Talk Taiwanese Mandarin with Abby

✨Get daily stories in Chinese for your level at  Maayot :  https://www.maayot.com?via=abby Why are most Taiwanese people, especially women, so obsessed with being "thin"? In this episode, I share my experience and thoughts on this topic. 聊聊「瘦」這件事情，為什麼大部分台灣人這麼愛「瘦」？我分享一下自己的經驗以及對這種現象的看法。 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podc...

✨Get daily stories in Chinese for your level at  Maayot :  https://www.maayot.com?via=abby I share "Untold Herstory," the first Taiwanese film that explores the experiences of female political prisoners jailed in the concentration camp on Green Island during the White Terror period of the 1950s. 聊電影《流麻溝十五號》，台灣第一部描述白色恐怖女性政治犯的歷史電影。 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Fr...

✨Get daily stories in Chinese for your level at Maayot :  https://www.maayot.com?via=abby 聊聊「高敏感」有什麼特徵和優缺點。Let's discuss the traits, strengths, and challenges of being a "Highly Sensitive Person" (HSP). 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast -- Join my Patreon 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 📍Chinese lessons...

👉Book an  online Mandarin lesson  with an experienced teacher now:  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/lesson/ 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast -- Join my Patreon 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin In response to a listener's request, I talk about Taiwan's unique receipt lottery culture and important phrases to know when li...

👉Book an online lesson with an experienced Mandarin teacher now: https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/lesson/ 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast -- Join my Patreon 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin Talking about my experience with elections in Taiwan. 聊我對台灣選舉的印象和想法。 Powered by Firstory Hosting -- Hosting provided...

📕 Improve Your Chinese Through  Abby's Chinese Graded Readers  我的中文分級讀物:  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/books/ 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast -- Join my Patreon 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin In this year-end ramble, I talk about an interesting book I recently read, and how that surprisingly helped me res...

📕 Improve Your Chinese Through  Abby's Chinese Graded Readers  我的中文分級讀物:  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/books/ 📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast -- Join my Patreon 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin Sharing my experience of being scammed while buying a concert ticket in Australia and eventually getting my money...

📍Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast -- Join my Patreon 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 📕 Improve Your Chinese Through Abby's Chinese Graded Readers 我的中文分級讀物:  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/books/ 分享《九槍》這部探討移工議題的紀錄片。Sharing a Taiwanese documentary I recently watched, "And Miles to Go Before I...

聊最近感冒/身體不舒服的經驗。Talking about my recent experience of catching the flu and not feeling well, as well as discussing some common symptoms. 📍 Join my Patreon --Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 📕 Improve Your Chinese Through Abby's Chinese Graded Readers 我的中文分級讀物:  https:/...

聊台灣文學作品《亞細亞的孤兒》。In this new series, I’m going to talk about some Taiwanese literature works. Today’s book: Orphan of Asia by Wu Chuo-liu(1900-1976). He was born into Japanese-controlled Taiwan, when being Taiwanese was — complicated. He explores this muddled identity in the book. Interestingly, he wrote “Orphan of Asia” in Japanese. It was later translated to Chinese, and English....

分享一些我看過的漫畫。 Talking about some manga I read growing up. 📍 Join my Patreon --Get PDF transcripts & Ad-Free episodes and support this podcast 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 📍Read the blog post :  Chinese Reading Resources for Intermediate Learners 📍 The manga titles I mentioned on the podcast 📕 Improve Your Chinese Through Reading Abby's C...

Sharing my recent trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand. 分享我到清邁旅行三個禮拜的經驗。 Access this full, member-only episode (& PDF transcript) on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

聊聊剪頭髮這件事以及各種剪髮經驗。In this episode, I share my experience with getting a haircut in Taiwan. I also talk about making reservations, asking about prices, as well as my experience with different types and price points of haircut places in Taiwan, ranging from the extremely cheap to the more high-end. 📍 Patreon :Get full transcripts and support Abby's work 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  ht...

Following their conversation on what they love about Taiwan, Abby and 日新 discuss what they find unpleasant about the country. 繼上集和日新聊了我們喜歡台灣的原因，這集來討論我們不喜歡台灣的什麼。 📍 Patreon :Get full transcripts and support Abby's work 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 🍵 Buy Abby a coffee 請我喝杯咖啡： https://ko-fi.com/abbychen 📕 Improve...

Abby and 日新 talk about what they love about Taiwan. Abby和日新聊聊他們喜歡台灣的什麼——分別以在地台灣人和台灣新住民（美國人）的角度。 📍 Patreon :Get full transcripts and support Abby's work 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 🍵 Buy Abby a coffee 請我喝杯咖啡： https://ko-fi.com/abbychen 📕 Improve Your Chinese Through Reading Stories: Check out Abby's Chines...

I share some Taiwanese shows that I've watched and enjoyed. 分享幾部我覺得好看的台劇：《國際橋牌社(Island Nation)》、《人選之人—造浪者(Wave Makers)》, and more! 📍 Patreon :Get full transcripts and support Abby's work 贊助這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 📍Read the Blog post 🍵 Buy Abby a coffee 請我喝杯咖啡： https://ko-fi.com/abbychen 📕 Improve Your Chinese T...

I share my experience of biking around Melbourne, the time I got hurt, and my experience in getting help. 我分享自己在國外騎腳踏車摔傷的經驗。 📍 Patreon -- Get the transcripts and support Abby's work 支持這個節目＋下載逐字稿:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin 🍵 Buy Abby a coffee 請我喝杯咖啡： https://ko-fi.com/abbychen 📕 Improve Your Chinese Through Reading Stories: Check out Abby...

I share three classic dessert soups I love: sweet red bean soup, sweet mung bean soup and sweet potato ginger soup. 聊聊我最愛的經典甜湯：紅豆湯、綠豆湯、地瓜薑湯。 📕 Improve Your Chinese Through Reading Stories: Check out Abby's Chinese Graded Readers:  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/books/ 📍 Patreon -- Get the transcripts and support Abby's work:  https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandar...

In part two about Taiwan’s tragic journey to democracy, I continue to talk about the Formosa Incident(1979), Dr. Chen Wen-chen Incident(1981), and Nylon Cheng’s self-immolation for freedom of speech(1989). 接續上集討論台灣悲傷的歷史，這集繼續來談談台灣迎向民主之前的一些悲慘事件：解嚴前的美麗島事件、陳文成事件、鄭南榕為爭取百分之百言論自由而自焚。 📍 Transcript and Reference 逐字稿＆參考資料:  http...

In this episode I talk about the contemporary history of Taiwan, which covers Japanese colonialism(1895-1945), the KMT (aka Chinese Nationalist Party)’s brutal rule: 228 Massacre(1947) and 38-year-long martial law period (aka the White Terror, 1947-1987). I also discuss the complexity of Taiwanese people’s identity. 本集談談台灣悲慘的歷史：日本殖民時期、國民黨來台後的228事件大屠殺、長達三十八年的...

I released a new book: *The Robin Hood of Taiwan: Liao Tian-Ding *! 我的新書：《廖添丁》！ ✔️ Level 2: Only uses 500 unique characters. ✔️ Available in simplified and traditional Chinese! ⭐ Check out  the book  Talktaiwanesemandarin.com/liao-tian-ding In part two about optimism and pessimism, Olga and Abby continue to discuss how to be more optimistic, and what it really means to love and accept...

I released a new book: 《廖添丁》The Robin Hood of Taiwan: Liao Tian-Ding! Check out  the book  and use the code 'podcast' to get 10% off! (Valid til Mar 17 2023) Talktaiwanesemandarin.com/liao-tian-ding Olga and Abby talk about whether they see themselves as more of an optimist or a pessimist, and what optimists and pessimists do when it comes to careers and relationships. Olga和Abby聊聊：認為自...

I released a new book! 我的新書《廖添丁》出了！ A Taiwanese folktale based on a true story — Liao Tian-Ding. ⭐ Check out the book and use the code 'podcast' to get** 10% off**! *(Valid til Mar 17 2023)* https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com/liao-tian-ding/ 📖 Liao Tian-Ding: A legendary hero and the most wanted outlaw during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Liao Tian-Ding was known for employing his amazi...

📖 Want a fun way to learn Chinese in context? Check out Abby's graded readers ! You can buy them in simplified and traditional Chinese: TalkTaiwaneseMandarin.com/books ► Get the transcripts on my  Patreon Are you a secret perfectionist? In this episode, I share 7 signs of perfectionism as well as my personal experience. 你有完美主義但是自己沒發現嗎？我來聊聊自己的經驗、分享七項完美主義者的特質。...

⭐Improve your Chinese through reading Abby's novels : TalkTaiwaneseMandarin.com/books Join me for a day trip through New York City: seeing a Broadway show for the first time, wandering Brooklyn at night, and having a 'bad trip'. 聊聊我初次的美國行之紐約一日遊， 第一次去看百老匯、夜裡在布魯克林閒晃，還有一場意外的迷幻之旅。 ► Subscribe to the full transcripts for each episode on my Patreon ► Buy m...