Taiwanese-American Angela Lin is on a journey to elevate her Mandarin skills with the help of her Mandarin teacher guests. On this show, Angela engages in meani...
In this episode, we're joined by Angela's "Real You Mandarin: Beginnings" course co-creator and Taiwan-based Mandarin teacher, Jane Liu. We're talking about dating culture! What does it look like in contemporary Taiwan and how does that differ from our dating culture in the US? Although the apps are prevalent in both parts of the world, Taiwanese culture still tends to be more conservative - for example, many people still have expectations around "告白 (gào bái)" or "confessing" your feelings towards the other person and formally asking to be in a relationship with them, vs. in the US we have a similar though different practice of "defining the relationship." Let us know in the comments or on social media what you thought about the episode and/or your favorite new vocab word you learned!If you want to learn more practical vocabulary around dating and relationships, try out the free preview lesson about dating apps & describing your type in the "Real You Mandarin: Beginnings" course. Head to https://www.realyoumandarin.com to access the free preview lesson and check out the full course. Follow Jane on Instagram at @janesmandarin to explore working with her 1:1 and to stay up-to-date on her other Mandarin offerings.Follow us on Instagram at @realyoumandarin and on TikTok at @realyoumandarin-----Editor's Note: We made a mistake with the vocabulary word referenced between 11:23-11:25 - the correct phrase is: 掙扎 zhēng zhá, which means "to struggle (with)"
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03. Reverse Culture Shocks As A Taiwanese Immigrant ft. Crystal Hsia
Crystal Hsia (an LA-based Taiwanese born and raised Mandarin teacher) joins us again to cover the second half of our conversation around culture shocks. This time, we're going in reverse!After living in the U.S. for 10 years, what reverse culture shocks does Crystal experience when she visits Taiwan? We talk about how much more self-conscious she is of both her external appearance and the way she acts when she's back, and feeling like she needs to code-switch between "Taiwanese" Crystal and "Taiwanese-American" Crystal. Listen in to learn useful new Mandarin vocabulary from this conversation!If you want to find Crystal and/or work with her as your teacher, you can head over to https://crystalmandarin.comDeepen your Mandarin learning through the transcript of this episode, which includes Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, English translations, and the highlighted vocabulary -- find it at: https://transcripts.realyoumandarin.comIf you like learning new vocabulary through real-life conversational formats like this, preview a free lesson of the Real You Mandarin: Beginnings course at https://www.realyoumandarin.com -- the course covers a whole swath of topics from everyday ones like dating & pop culture to deeper ones like mental health and media representation.Follow us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realyoumandarinTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realyoumandarin
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02. U.S. Culture Shocks As A Taiwanese Immigrant ft. Crystal Hsia
Los Angeles-based Crystal Hsia, a Taiwanese born and raised Mandarin teacher, joins us as our first guest on the podcast!In this episode, we talk about culture shocks/differences she experienced after moving to the U.S. ten years ago. As a student, Crystal was confused by the need to ask questions in graduate school just to prove she had read the class material, and now by the work culture that requires speaking up for yourself and advocating for what you deserve. Listen in to learn useful new Mandarin vocabulary from this conversation! If you want to find Crystal and/or work with her as your teacher, you can head over to https://crystalmandarin.comDeepen your Mandarin learning through the transcript of this episode, which includes Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, English translations, and the highlighted vocabulary -- find it at: https://transcripts.realyoumandarin.comIf you like learning new vocabulary through real-life conversational formats like this, preview a free lesson of the Real You Mandarin: Beginnings course at https://www.realyoumandarin.com -- the course covers a whole swath of topics from everyday ones like dating & pop culture to deeper ones like mental health and media representation.
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01. Mandarin Podcast For ABCs By An ABC
Meet your American-Born Taiwanese (ABT) host, Angela Lin. In this podcast premiere episode, Angela uses Mandarin to explain what you can expect from the show when she is joined by Mandarin teacher guests in future episodes, why she wanted to start this podcast, how it will help both you and her improve your "grown-up" vocabularies by discussing these real life topics with her guests, why she thinks this podcast format is special considering the rarity with which we hear other ABCs/ABTs actually talking exclusively in Mandarin, why she was motivated to start her company Real You Mandarin to help other ABCs/ABTs improve their Mandarin, and more. P.S. If you watch the video episode, you'll see vocabulary highlighted on screen in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English.Head over to www.realyoumandarin.com to:Preview a free lesson from the "Real You Mandarin: Beginnings" course to see if the course is right for you. Download this episode's transcript for free and explore options to receive future episode transcripts. Transcripts include Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English.
Taiwanese-American Angela Lin is on a journey to elevate her Mandarin skills with the help of her Mandarin teacher guests. On this show, Angela engages in meaningful conversations using only the Mandarin she knows, while her guests provide live corrections along the way. This practical format allows both Angela and listeners to learn "grown-up" Mandarin and correct common mistakes naturally, offering an approachable way to help American-born Chinese (ABCs), American-born Taiwanese (ABTs), and other advanced Mandarin learners find their voice in Mandarin on the topics they care about.
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