Learn Taiwanese Mandarin

Sharing a funny childhood story about swapping families and introduce the Taiwanese reality show 《換個爸媽過幾天》. Learn how teenagers experience different family rules and lifestyles while improving your listening skills with natural Taiwanese Mandarin! Episode page: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/%e9%9f%b3%e9%a0%bb/ Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A fun dialogue about gaming with your partner, plus useful everyday Taiwanese Mandarin expressions. Episode page: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/174-dialogue-boost-9/ Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/pQ8SeZUGrqM Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:49) Dialogue-(00:03:13) Explanation -(0...

 Let's explore Wuling, a famous mountain in Taiwan, and learn about its scenery, sunrise, snow, and cycling culture. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/KER0d9 Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch it on Youtube: Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:58) Main Content -(00:16:44) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Suppor...

Why are AI short dramas so addictive? Let's talk about their appeal, clichés, and why we just can't stop watching! Episode page: https://reurl.cc/jVrajn Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/CEsRSlUwlsA Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:38) Main Content -(00:17:48) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Can you see pictures in your mind? Let’s talk about aphantasia and hyperphantasia. Episode page: ⁠ https://reurl.cc/WzNe6x Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Y1qGEF7zWIk Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:00:42) Main Content -(00:17:41) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠...

Rambling about the little changes, surprises, and realities of life after getting married—and learning useful everyday expressions along the way. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/OQMbMy Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch it on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW5g0SHIgyI Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:48) Change 1 -(00:07:47) Chan...

 Sharing a viral story from Taiwan's social media about a Tokyo BBQ restaurant nicknamed the "Ex-Boyfriend BBQ." Learn the story and useful Taiwanese Chinese vocabulary along the way. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/AX0mvp Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:02:31) News Clip -(00:03:23) Explanation -(00:1...

Talking about tea, the history behind its name, and the trade routes that carried it around the world. Episode page: ⁠ https://reurl.cc/yW6EgE ⁠ Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:02:38) Explanation -(00:10:56) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Becom...

Learn everyday Chinese through a breakfast conversation, useful expressions, Taiwanese breakfast culture, and practical vocabulary for daily life. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/GgmkAd Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:32) Dialogue -(00:02:44) Explanation -(00:19:30) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What is it like to be a teacher in Taiwan? Join me as I share funny, challenging, and heartwarming stories from the classroom. Episode page: Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:02) My Background-(00:03:50) Story 1: The Two Red Lines Absence Note-(00:06:12) Story 2: Keeping Students Busy-(00:12:08) Story 3: A Girl Struggl...

Introducing Taiwan Travelogue , the recent International Booker Prize winner, and my reflections on reading it. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/mpQ5O9 Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:01:38) The Story -(00:13:05) The Author-(00:18:27) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, I share my flower-growing experiences, funny plant failures, related vocabulary and idioms, and the life lessons I learned from taking care of plants. "Slow growth can still be meaningful growth." Episode page: https://reurl.cc/epZO0L Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:21:13) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I'm back! In this episode, I share life updates—moving into a new home, getting married, and my honeymoon in Okinawa. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/A9Xe0p Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Introduction -(00:03:06) Topic 1: Moving into my new house -(00:13:41) Topic 2: My Wedding+ Honeymoon -(00:20:38) Topic 3: Sharing Letters From Audiences...

A popular show in Taiwan, "Chinese Monster," tests how well people really know Chinese. In this episode, Chiayu shares some tricky questions from the show and explains funny slang, idioms, and wordplay that even native speakers get wrong. 中文怪物： https://youtu.be/BcoIR7z9yxE?si=MU71qLzznJmR7i4v Episode page: https://reurl.cc/pYO7bQ Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Xi and Putin caught on mic—talking not about war, but immortality. What happens when Xi and Putin chat about living to 150? In this episode, we explore their viral conversation, leaders' obsession with immortality, and teach key Mandarin words along the way. Episode page : https://reurl.cc/A3YNy8 Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening+ Story...

“To get cars to finally stop for us, do pedestrians need to arm themselves with bricks when crossing the street!?” In this episode, I talk about Taiwan's traffic problems, why accidents happen, how pedestrian safety differs across countries, and ways to improve. I also teach useful Chinese words about traffic and how to describe charts. Episode page : https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw...

 Last week I spent a night in a Taiwanese hospital with my father after his kidney stone surgery. In this episode I share my personal experience with you and explain a few bits of vocabulary about doctors, nurses, pain, and Taiwan's health system. Episode page : https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/159/ Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Open...

In this episode, we read listener letters, discuss if AI makes language learning useless, and see how language affects personality. 全聯音樂來源 (原始影片： /  dfhxu7lyd2a )： Episode page : https://reurl.cc/WO0y6D Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening+ Reading Listener Letters -(00:10:27) Talking about AI & Language Learning -(00:15:43) Do langua...

Talking about   the U.S.-Taiwan tariff policy and its impact on trade, the semiconductor industry, and work culture. You can learn vocabulary related to politics, economics, and business while discussing how tariffs affect products, companies like TSMC, and cross-cultural workplace differences. Episode page : https://reurl.cc/2QY1kE Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(...

A childhood trip to Palau with shark feeding, jellyfish, and a hilarious beach moment. Learn useful Mandarin travel phrases and do a listening dictation. Episode page : https://reurl.cc/K90ZKR Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening -(00:03:54) Dialogue -(00:12:40) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a memb...

In this episode, you'll hear a conversation at a hotel front desk. One guest checks in and finds out there's a room upgrade. Learn useful Chinese phrases like "reservation," "room upgrade," "included breakfast," and more. Episode page : https://reurl.cc/WOqG87 Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening -(00:02:23) Dialogue -(00:03:26) Vocabulary Explanation -(00...

In this Dialogue Boost episode, learn how to use useful Mandarin phrases like "while doing A, do B" and "anyone/anywhere" through a lively dialogue between Grandpa and his grandson. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/89o2RX Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening -(00:00:55) Dialogue ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a member and get extra learning guides...

"Why Are Asians Good at Math?"   In this episode of  Learn Taiwanese Mandarin , we explore whether language influences math ability. Episode page: https://reurl.cc/XQW46D Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening+Explanation -(00:11:25) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

What if a Taiwanese Hokkien song sounded like a French chanson? 🎶 In this episode, I introduce  Tsiok Phang Tsiok Phang  — a super cute song about kitchen joy, blending everyday Taiwanese life with French elegance. Learn fun phrases and fall in love with fragrant happiness! 🇹🇼🧄🇫🇷 足芳足芳 ： https://reurl.cc/mYnWm1 Episode page : https://reurl.cc/Ln3gAX Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening -(00:01:50)...

Taiwan just added four national holidays—yay, more days off! Christmas is now one of them. Tune in to learn what's new and key phrases from local news. Episode page : https://reurl.cc/2QM52a Maayot : ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.maayot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps -(00:00:00) Opening+Introduction -(00:01:58) News Clip -(00:03:06) Explanation -(00:16:35) Vocabulary Review ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show.⁠⁠...