#373 - Clarkson’s Farm & Biscuit Tea: Fun Man...

This is a mailbag episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast.We answer listener questions about a deceptively common Mandarin mistake:why you can’t use “ask” the way you do in English.Ula explains why 問 is for asking questions, but doesn’t work when you’re asking someone to do you a ...  Show more

This episode is a fully bilingual English–Mandarin conversation. Tom speaks in English. Ula responds entirely in Mandarin.We talk about:Extreme risk and a climber scaling Taipei 101Whether dangerous stunts should be streamed liveTravel plans including Lapland, skiing holidays, th ...  Show more

In this video, we share how a student used Dashu Mandarin podcast to advance from a complete beginner to an intermediate level in Chinese. We’ll also discuss another student’s story that made the Uncles feel sad and reveal the snacks the Uncles love. As a blind box question p ...

B1 English Conversation between UK & US native speakers. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.comJoin a real English conversation about Lunar New Year and expat life. Hear UK and US native speakers share culture, traditions, and natural everyday English.— — —Joseph's links: ...  Show more

Beth and Neil talk about what they like to eat for lunch.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newslettersWATCH THIS PODCAST: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/250725FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our w ...  Show more

Robert Fortune, a Scottish botanist, pulled off one of history's greatest acts of corporate espionage: stealing the secrets of tea production from China. In this episode we'll explore his daring adventure, the fascinating world of 19th-century tea trade, and how his actions forev ...  Show more