Mandarin Monkey Podcast

This is the 300th time we have sat down and talked Chinglish to everybody. It's been a wild ride, moving countries, having babies, changing jobs, creating communities, hiring teachers, tears, sickness, goodtimes and bad. We appreciate everyone who has been with us along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are those moments you remember made from? Is it the excitement of that moment? The fun you had? It is the people you are with? Or something else? Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensi...

This is an episode of exploration, into the deepest darkest sanctuaries of humanhood. Also Ula is 30 now for anyone interested. What did we get up to and what are her new goals for th enext decade? Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandar...

Is your resting face who you really are or is it just your resting face? Could we reflect on how we handle situations like road rage and arguments? Probably. Can you understand what this conversation is about if one of the hosts speaks only in Mandarin Chinese and the other in English? Maybe yes. Lets find out. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.c...

What if you disappeared and then re-appeared in your own life but after making different choices. Would you stay? would you want to go back? Are you curious about how your life would turn out? How would you explain it to your 'what if' spouse? Let's talk about it. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo...

Enjoying the passing of time. Tom and Ula catch up and Ula coughs a lot. All in all a good chat in both Chinese and English. Enjoy. 🙂Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarin...

What's your reaction to a heatwave? Do you celebrate? go and grab your flip flops, your bathing suit and a bottle of Pimms? or do you retreat inside, close the curtains and wait for it to go away while complaining about the freak occurance? Eitherway we love you. 🥰Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandabo...

I speak to Matt Vs Japan, an American YouTuber who has managed to get his Japanese to such a good level Japanese people think he's Japanese when speaking to him online or over the phone. But how did he do it? https://www.youtube.com/c/MATTvsJapan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is your spirit Animal? Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/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 MAILING LISTmandarinmonk...

When a Mandarin speaker or an English speaker says something what do they really mean? If they invite you home for a drink, do they actually want you to come round? Or are they just being polite? Let's find out. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Co...

Sitting alone on the patio, staring at the slowly gliding birds, we think about how many teeth a hippo has, we think about how hard it must be to be a translator. Tom tells a story of trying to get a film job. We discuss if its Tom's fault for cheating on Ula in her dream. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/Androi...

We go through tea like a warm knife through butter in this one. We also touch on using comprehensible input and finding that input interesting. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Cour...

Travel forwards or backwards in time? Always know when someone is lying or force people to tell the truth? Would you be able to live in a horror movie? These are the difficult questions we tackle in todays episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast! Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsit...

What would your dream house look like? How many bedrooms? How many bathrooms? Would you keep any cows or sheep? Ula would, she wants to milk a cow for a few minutes until shes bored then send it home. Good thing is the sheep could cut the grass for you. Now explain all of that in Mandarin Chinese and you got this episode. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo i...

If you could pick only one phrase to say forever what would it be? In Mandarin or in English? Which movie character would you want by your side as a companion? Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-cours...

Darian has gone back to Texas! We discuss bidets as per the title of the episode, we also fall into camping and the strange sounds you can hear at night. It's all very typical of the Mandarin Monkey podcast. Ula speaks 100% Taiwanese Mandarin and Tom speaks Chinglish. Follow along! Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.c...

We go into it about period clothing, bodybuilders and castles. The conversation darts around a bit, which is great for your Mandarin Chinese as Ula only speaks Mandarin and Tom only speaks English. You get a perfect belnd of entertaining conversation and light hearted chitter chatter to keep you entertained during that awful commute. 😊Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-...

We are back after a difficult week last week with Mason who had a tremendous stomach problem which has since resolved itself luckily. We are discussing immersion, working, next steps in language and commitment. All back on track now. Keep an eye on the app for the torrent of new episodes coming out soon! Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosM...

Episode 15 of the Guīmì liáotiānshì podcast series available on the Mandarin Monkey App. Enjoy Ula & Irene discussing great Netflix films and series to watch. in 100% Mandarin.https://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ula sends you off to sleep with episode 6 of the WafflePod series from the Mandarin Monkey Podcast app. 100% Mandarin. Learn Mandarin while drifting off to sleep. DON'T LISTEN WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY.https://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We visited a castle at the weekend which changed Ula's mind on the interestingness of history. We also helped her realise her lifelong dream of going to BirdWorld, she finally got to see the toucan she has been talking about for so many years. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitew...

Brandon is a music producer and composer at 'I Am Brahms Productions' with a passion for original music creation, language and anime. I speak to him about his love for all and most importantly try to tackle HOW he learns.https://www.iambrahmsmusic.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a conversation story from the Mandarin Monkey Podcast app. You will hear a short story in Mandarin, the English and Mandarin, the discussion and then the Mandarin version again.https://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Easter! We have mostly been getting sick, not from the chocolate, but from a nasty tummy bug that's going around. We did make it to a herb farm and maze over the weekend though. Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusi...

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