Xinqing (Joanne)

瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese

Education ZH ↓ 134 episodes

瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese is a podcast to help intermediary to advanced Mandarin learner to immerse in natural and authentic Chinese conversations. In the podcast we discuss topics from daily lives to politics, from China and around the world. Free transcript and vocabulary list are provided in the show notes. If you like my podcast and want to show your support, buy me a coffee here! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing Powered by Firstory Hosting

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Xinqing (Joanne)

Episodes

Episode 47 | 你想不想要孩子？ Do you want kids? 17.08.2023 17:56

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/bab2369e-ab42-44de-b6e0-1b215516363e Powered by  Yaya : Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story...

Learner Talks E13 | 聊聊我的工作 What do I do for a living? 06.08.2023 14:33

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/6e1fad58-d63f-41ec-b926-9cd33007588a Powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, artic...

Episode 46 | 传说中的互联网大厂 The mysterious Chinese Internet Unicorns 13.07.2023 29:26

In this episode, I am joined by Yuna (again) to talk about her experience and observations in the so-called "Internet Factories" in China, such as Baidu, Tiktok, Meituan or Alibaba! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Free Transcript (powered by yaya.press ): https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/177ecb21-650d-424f-8b58-79d468ca48db...

Episode 45 | 华裔家庭怎么学中文？ A story of Chinese learning family (from audience) ! 10.06.2023 30:31

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Free Transcript (Powered by www.yaya.press): https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/6e0372be-63d1-408e-b6f9-66a2c4a1cee4 Check out www.yaya.press which is a language learning tool for you to generate little articles and dialogues in any language at any level, 100% developed by my husband David and...

EPISODE 44 | 找男朋友就靠玩飞盘了 Want to find a partner? Come play frisbee! 04.06.2023 24:18

Leave a comment and share your thoughts Free Transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/ba8c322f-5b13-4363-95b4-45ff22f5dde7 We have entirely upgraded our transcript system! This is powered by the new WebApp that my husband has been developing - "Yaya.press" so you can easily read the Chinese, Pinyin and English interlaced, with all the vocabulary embedded in the article. When you hover on the...

Learner Talks E12 | 冥想...坐禅... Do you meditate? 18.05.2023 15:41

This is part of a series of special episodes for beginner level Chinese listener with my husband (who is a Chinese learner!) Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/special-episode-11-%E5%86%A5%E6%83%B3-do-you-meditate-5b2fe0da1e07 -- Vocabulary: 嘉宾 Guest | Jiābīn  &nbs...

Episode 43 | 无法双重国籍的烦恼 Why cannot we have double citizenship? 06.05.2023 25:14

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-43-%E6%97%A0%E6%B3%95%E5%8F%8C%E9%87%8D%E5%9B%BD%E7%B1%8D%E7%9A%84%E7%83%A6%E6%81%BC-why-cannot-we-have-double-citizenship-e59d83c9381e Vocabulary: 加那利群岛 Canary Islands | Jiā nà lì qúndǎo   神仙 Devine | shénxiān ...

Episode 42 | 我哋真係好撚鍾意香港 We really love Hong Kong (in Cantonese) 22.04.2023 21:56

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-42-%E6%88%91%E7%9C%9F%E7%B3%BB%E5%A5%BD%E9%92%9F%E6%84%8F%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-i-really-love-hong-kong-5b2a4bf729c9 Vocabulary 出差 Business trip | Chūchāi   初中 Junior High School | chūzhōng   人生旅途 Life Journey...

EPISODE 41 | 数字游民的新生活 A new life of "digital nomad"? 26.03.2023 23:17

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-41-%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%97%E6%B8%B8%E6%B0%91%E7%9A%84%E6%96%B0%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB-def3b062e050 ---------------- Vocabulary: 投缘 Get along well | Tóuyuán    江西 Jiangxi province | jiāngxī     赣州 Ganzhou city| gàn...

Learner Talks E11 | 第一次和听众对话！First time talking to a listener! 12.03.2023 29:15

Today I have a very special guest for the podcast - a listener from Singapore! OKJ, who is now living in Singapore and a documentary director, has been learning Chinese for the past one year through this podcast channel. He reached out to me two weeks ago, and here we are, for the first time ever, with an episode with a fan! Check out OKJ's super cool documentary series on TikTok or his Youtube ch...

Episode 39 | 在中国和外国上大学 University experience abroad 12.02.2023 22:06

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Transcript : https://medium.com/@convo-chinese-joanne/episode-39-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E5%A4%96%E4%B8%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6-university-experience-b7accb198972 Vocabulary: 云南 Yunnan | Yúnnán   昆明 Kunming | kūnmíng     宁波 Ningbo | níngbō   &n...

Episode 38 | 流浪地球计划 Project Wandering Earth 04.02.2023 12:18

Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-38-%E6%B5%81%E6%B5%AA%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E8%AE%A1%E5%88%92-project-wandering-earth-a3602208720 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments ---- Vocabulary: 寂寞 Loneliness, lonely | Jìmò     约好了 Agreed to… | yuē hǎole     伦敦 London | lúndūn    ...

Learner Talks E10 | 中华小当家 Watching Japanese Anime about Chinese cooking !? 22.01.2023 16:43

我们又回来啦，好久不见！祝大家新春快乐！兔年吉祥！Happy Chinese New Year ! Full Script:  https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-10-%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%8E%E5%B0%8F%E5%BD%93%E5%AE%B6-watching-japanese-anime-about-chinese-cooking-2f5dffab9519 Link mentioned in the show: WWE champion John Cena speaks Mandarin, professes love for Lao Gan Ma Japanese Anime: Chuuka Ichiban! Leave a comment and shar...

Episode 37 | 哪个国家的火车最好？Which country has the best train? 23.10.2022 29:51

Leave a comment and share your thoughts : https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Script: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-37-%E5%93%AA%E4%B8%AA%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%9A%84%E7%81%AB%E8%BD%A6%E6%9C%80%E5%A5%BD-which-country-has-the-best-train-b48b5118eb9f Vocabulary: 火车 Trains | Huǒchē   系统 System | xìtǒng     高铁 High Speed Rail | gāo...

EPISODE 36 | 我们24小时走了100公里！We walked 100km in 24 hours! 08.09.2022 26:54

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-36-%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC24%E5%B0%8F%E6%97%B6%E8%B5%B0%E4%BA%86100%E5%85%AC%E9%87%8C-we-walked-100-km-in-24-hours-6c4f0c70b3cd ---- Vocabulary: 艰难 Tough | Jiānnán     艰苦 Hardship | jiānkǔ     任务 The task | r...

Learner Talks E9 | 和我们一起看综艺节目! Let’s watch reality show together 28.08.2022 17:58

在这里留言 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Click here for whole transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-9-%E5%92%8C%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E4%B8%80%E8%B5%B7%E7%9C%8B%E7%BB%BC%E8%89%BA%E8%8A%82%E7%9B%AE-lets-watch-reality-show-together-6ffbd315f6bd ------------------ Vocabulary: 合法夫妻 Legal couples | Héfǎ fūqī &n...

Episode 35 | 在中国结婚是什么样的？Getting married in China? 18.08.2022 23:46

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-35-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84-getting-married-in-china-671b65369529 ------ Vocabulary: 习俗 Customs, traditions | Xísú     婚礼 Wedding | hūnlǐ   &nbsp...

EPISODE 34 | 这才是正宗的对外汉语老师 A real Teacher of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL)! 26.07.2022 27:52

Click here for transcript： https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-34-%E8%BF%99%E6%89%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%AD%A3%E5%AE%97%E7%9A%84%E5%AF%B9%E5%A4%96%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%80%81%E5%B8%88-a-real-teacher-of-chinese-as-a-foreign-language-tcfl-fa625003570f Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments --------- 分不清楚 Can't tell the differ...

Learner Talks E8 | 大扫除喽！Time for deep cleaning 02.07.2022 15:42

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se8-%E5%A4%A7%E6%89%AB%E9%99%A4%E5%96%BD-time-for-deep-cleaning-f2c56a81244a Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments --- Vocabulary 大扫除 Cleaning | Dàsǎochú  经历 Experiences | jīnglì   全面的 Comprehensive | quánmiàn de   有意思的 Interest...

Learner Talks E7 | 你最想知道的秘密消息是什么？What is one top secret you want to know? 21.06.2022 13:04

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se7-%E4%BD%A0%E6%9C%80%E6%83%B3%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93%E7%9A%84%E7%A7%98%E5%AF%86%E6%B6%88%E6%81%AF%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88-what-is-one-top-secret-you-want-to-know-7828827ee146 Leave a comment and share your thoughts : https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments ---- Vocabulary: 方便 Convenient | Fāngbiàn  ...

Learner Talks E6 | 特别的求婚惊喜！A surprise proposal! 05.06.2022 15:14

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/%E7%89%B9%E5%88%AB%E7%9A%84%E6%B1%82%E5%A9%9A%E6%83%8A%E5%96%9C-a-surprise-proposal-e82c45d8c975 ----------------    搬家 Moving | Bānjiā   合租 Shared Rent | hézū   世界经济论坛 World Economic Forum | shìjiè jīngjì lùntán   惊喜 Surprise | jīngxǐ   求婚 marriage proposal | qiúhūn&n...

Learner Talks E5 | 休假了！Vacation time! 24.04.2022 12:06

在这里留言分享 >> https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >>   完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >>  词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se5-%E4%BC%91%E5%81%87%E4%BA%86-vacation-time-fccacad2bf22 ------------------------------------------...

EPISODE 33 | 滑雪一定要注意安全！Safety first when skiing ! 03.04.2022 15:16

完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >>   完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >>  词汇表Vocabulary 在这里留言分享 >> https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments >> Or click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-33-%E6%BB%91%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E8%A6%81%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F%E5%AE%89%E5%85%A8-safety-f...

Learner Talks E4 | 大有考究的中文名字 Deep meaning behind Chinese names 22.03.2022 11:57

点击这里留言分享你们的想法！ https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >>  完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >>  词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se4-%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%89%E8%80%83%E7%A9%B6%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97-deep-meaning-behind-chines...

EPISODE 32 | 这就是非洲！ This is Africa! 12.03.2022 15:42

完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >>  完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >>  词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-32-%E8%BF%99%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF%E9%9D%9E%E6%B4%B2-this-is-africa-2e72d8a04603 ----------------------------------------------------- 我之前在非洲肯尼亚的首都内罗毕生活的两年，交了很多好朋友，这个星期...