Learn Taiwanese Mandarin

The Mandarin of Mainland China and that of Taiwan are fundamentally very similar. That said, there are several differences related to vocabulary, word choices, grammar and pronunciation. In this episode, I want to focus on pronunciation and tell you 10 common words that are pronounced differently in Taiwan. Enjoy! Extra notes and transcripts visit: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a15-...

Talking to my dad about music. Includes discussion about music genres my father likes, how and when he likes to listen to music, and Taiwanese karaoke! Extra notes and transcripts visit: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a14-和我的爸爸聊音樂/Support the Show. Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu

Hello to my listeners around the world. Here are some messages from me to you. In this episode, I talk about why I want to make this podcast and how you can use this podcast to practice Chinese listening, with a few personal anecdotes thrown in. Enjoy! Extra notes and transcripts visit: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a13-%e7%82%ba%e4%bb%80%e9%ba%bc%e8%a6%81%e5%81%9a%e6%95%99%e4%b8%ad...

家榆 gives her personal experience of going to board game restaurants in Taiwan, and why going there with Taiwanese friends is a great way to practice your listening and speaking skills. She also talks about some board games suitable for Chinese learners. Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT FOR THIS EPISODE: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a12-%e5%8e%bb%e6%a1%8c%e9%81%8a%e9%a4...

I wish you a Happy Dragon Boat Festival and talk to my mum about her job as being a teacher and how her school is responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19). As the same, it's all in Chinese and I'll pause to explain words we used in our conversation, using easier and slower Chinese. This should be a challenging listening practice. It's useful if you want to pick up some educational terms and key vo...

Here is part 2 of this 日環食 episode. You are going to join me to my trip to 雲林, and listen to my story of watching 日環食. You will hear people talking and shouting. If you don't have the chance to see this beautiful 天文奇景 in person, play this episode and you can feel the exciting moment with us. Enjoy! Extra notes and transcript visit: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a10-%e4%b...

In this episode, I'll tell you a recent hot topic in Taiwan! It's all about the upcoming solar eclipse. You will learn some useful expressions and words related to astronomy! Extra notes and transcript visit:https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a9-%e4%b8%8a%e5%b8%9d%e7%9a%84%e9%87%91%e6%88%92%e6%8c%87%ef%bc%9a%e6%97%a5%e7%92%b0%e9%a3%9f/Support the Show. Become a member and get extra learn...

Talking to my friend 新子 about living in Thailand. This is a completely natural and authentic conversation. None of it was planned, so it is completely real and not fake. It should be a fun but very challenging listening exercise. Don't worry! I'll pause here and there to explain the vocabulary and expressions we used in our conversation. Extra notes and transcript visit: https://lear-taiwanese-m...

全中文! In this episode, I'll tell you five common Taiwanese superstitions and the reasons behind them. Extra notes and transcript visit: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/%e4%ba%94%e5%80%8b%e5%8f%b0%e7%81%a3%e7%9a%84%e8%bf%b7%e4%bf%a1-5-taiwanese-superstitions/Support the Show. Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu

全中文! In this episode, I'll continue to talk about Journey to The West. 小心有雷!(Spoiler Alert) Extra Notes and transcription: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a6-%e8%a5%bf%e9%81%8a%e8%a8%98-journey-to-the-west%28part-2%29/Support the Show. Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu

全中文! Another Chinese only podcast! In this episode, I'll talk about Journey to The West, a great book which is very important in Chinese literature. Extra Notes and transcription can be seen on the episode page:https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/a5-%e8%a5%bf%e9%81%8a%e8%a8%98-journey-to-the-west%28part-1%29/Support the Show. Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcom...

全中文! 沒寫稿! This is a CHINESE ONLY episode. Let's immerse ourselves into a Chinese speaking environment and listen to me talk about an issue that so many foreigners find annoying while studying Mandarin in Taiwan. Episode Page:https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/%e3%80%90chinese-rambles-%e9%9a%a8%e4%be%bf%e8%aa%aa%e8%aa%aa%e3%80%91%e5%8f%b0%e7%81%a3%e4%ba%ba%e7%9c%8b%e5%88%b0%e6%88%91...