Mandarin Monkey Podcast

Is gratuitous nudity in movies a good thing? Is Game of Thrones worth the time now? Does an invisble person get sunburn? Let's answer these questions right away in Mandarin and English. At the same time. Get The Podcast Apphttps://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Co...

Tom wrestles with memories caused by smell, Ula smells nothing. A new series is coming to the exclusive Mandarin Monkey . The Learner Journals are a collection of learner stories and techniques collated by Mandarin Monkey and presented by Tom. Tom interviews Mandarin learners from around the world to try and find simularities and differences in language learning techniques. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com...

Tom asks an important question, something everyone needs to know. Also the podcast app has been updated AGAIN! bring ing you a better experience and making things more obvious. Gosh, doesnt life have its twists and turns hey! ALso prive hike warning for new hangout members and people who want lessons. It's coming soon as we have to reflect inflation (we have kinda ignored over the last few years)....

Sometimes we listen to a podcast or show for company, sometimes just to have noise in the background when we are doing the laundry or having a bath. Sometimes we listen to a podcast because it's a familiar voice, or to get some perspective on our own lives or problems. This is the topic for todays podcast after we have addressed some things. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/An...

The Mandarin Monkey Podcast App is out and available now. The Mandarin Monkey Podcast app brings you all the Chinglish tears, joy, family, love and learning of the weekly podcast show but with some amazing added extras. Improve your Mandarin Chinese listening comprehension and have fun with the Mandarin Monkey Podcast App! The Mandarin Monkey Podcast app brings you all the Chinglish tears, joy, fa...

Ula finds a personality test based around peeled and unpelled oranges and tests Tom on it. We delve into activate and inactive brain types. Also about life priorities. As usual we dart around the place in this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast. Definitely one for th slow bath, shower or as you are preparing the dinner. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@Mand...

If you had the money would you get a full set of new teeth or laser surgery? Does having dexterity help you with your hands? What problems is Ula having with English right now? How do you help an English learning, going from Mandarin to English get a better grip on the he/she problem? Let's find out. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.manda...

Nancy Hsu is a climate change avocate, linguist (Mandarin & English), mother fo two AND dentist. Nancy comes and speak with us about climate change, the effects on the world and what we can do about it in the short and long term. Is long term disaster unavoidable at this stage? Is it too late? Does reducing your carbon footprint as an individual actually make a difference in the grand schem of thi...

If you are thinking about moving to Taiwan to live, study, work or for fun you may find this episode interesting. From about the half way point we give some advice on living in Taiwan. I think we covered living in Taiwan before but this is some more detail as we have some students going to live in Taiwan this year. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameW...

If you are learning how to speak Mandarin then you are going to need to try and use it to communicate with natives at some point. You will always feel like you aren't good enough yet, but you won't know until you try. And when you do and you get that buzz of them being able to understand you, you won't be able to stop! Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooG...

Would you rather have to read aloud every word you read or sing everything you say out loud? Would you rather have to fart loudly every time you have a serious conversation or have to burp after every kiss? Would you rather only be to use a fork (no spoon) or only be able to use a spoon (no fork)?The Valentines day Mandaboo competition is now on! Create yourself some Valentines boos using the Vale...

The Valentines day Mandaboo competition is now on! Create yourself some Valentines boos using the Valentines cards in app to win 2 free 50 minute Mandarin lessons with Ula Laoshi! 3rd place gets a 'ni keyi de' hat! Nothing to lose, all to gain. brave up! Boo up now! Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.man...

Nailed it! How would you say that in Mandarin? We find out. A recent break up. Lantern building. English affection. A Valentines day competition! Who can create the best valentines boo? They get 2 free lessons. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Cou...

Diets, constipation, fishsticks, local foods, finding peace and building tools. It's every listeners dream episode. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MA...

It's the year of the Tiger! Which means luck for the various creatures of the Chinese zodiac. But which ones? Whos got it lucky this year? Do you believe in it? Do we? I am an Ox, Ula is Monkey, how could they have a relationship? Also why do people floss with towels? It's all up for grabs here on the next episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast! Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidhttps://ti...

We had a five on one battle royale with Omicron during the last two weeks. Which is why you haven't seen us about and haven't seen or heard anything new recently. This is what happened. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTma...

We do an LFT test live on the podcast. As our duaghter had some bad news this weekend gone. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritt...

We discuss raising three children who have their own little quirks in everything they do. We discuss the effects on the relationship and how we deal with it, we also talk about grammar police and what Mandarin teachers are for. Also how best to focus your energy while you learn. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmo...

Would you prefer the perfect shower or the perfect bed? and what would that look like for you? We refelct on this life altering question along with, culture in the UK versus Taiwan, driving, going to see Spiderman, catching up with Netflix shows and holding doors open. All the hard hitting questions. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Inte...

The story this week is about bad habits and is less of a navitive this time and more of a list of bad habits. You will get to know how to say fast food, pick your noses, smoking, throwing rubbish on the floor, nail biting, digging, credit card debt and a bunch more. Also Mandarin words that connect those words. It's all fun and games. and learning. Enjoy. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Cour...

First episode of 2022! starting it off with a good chin wag and some reflections. Hope you have an amazing day whatever you are doing. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandari...

THIS IS IT! The final episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast. For 2021. We wrap up the year, we discuss Christmas, Boxing Day and the Transformers virus. We talk about laduzi and tu, and about how inconvenient that is during the holidays. We have had a great year for the podcast, doubling in listenership to now over 278k listens. THANK YOU ALL very much for being along for the ride. We hope you st...

What are the most popular surnames in Japan, Spain, Germany, Korea, England, America and Taiwan? You are about to find out. It's surprising how similar European countries are with surnames. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comIntensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww...

Would you like to live a virtual life? In virtual reality? How would you know if it was fake or not? would you miss the cuddles and touch of your family and friends? The metaverse is coming, we may very well live in a Ready Player One style digital universe within the next 20 years. Online shopping, meeting doctors and learning could all take place digitally. Is Ula excited about this. Websitewww....

Another Mandarin Monkey Story is here! We talk about the Omicron virus that is currently affecting the world. We teach Mandarin words for virus strains, spreading, getting booster vaccinated and various other useful words around this subject. Websitewww.mandarinmonkey.comIntensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmo...