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Mandarin Monkey Podcast

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Chinese and English Language podcast. A mixed couple (Tom & Ula) living in Taiwan, teach Chinese through the use of Chinglish (Chinese and English) on a variety of topics. Learn Chinese, study methods, Entertainment, news, life, business, hints and tricks to learning Mandarin. Hear a native speaking naturally and at natural pace but with the English translation so you can follow the context of the conversation. Enjoy.

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#302 - Fluff Off | Learn Mandarin Chinese with Chinglish

Is Rings of Power any good? Does Marvel have a hero with red and white colors? What does it mean when an English person sticks two fingers up at you and what does that mean in Taiwan?Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmon...

Sep 12, 202254 min

#301 - TikTok Tho | Learn Chinese & English Podcast

A funky, upbeat conversation in both English and Mandarin Chinese about who knows what. We never really know. But you can know this, it's generally always a little bit of fun.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/...

Sep 09, 20221 hr

#300 - 三百 Sānbǎi | The 300th Episode of Chinese and English Chat

This is the 300th time we have sat down and talked Chinglish to everybody. It's been a wild ride, moving countries, having babies, changing jobs, creating communities, hiring teachers, tears, sickness, goodtimes and bad. We appreciate everyone who has been with us along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 20221 hr 8 min

#299 - 和平 Hépíng | Making sense out of Mandarin Chinese

What are those moments you remember made from? Is it the excitement of that moment? The fun you had? It is the people you are with? Or something else? Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS M...

Aug 22, 20221 hr 10 min

#298 - Organ Blowing | Learn Mandarin Chinese with conversation easily

This is an episode of exploration, into the deepest darkest sanctuaries of humanhood. Also Ula is 30 now for anyone interested. What did we get up to and what are her new goals for th enext decade?Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome B...

Aug 15, 20221 hr 11 min

#297 - Resting B-Face | Mandarin Chinese for humans

Is your resting face who you really are or is it just your resting face? Could we reflect on how we handle situations like road rage and arguments? Probably. Can you understand what this conversation is about if one of the hosts speaks only in Mandarin Chinese and the other in English? Maybe yes. Lets find out.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Co...

Aug 08, 20221 hr 10 min

#296 - What if World | Mandarin Chinese learning with no lessons

What if you disappeared and then re-appeared in your own life but after making different choices. Would you stay? would you want to go back? Are you curious about how your life would turn out? How would you explain it to your 'what if' spouse? Let's talk about it.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-c...

Aug 01, 20221 hr 7 min

#295 - Investigating | Learn Chinese with English

Enjoying the passing of time. Tom and Ula catch up and Ula coughs a lot. All in all a good chat in both Chinese and English. Enjoy. 🙂Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandar...

Jul 27, 202249 min

#294 - Shǎizi 骰子 | Learn Mandarin Chinese with Chinglish

What's your reaction to a heatwave? Do you celebrate? go and grab your flip flops, your bathing suit and a bottle of Pimms? or do you retreat inside, close the curtains and wait for it to go away while complaining about the freak occurance? Eitherway we love you. 🥰Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness...

Jul 18, 202259 min

#30 - Matt Vs Japan | The Learner Journals With Tom

I speak to Matt Vs Japan, an American YouTuber who has managed to get his Japanese to such a good level Japanese people think he's Japanese when speaking to him online or over the phone. But how did he do it? https://www.youtube.com/c/MATTvsJapan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 13, 20221 hr 17 min

#293 - Spirit Animal | Learn Chinese and be entertained

What is your spirit Animal?Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to wri...

Jul 11, 20221 hr

#292 - Really Mean - Learn Chinese while enjoying yourself

When a Mandarin speaker or an English speaker says something what do they really mean? If they invite you home for a drink, do they actually want you to come round? Or are they just being polite? Let's find out.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-co...

Jul 04, 20221 hr 10 min

#291 - Hippo Teeth | Learn Chinese Without The Stress

Sitting alone on the patio, staring at the slowly gliding birds, we think about how many teeth a hippo has, we think about how hard it must be to be a translator. Tom tells a story of trying to get a film job. We discuss if its Tom's fault for cheating on Ula in her dream.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inte...

Jun 27, 202255 min

#290 - Mr Tea | Learning Mandarin Chinese With Chinglish

We go through tea like a warm knife through butter in this one. We also touch on using comprehensible input and finding that input interesting. Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING ...

Jun 20, 20221 hr 4 min

#289 - You Liar! | Learn Chinese without getting frustrated

Travel forwards or backwards in time? Always know when someone is lying or force people to tell the truth? Would you be able to live in a horror movie? These are the difficult questions we tackle in todays episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast!Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Cou...

Jun 13, 20221 hr 14 min

#288 - Dream House | Learn Chinese without getting frustrated

What would your dream house look like? How many bedrooms? How many bathrooms? Would you keep any cows or sheep? Ula would, she wants to milk a cow for a few minutes until shes bored then send it home. Good thing is the sheep could cut the grass for you. Now explain all of that in Mandarin Chinese and you got this episode.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.com...

Jun 06, 20221 hr 4 min

#287 - Choose One Phrase | Mandarin Monkey Chinglish Experience

If you could pick only one phrase to say forever what would it be? In Mandarin or in English? Which movie character would you want by your side as a companion?Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE F...

May 30, 20221 hr 12 min

#286 - To Bidet Yourself - Learn Mandarin Chinese & English

Darian has gone back to Texas! We discuss bidets as per the title of the episode, we also fall into camping and the strange sounds you can hear at night. It's all very typical of the Mandarin Monkey podcast. Ula speaks 100% Taiwanese Mandarin and Tom speaks Chinglish. Follow along!Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/pro...

May 23, 20221 hr 7 min

#285 - A Nice Ride | Mandarin & English Podcast | Learn Mandarin with Chinglish

We go into it about period clothing, bodybuilders and castles. The conversation darts around a bit, which is great for your Mandarin Chinese as Ula only speaks Mandarin and Tom only speaks English. You get a perfect belnd of entertaining conversation and light hearted chitter chatter to keep you entertained during that awful commute. 😊Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.man...

May 16, 20221 hr 7 min

#284 - Commitment | Mandarin & English Podcast | Chinglish

We are back after a difficult week last week with Mason who had a tremendous stomach problem which has since resolved itself luckily. We are discussing immersion, working, next steps in language and commitment. All back on track now. Keep an eye on the app for the torrent of new episodes coming out soon!Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww...

May 09, 20221 hr 1 min

#15 - 閨蜜聊天室 | Netflix & Films | From The Mandarin Monkey App

Episode 15 of the Guīmì liáotiānshì podcast series available on the Mandarin Monkey App. Enjoy Ula & Irene discussing great Netflix films and series to watch. in 100% Mandarin.https://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 04, 202252 min

#6 - Ula | Life's Wins WafflePod | From The Mandarin Monkey App

Ula sends you off to sleep with episode 6 of the WafflePod series from the Mandarin Monkey Podcast app. 100% Mandarin. Learn Mandarin while drifting off to sleep. DON'T LISTEN WHILE DRIVING OR OPERATING HEAVY MACHINERY.https://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 202237 min

#283 - BIRDWORLD | ULAS DREAM | MANDARIN AND ENGLISH PODCAST

We visited a castle at the weekend which changed Ula's mind on the interestingness of history. We also helped her realise her lifelong dream of going to BirdWorld, she finally got to see the toucan she has been talking about for so many years.Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Cours...

Apr 25, 20221 hr 8 min

#14 - Brandon | The Learner Journals with Tom

Brandon is a music producer and composer at 'I Am Brahms Productions' with a passion for original music creation, language and anime. I speak to him about his love for all and most importantly try to tackle HOW he learns.https://www.iambrahmsmusic.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 202251 min

#11 - Conversation | Turn Your Phone Off | Mandarin Monkey App

This is a conversation story from the Mandarin Monkey Podcast app. You will hear a short story in Mandarin, the English and Mandarin, the discussion and then the Mandarin version again.https://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 202218 min

#282 - THE MAZE | MANDARIN & ENGLISH EDUTAINMENT PODCAST

It's Easter! We have mostly been getting sick, not from the chocolate, but from a nasty tummy bug that's going around. We did make it to a herb farm and maze over the weekend though. Hope everyone had a lovely weekend!Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/inten...

Apr 18, 202258 min

#281 - UNEXPECTED PARTY | CHINGLISH | LEARN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH CONVERSATION

Get The Podcast Appmandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-course/Awesome Blogmandarinmonkey.com/blog/HIGH FIVE FRIDAYS MAILING LISTmandarinmonkey.com/high-5-fridays/Get Amazing Mandarin toolswww.patreon.com/mandarinmonkeySkritter - Learn to write Chineseskritter.com?ref=...

Apr 11, 20221 hr 1 min

#280 - GRATUITOUS NUDITY | MANDARIN & ENGLISH PODCAST | LEARN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH WITH CHINGLISH

Is gratuitous nudity in movies a good thing? Is Game of Thrones worth the time now? Does an invisble person get sunburn? Let's answer these questions right away in Mandarin and English. At the same time.Get The Podcast Apphttps://mandarinmonkey.com/mandarin-monkey-podcast-app/Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Coursewww.mandarinmonkey.com/product/inten…iness-course/Intensive Coursemandarinmonkey.com/intensive-co...

Apr 04, 20221 hr 3 min

#279 - FLATHEAD | MANDARIN MONKEY PODCAST | CHINGLISH

Tom wrestles with memories caused by smell, Ula smells nothing. A new series is coming to the exclusive Mandarin Monkey . The Learner Journals are a collection of learner stories and techniques collated by Mandarin Monkey and presented by Tom. Tom interviews Mandarin learners from around the world to try and find simularities and differences in language learning techniques. Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@MandabooGameWebsitewww.mandarinmonkey.comBusiness Cou...

Mar 28, 20221 hr 2 min

#278 - WHEELS OR DOORS | MANDARIN MONKEY PODCAST | CHINGLISH

Tom asks an important question, something everyone needs to know. Also the podcast app has been updated AGAIN! bring ing you a better experience and making things more obvious. Gosh, doesnt life have its twists and turns hey! ALso prive hike warning for new hangout members and people who want lessons. It's coming soon as we have to reflect inflation (we have kinda ignored over the last few years). Grab it while its cheap.Mandaboo iOStinyurl.com/iosMandabooAndroidtinyurl.com/AndroidMandaboo@Manda...

Mar 21, 20221 hr 5 min
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