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=MU71qLzznJmR7i4vEpisode page: https://reurl.cc/pYO7bQMaayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Introduction-(00:03:21) Question 1-(00:07:57) Question 2-(00:09:35) Question 3-(00:12:24) Question 4-(00:14:49) Question 5-(00:19:52) Question 6-(00:24:12) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
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161. 新聞：習近平和普丁的150歲對話
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/A3YNy8Maayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening+ Story-(00:10:04) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
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160. 台灣的交通太可怕！
“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/l/160/Maayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening-(00:05:15) How serious is the traffic problem?-(00:10:28) Why do traffic accidents happen so often?-(00:16:28) Ways to improve-(00:20:33) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
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159. 陪爸爸去醫院
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.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening-(00:00:56) My Story and Experience-(00:16:42) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
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158. 有了AI，學語言=浪費時間？
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/WO0y6DMaayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening+ Reading Listener Letters-(00:10:27) Talking about AI & Language Learning-(00:15:43) Do languages affect personality?-(00:23:36) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Learn Taiwanese Mandarin is a podcast aimed at intermediate to advanced learners.It’s all in Chinese(from the 4th episode), and if there are advanced words, I will explain them using slower and easier Chinese words and sentences! You will also learn some culture knowledge about Taiwan. With more episodes coming out, I'll also teach you some useful Taiwanese/Hokkien. 跟我一起用中文學習中文吧！Website: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/（Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com)
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