Conversation with Robin: Honest 🇹🇼 Mandarin...

In this episode, I talk about ——A different take on New Year resolutions and mental health.What it means to “be kind to yourself.”The inner critical voice.Accepting yourself and being your own best friend.NoteI know many of your goal is to be able to converse with Taiwanese frien ...  Show more

Have you been feeling overly worried lately? Thinking too much? Well… 平常心. Keep a calm heart, and let things go the way they’re meant to. Things will work out. My dad taught me this life wisdom, and I hope it helps you find some peace—just as it has helped me.In this episode, you ...  Show more

We are learning Spanish, before bed we both are having a ten minute study session of another language. In this story you will learn the Mandarin words for path, progression, level, learning, enough, application and much more. As this is a story episode we try and keep the chat do ...  Show more

Join us in this exciting episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, your go-to Chinese learning podcast, as we uncover 20 essential life hacks that will not only improve your daily life but also enhance your Chinese speaking and listening practice. Tom and Ula, a dynamic mixed coupl ...  Show more

We discuss euphemisms/雙關語/Shuāngguān yǔ in this one for probably longer than we should have. There are so many things that can mean genitals in English its a little upsetting really. We also discuss Christmas. Lot's of Chinese and some English to keep you on track with the conver ...  Show more

Northwestern University Professor and author, Dr. LiCheng Gu, has a conversation with Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy about co-authoring Language Hacking Mandarin, how language education has changed over the last 30 years, and why Chinese is easier than you think.Language Hacking ...  Show more