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Cantonese and Mandarin for medical matters and much more

Emeline Mann Sanchez (aka L.Frank)soundcloud.com
Learn the Cantonese and Mandarin ways to say things related to health and medical matters, and a hodgepodge of many other things you won't learn in a formal classroom.
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74 療效/疗效 healing efficacy; 效率 efficiency; 有效 effective; 冇效/无效 ineffective, lofidreams99|Coffee Lofi

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited. sister video (#43) www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack AI Generated soundtrack: Coffee Lofi - Chill Lofi Music, courtesy of lofidreams99, on pixabay podcast and accompanying video created by Emeline Mann Sanchez

May 06, 202511 min

72 - 恐 in horror 恐怖 and claustrophobia 幽閉恐懼症 / 幽闭恐惧症

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited. sister video (#41) https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos Orchestral hip hop soundtracks courtesy of White Records, that they generously shared on pixabay https://www.youtube.com/@whiterecords1

Feb 27, 20259 min

71 - 腦/脑 in blood-brain barrier 血腦屏障/血脑屏障; computer 電腦/电脑; 當/当+[phrase]+時/时 grammar pattern

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited. sister video (#40) https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack Epic background orchestral music. Legacy of Bach. G Minor Hip-Hop ver. Courtesy of White Records, that they generously shared on pixabay thanks Esther for Canto consult Keren of Unconventional Chinese for Mando consult Podcast and supplemental video created by Emeline Mann Sanchez...

Jan 14, 202512 min

69 - bound morpheme 遗/遺 in 後遺症 / 后遗症 / sequela & 遺產 / 遗产 inheritance

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. sister video (#38) www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack courtesy of White Records/Maksym Dudchyk at pixabay Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons. Hip-Hop version. Background music thanks! Esther for Canto consult Keren/Unconventional Chinese for Mando consult

Oct 29, 20247 min

66 - 壞/坏 waai6 / huài - bad, for necrosis: 壞死/坏死; spoiling, coddling, overindulging (a kid): 縱壞 / 宠坏

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. In this ep, you can see the bad of 壞/坏, in something like rotted tissue, necrosis 壞死/坏死, or like when someone is “spoiled (rotten)” 縱壞/宠坏. sister video (ep #35): www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack: “Tricky Fox,” by Magiksolo from Pixabay

Apr 04, 202411 min

64 - 放鬆 / 放松: fong3sung1 / fàngsōng - relax; slacken; loosen

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. This podcast also looks into the root components of 放鬆 / 放松 and discusses the 4th tone sandhi of 不. sister video (ep #33): https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos The soundtrack is “Morning Vibes” by Rizzlas via Pixabay; you can hear more from Rizzlas at: https://soundcloud.com/rizzlas

Jan 03, 202410 min

63 - 靈活/灵活: ling4wut6 / línghuó - flexible, nimble, agile

Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. This podcast also looks at the root components of 靈活/灵活 branching over to the words: 精靈 / 精灵: zing1ling4 / jīngling (when describing a clever/precocious kid) 活潑 / 活泼 wut6put3 / huópo (when describing an active/energetic elderly) sister video (ep #32): https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos The soundtrack is “yalla” by prazkhanal via Pixabay; Production Team: UKA Music Publishing

Nov 30, 20238 min

61 - 膽 / 胆 daam2 dǎn: ballsy, guts (as in 大膽 / 大胆 fearless); gall bladder (as in 膽石 / 胆石 gallstone)

Casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical setting. sister video (ep #30): https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos Soundtrack: bedtime after a coffee by Barradeen | https://soundcloud.com/barradeen/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

Sep 06, 20236 min

59 - 判斷 / 判断 pun3dyun6 / pànduàn judge; decide; determine; pass judgement/verdict

Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world (all words explained with added cultural notes). sister video for this episode is (#28): www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack is a mashup of: Eileen Simpson and Ben White Song Division, 2011 Series of events exploring the sonic potentials of materials gleaned from the edges of the public domain recorded at Camden Arts Centre Released by: Open Music Archive and Mixed Beats by CVLTIV8R » CVLTIV...

Jun 24, 20237 min

58 - 標準/标准 biu1zeon2 / biāozhǔn - standard; criterion

Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world. sister video for this episode is (#27): www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack: Beat Machine - Rap Beat / Instrumental Music By The Passion HiFi www.thepassionhifi.com

May 16, 20238 min

57 - 忍: jan2 / rěn - endure; tolerate; put up with; to restrain oneself

Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world. sister video for this episode is (#26): https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack: Prey by Audiobinger is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Apr 07, 20236 min

56 - 只係 / 只是: zi2hai6 / zhǐshì - only, merely, just (in the vein of “it’s just that…”)

Hear casual chats in Canto and Mando for topics in the medical as well as non-medical world. (Includes a brief discussion of the 不 4th tone to 2nd tone sandhi.) _____________________________________ sister video for this episode is (#25): https://soundcloud.com/leslie-frank-643243096 The soundtrack is Stanners - Vox Populi (Soundcloud Version) By Stanners is licensed under a Creative Commons License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Feb 26, 20238 min

55 - 亲眼 / 亲眼 can1ngaan5 / qīnyǎn: to see it with my own eyes, personally (in person)

Learn casual conversations for topics in the medical as well as non-medical settings. sister video for this episode is (#24): https://www.youtube.com/user/notnowigottago thanks to Anna Lee 李淑芳, for her audio contributions soundtrack: “Seasons Change” by HoliznaCC0 The songs in this album are licensed under: CC0 1.0 Universal https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Jan 20, 202312 min

54 - icy cold 冷冰冰 laang5bing1bing1/lěngbīngbīng

See and hear color coded words for casual chats for topics in medical and non-medical settings. Voxium by Audiorezout is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. And you can find it at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ sister video (#23): https://www.youtube.com/user/notnowigottago

Dec 09, 20227 min

53 - crack open, split open 裂開/裂开: lit6hoi1/lièkāi

Hear words used in both medical and general topics in casual conversations. soundtrack: “Don't Forget To Live,” by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ sister podcast channel - https://soundcloud.com/leslie-frank-643243096 this video channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/notnowigottago/videos

Nov 02, 20226 min

52 - second opinion [第二意見 / 第二意见: dai6ji6 ji3gin3 / dì’èr yìjìan]

Don't be shy about getting a second opinion [第二意見 / 第二意见: dai6ji6 ji3gin3 / dì’èr yìjìan], especially when it comes to deciding whether to go under the knife, or not; any responsible doctor worth his/her/their salt, will understand the wisdom in doing such a thing. Grammar difference in the order of a sentence structure in one of the example is discussed. sister video (#21) www.youtube.com/user/notnowigottago/videos this podcast (#52) https://soundcloud.com/leslie-frank-643243096 soundtrack Rior...

Sep 27, 202210 min

51 - Experimental 实验 / 實驗 [Drug / Music : 实验性药物 / 實驗性藥物 || 實驗音樂 / 实验音乐]

Learn the Cantonese and Mandarin for “experimental”--the word itself, and how it can be used in medical and nonmedical related sentences. For those of you who like to analyze Chinese words in detail, the latter part of the video breaks down 实验 / 實驗 into its root components and explore words that speak to the individual root component 实 / 實 || 验 / 驗 meanings and how their combination make sense for the compound word 实验 / 實驗 sat6jim6 / shíyàn. sister video (#20) https://www.youtube.com/user/notnow...

Jul 22, 202211 min

50 - to block, stuff [塞: sak1 / sè, sāi, sài] vs [阻止: zo2zi2 / zǔzhǐ] to block, prevent

Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes with a nod towards healthcare while mixing in everything else. This episode looks at two different words that share a similar meaning, “to block,” but they’re not interchangeable. If you got a hankering to learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes (with a nod towards healthcare but talking pretty much about everything else), this channel has podcasts (with accompanying videos for visual cues) to get you on your...

Jun 17, 202211 min

49 - DON'T MOVE 冇喐/别动 mou2 juk1 / bié dòng; MOVE aside 行開/让开 haang4hoi1 / ràngkāi; more “MOVE” words

Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes in everyday living with a nod towards healthcare. This episode goes into how you tell someone to not move 冇喐/别动, like when you're about to stick a needle into their mouth for some intensive dental work (or say, when you're about to take your mugshot for the dept of motor vehicles), and goes into more “move” words, like if you're trying to get somewhere and someone's in your way, so “move aside” (move it/move your butt) 行開/让开 is also...

May 09, 20226 min

48 - 階段/阶段: gaai1dyun6/jiēduàn, the stage/phase of something vs 期: kei4/qī/qí, a stage/phase in time

Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes in everyday living with a nod towards healthcare. This episode goes into how you might want to convince someone to make certain decisions at this 階段 / 阶段 stage/phase of their life, vs the 期 stage/phase of a disease. Plus info about ordinal vs cardinal numbers (hint: the role of 第 in 第一期癌症).

Apr 05, 202210 min

47 - 唔緊要 / 不要紧: m4gan2jiu3 / bùyàojǐn | no worries / doesn’t matter / never mind; 不 4th tone sandhi

Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes with a nod towards healthcare. This episode goes into how you might convince someone not to fuss or worry about something you say is nothing (whether it’s a small scratch or a less-than-superficial gash that you don’t want them to get all dramatic over should you need to see a doc). Plus, there’s a little talk about the 不/bù 4th tone sandhi (sandhi’s help to make the tongue roll smoother when conversing while minding your tones). Th...

Feb 25, 20224 min

46 - 心急 sam1gap1 / xīnjí: to be anxious or impatient

Learn casual Cantonese and Mandarin for conversational purposes. sister video(#15): https://www.youtube.com/user/notnowigottago soundtrack: Death Note, by Audiobinger licensed by Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Jan 24, 20224 min
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