Mandarin Monkey Podcast

It's not as bad as you think. But a drought, rolling power cuts, increased Covid cases and really hot weather have made for some interesting times here in Taichung, Taiwan. We discuss as such. But also touch on politicians and news media outlets. Why not happy news? Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websi...

It another story episode this week! We discuss what Mandarin you would need to use to discuss sending a package somewhere, getting it signed for, notarized and visiting the embassy. Also lawyers and house sales. Fun fact: we had to do the intro twice because Ula forgot to clap the first time. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin M...

We are interviewing for more teachers again! We have another awesome teacher currently in training and a bunch more interviews lined up for this weekend. Exciting news ahead. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mandarinmonkey.comAwesome Bloghttps://mandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAY...

We find out about Ula and her mothers relationship. Ula get emotional and lets it all spill out for the first time on the podcast. We cover the vocabulary for mothers day but do not read the story. We will post the audio for members on the website. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mand...

Ten more jobs, Gumologist, Golf Ball Diver, Dog Food Tester, Odor Detector and a number of others. Why, when, how and who are covered. Including a bunch of other topics. All in delightful Chinese and English. Chinglish for your listening pleasure. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.manda...

Stephanie requested we do a list of 'not the usual jobs'. So here are a a bunch of them. These aren't unusual in the sense of armpit smelling or professional queuers but they are some of the ones you don't read in text books often. Doctor, nurse, teacher etc. Enjoy. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websi...

Impulsive buyer? Sure. 5 second rule? Yes. Mel Robins? What? Kids? Uh huh. Intensive courses? Do it again! Real talk? yes it is. Give me five? Of course. Many subjects are covered. I couldn't lay them all out. there were a number. Got a little deep then we pulled back out again. Also, Ula spat on me twice. Also had two teeth pulled out. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy e...

The Hangouteers have cometh! A load of the Mandarin Monkey Hangouteers have come along for the 200th episode of the podcast! They each tell us a little about themselves, their learning, their background. There are some laughs and some cries. But mainly laughs. Some sound advice amongst other things. Thanks to everyone who came and sorry for those who were expected the Friday release. Choose your m...

Learn Mandarin with us as we tell the story about visiting the zoo, as we did this gone weekend. We mention several ways to get to said zoo and also animal related words. We also discuss some good news and some bad news for the family. And give info on what's going to happen for the 200th episode of the podcast. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or...

Tom gets two new sound toys. We discuss 10 things you don't need talent for and extroverts and introverts. Welcome our three newest members Wati, Adlan and Adam. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mandarinmonkey.comAwesome Bloghttps://mandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LIS...

Our story is about Terry and his routine. We change a bunch of details during the story so we try and teach how you can find a replace words within each sentence to mean something else. There is a long story review section which I am sure you find helpful with a lot of new words and an idiom for your enjoyment. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or...

We talk about the current Qingming festival that happens in Taiwan every year. We chat about how we would like to be disposed off after we die and Ula has a few tears (you will have to watch the YouTube version). We also talk about 30 facts that don't sound true but are. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group....

We tell an exercise story in this episode. Walking you through some commonly used words in Mandarin while talking about exercise and fitness in general. A good number of words you won't know in this one with a healthy chat front end and and discussion of the usages at the rear. Women Ai nimen! Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin...

We discuss the emotions that everyone feels but don't know the name of. This goes quite deep for a Friday. But enjoyable conversations. This one is a chat based episode. We are back with our story episode on Monday! Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mandarinmonkey.comAwesome Bloghttps:/...

It's a Mandarin movie story podcast this time. With all things movie related. Acting, directing, movies, genres, styles, actors etc. We also discuss some sweaty games. We use Chinese and English the whole time so if you are learning English as well this will be perfect for you. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp...

We talk so much that we forgot to do the story. Oops. We will do it on Mondays episode, promise. This one is about slang in both languages, also phone abbreviations, teenagers, sleeping in the Livingroom, New exciting products, general chin-waggery. It was a fun one. After our brains woke up. Enjoy the Chinglish! Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness o...

Our story today revolves around having a lively family and telling your kids off. We tell the story in Mandarin Chinese and then have a vocabulary review session around the story. We discuss dark secrets, secret languages, lies and truths. and various other things in this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Chinglish podcast. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio aweso...

We speak to the shining light at the end of the tunnel Ashley in her first appearance on the show. We speak about an array of things from parenting, raising bilingual children, mixed race relationships, cactus, Taiwan and China, teaching high school and junior high school, Lots of different things. This one is more of a feel good one. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy ext...

We are back to telling stories in this one. Todays story is about tools. Doing those DIY projects at home and using the most common tools of the trade. Includes vocab for the tools and the verbs to use them. We also discuss, no you didn't wives and telling stories. All spoken in both Mandarin Chinese and English for your listening pleasure. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enj...

This is the final part in our questions and answers episodes. It's a long one because we really wanted to finish this off and get back to the story times episodes. So the next one will be back to 'normal'. This one felt good to get through. Lots of great questions from everybody. We look into being in a multiracial relationship and how to get from beginner to intermediate levels in Mandarin. We al...

We bash through a bunch more listeners questions in this episode. Tried to get through another load. There will have to be a part three on this one. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mandarinmonkey.comAwesome Bloghttps://mandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISThttps://mand...

This is a questions and answer session part one. All questions from you guys, the listeners. Some personal and some Mandarin based. We didn't manage to get through all of them hence the part one. But we will. Thanks to everyone who submitted their questions! Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps:...

This one has a story about public transport as per request from you guys. But also, does a snake fart? What's a hangout? Why does Tom have a migraine? Why is it important to speak? These are the important questions we must all answer. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mandarinmonkey.com...

This one has a visa story and visa related Mandarin vocabulary. We also have a chat about visiting the mountains, a scary bat cave, terrifying rope bridges and finding a monkey skull. Choose your monkey power. Come and get a free lesson. Enjoy extra audio awesomeness or join the Mandarin Monkey WhatsApp group. Websitehttps://www.mandarinmonkey.comAwesome Bloghttps://mandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FI...

We talk with one of our new teachers SuSu Laoshi about growing up, learning languages, jumping in the deep end with learning something new, the emersion method, hobbies and interests, teaching styles and a whole bunch more. This episode HAS A LOT OF MANDARIN.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------We’re Mandarin Monkey and we’re building the largest commu...