09 ~ Aren't you going to drive? 不是你要開的嗎？

After you've listened to Lesson 9, use this track to reinforce what you've learned with short listening and speaking practice sessions every day over the following week. Transcripts are available below, first with only Chinese characters, and then with pinyin and the translation. ...  Show more

In this lesson, I talk a little about discovering the unique logic of a new language. In the dialogue, Ah-Ming (阿明) and Xiao-Li (小李) decide to break the law. One of my favorite things about learning a new language is discovering the unique way it expresses ideas: the logic, the w ...  Show more

In this episode you'll learn everything you need to know to do Beginner Mandarin Chinese: Conversation 5 at https://funandfree.fluencyfix.com/?p=86. Topic: Describing food A: Nà biān nàgè shì shénme? B: Nà shì zhào shāo jī. A: Kàn qǐlái tǐng měiwèi de yàngzi B: Zǒu ba. Qù cháng c ...  Show more

🇹🇼 Is this you? You can handle everyday simple conversations, but find yourself struggling when topics get more in-depth or complex? Be sure to enroll in this program! Engage deeper Conversation with Taiwanese through Podcast Transcripts. I've compiled my previous podcast episo ...  Show more

Talking about your job is one of the best ways to break the ice in Chinese. In today's Mandarin podcast, you'll learn how to talk about what you do to earn your daily rice. Listen and learn how to talk about your profession in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://ww ...

If you're reading this, you're most likely studying Mandarin. You need to learn how to talk about yourself and your teachers. In today's lesson, learn how to explain in Chinese that you're a student. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1182