 year ago
Learn Mandarin Through Real Life: Camping Without the Kids Mandarin Monkey Podcast – Episode 413
Episode 413
We left the kids with Grandpa and went camping in the Cotswolds.
In this episode, we talk about:
Surviving storms, wind, and waspsSetting up camp like …1 year, 1 month ago