Mandarin Monkey Podcast

In this episode the Mandarin and English fun continues as we answer more odd questions from the internet. Tom tells his recent endoscopy story, Ula reveals Toms after examination madness. We discuss streaking, shoes, our sons passport troubles and triumphs, Hobbits and elfs and bunch more. All in Chinese and English , Chinglish for your listening pleasure. If you enjoy what we do, we have been hel...

We keep the episodes light this season as we discuss some more questions from the people of the web. Some quite enlightening some not so much. but still a fun time had by all. Big thanks to Rebecca our newest patron and Augustus for the big donation! Learn Chinese while doing your chores or on your commute with a smattering of English to keep you in the loop of what we are talking about! Ula speak...

In this episode we grabbed a list of funny questions from the interweb and tried to work our way through them. We got there in the end and hopefully gave you a few laughs along the way. You will hear Chinese, you will hear English, you will learn Mandarin and English and also some Chinese, but don't forget chinglish as that's an important point. This episode was brought to you by the people at Pat...

We discuss a range of funny questions in a wide range of general topics and teach you the vocabulary in Chinese around each of the questions. The last podcast was about natural disaters so we thought we woul lift the mood a little with this one. A lot of Chinese, some English and a shovel of Chinglish all mixed up and mixed in for your listening pleasure. The purpose of this podcast is to improve...

In this amazing episode we talk about natural disasters and all the words surrounding that topic. We discuss many different options, injuries and scenarios when dealing with rescuing people in a disaster and help you learn them all in Chinese. This podcast episode covers a bunch of vocabulary in Mandarin including the major natural disasters, the injuries one could sustain from said disasters and...

In this episode we talk a lot about whether or not you are suan. Also we discuss technology and its importance in today's world. We talk about bilingual children and if its OK to give them a phone or not or let them watch YouTube/play games in public. We discuss social media again and what we have found helpful and not so helpful online. We digress sometimes and chat about other things. It's all f...

20 years ago, on the 21st of September, there was a huge earthquake in Taiwan. We talk about it in this podcast and also discuss how powerful social media is in our daily life. Also, we had a conversation on 10 common mistakes, which are made by the English and Mandarin logic difference. Hope you enjoy. This is the Mandarin Monkey Podcast. One of the best mandarin podcasts there is. Of course that...

IN this episode we discuss Ula's upcoming job interview and 7 questions that are very useful when talking to a potential employer. Ula is nervous of course. We also discuss the stories around Mid Autumn Festival here in Taiwan and why is celebrated and why we eat moon cakes. All spoken in Chinese and English, a.k.a Chinglish. Enjoy. If you enjoy what we do, we have been helpful or at least enterta...

In this episode we discuss whats currently trending in regards to popular cultural things around the world. We also play a game where we have to think of three to five words within a certain amount of time. nerve wracking. Support us / Hangout With us! https://www.patreon.com/MandarinMonkeyThis is the Mandarin Monkey Podcast. One of the best mandarin podcasts there is. Of course that is up to you...

In this episode we discuss the Chinese for space and the planets and a bunch of Gods. Also where the meaning of the word in both English and Chinese. We also discuss theoretical questions as always and get a bit deep again. We had to cut this one a little short because of heavy rain, but we will make up for it next time. :)Hangout with Us: https://www.patreon.com/MandarinMonkeyDonate (If you like...

In this episode we discuss personalities at length in Chinese and English as always. We talk about interviews and how we hate them. We also dip into discussions about introverts and extroverts and the types of personality traits each has. This episode should have gotten to that phone box and done exactly what the deep scary voice said. It didn't. So it paid the price. This is the Mandarin Monkey P...

This episode was brought to you by our Patrons. This is the 50th episode of the podcast, it's only taken a whole year to get here, and we still don't know many of you listeners! BUT we want to. Make yourself known, come and hangout with us, or join the WhatsApp group. Be brave. put your Chinese to the test. Make mistakes, it makes people smile - Ija (Hangouteer). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

IN this episode we touch on procrastination and focus. The 5 second rule, gift giving culture in Taiwan and the west. We also discuss our weird fears. This episode went on an epic journey, only to discover itself. After walking three days and three nights, it found a wide, beautiful, silver surfaced lake high in the Alduin mountains. It starred at itself under the glimmering nights sky and asked t...

We discuss the differences in culture between west and east. We touch on topics such as sex, business, food, schooling, relationships and more. This episode was dug up on the shores of Cavernous Cape, a forsaken island only ever visited by one other pirate. The infamous Captain Skilly Wigg. The Buried Bones and its crew had been sailing for thirty days and thirty nights to find Cavernous Cape. Whe...

We discuss Taiwan's table manners versus England's. We also touch on other topics revolving around cultural manners, then we digress a bit about lefties and righties. This podcast was taken from the table of a giant while he slumbered. Jack, a gallant but reckless young man had climbed miles and miles to reach the ancient castle in search of an infamous golden goose. He instead found a golden podc...

In this episode we discuss the differences (in our opinion)between Japan and Taiwanese culture and some other interesting tidbits. This episode was made by the legendary Japanese podcast maker, Hattori Podzo. He only creates one podcast every ten years, but folds the sounds ten times, forming a unique and miraculous auditory experience for the user. He calls it tempered sound. We call it genius. A...

Hi guys! This is just a quick service update as to why we haven't made a podcast in a week and a bit. Apologies to those who listen regularly and expect more regular episodes. We explain all in this 5 minute update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we discuss having bilingual children and how we are raising ours to understand 3 languages. Then we move onto a large a deep discussion about habits in Taiwan vs UK. This episode was found inside the krakens belly along with an ancient ship from Greece. It was found after the carcass washed up along San Fransisco bay and was discovered by joggers in the early hours of the morning....

In this episode we go deep. real deep. Into the depths of superstitions and then reincarnation. We discuss the Taiwanese superstitions and others from around the world. We talk about family and relationships at the end which ends up on some reasonably sound advice (in our opinion) about staying passionate about each other. This Chinese and English episode was discovered in a shipwreck, deep in the...

In this episode we talk about if we could have dinner with someone who is alive or dead whom would it be, we also talk about time periods we would love to go back to or go forward to. Ula opens up about her mum and we find some deep meaning in reflecting on life in general. We learn Chinese words for life and life span, success and failure, working, business and happiness. This episode was found i...

In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey podcast we are officially back after being sick for a couple of weeks. AND being busy with our day job. But the fire of Hades himself couldn't stop us from making one today. We discuss our together bucket list, the movies we could watch over and over again and couldn't, we discuss talents we wish we could have and new exciting relationships that are developin...

In this episode we talk about how to introduce yourself...well we ask you to introduce yourself and offer to help you out with correction and improvement. We also discuss how we like to relax and let go of stress. We talk about how certain situations make us feel and how to overcome them, and about our best and worst personality traits. All in Chinglish...Chinese and English. This episode was brou...

(Sorry for bad audio quality)In this episode we talk to Dan who is one of our Patrons and regular Hangout guests (Hangouteers), we ask him 10 questions about his current learning methods, what works and doesn't work, materials and resources he uses to learn Chinese and what advise he would give new learners starting to learn Mandarin from the get go. Expect more of these. This episode has audio is...

In this episode, the 39th incarnation of the infamous Mandarin Monkey Podcast we discuss our upcoming guest, different meanings for different words in Chinese and English, playing games to help your learning of Mandarin. Our favourite item and the perfect school system. All spoken in the silky soft tones of Chinglish, wrapped in silver taken from the belly of an ancient treasure crab and smelted i...

In this podcast session we speak about Annabelle 2, The Tag Along Taiwanese horror movies set in the city we live in (Taichung). Ránhòu we also spoke about the BMPCC 4K (our newly purchased camera) and its accessories. Ránhòu we discuss the upcoming Summer vacation and a little bit about our new schedule. Ránhòu we also discuss LINKING WORDS/CONJUNCTIONS in Mandarin Chinese and give you a little t...