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瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese

Xinqing (Joanne)open.firstory.me

瞎扯学中文 Convo Chinese is a podcast to help intermediary to advanced Mandarin learner to immerse in natural and authentic Chinese conversations. In the podcast we discuss topics from daily lives to politics, from China and around the world. Free transcript and vocabulary list are provided in the show notes.

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Episodes

Episode 56 | 欢天喜地过大年咯 Happy Spring Festival!

Free transcript with Pinyin + Translation:   https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/237677ae-0c02-4ac6-a126-86d88ab55bc3 Transcript powered by  Yaya :  Yaya is a language learning webapp where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and it uses AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content wit...

Feb 04, 202425 minSeason 1Ep. 56

Episode 55|跨国恋的情侣吵架吗?How is a cross-culture relationship like?

Free transcript with Pinyin + Translation:   https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/f707174f-5279-41f9-b382-99d76234cbef Transcript powered by  Yaya :  Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with...

Jan 20, 202422 minSeason 1Ep. 55

Episode 54 | 在北京读大学的四年时光 Four amazing years at University in Beijing

Free transcript with Pinyin + Translation:  https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/d33ec94e-05a6-4c6d-a9e5-69e962981c63 Transcript powered by  Yaya :  Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sente...

Jan 07, 202423 minSeason 1Ep. 54

Episode 52 | 伦敦的精神和食粮 Soul and food in London

Free transcript:  https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/7538b60c-0c30-43f7-9efd-ce33629e7fc1 Transcript powered by  Yaya :  Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translatio...

Dec 08, 202328 minSeason 1Ep. 52

Episode 51 | 谁来给我抬轿子 Who's gonna carry me in my Chinese wedding

轿子 (Litter): The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people. (Wikipedia) Free transcript:  https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/3c1e3ccd-c1ea-4bec-9553-e7f0b0ab91f1 Transcript powered by  Yaya :  Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topi...

Nov 19, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 51

Episode 50 | 买买买买买买 Buy Buy Buy

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/34ff6508-28d3-4113-9666-6e523b0f933c Transcript powered by  Yaya :  Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at ...

Nov 05, 202322 minSeason 1Ep. 50

Learner Talks E14 | 祝我生日快乐 Happy birthday to me !

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/6918b2ce-e54e-499e-b62a-48b2ad49d40e Free vocabulary:  https://xinqinglu.medium.com/episode-49-vocabulary-0ac1bc01a063 Transcript powered by  Yaya : Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, ...

Oct 02, 202318 minSeason 1Ep. 49

Episode 48 | 我再也不用戴眼镜了!No need for glasses any more Hooray~~

Free transcript:  https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/db14b126-f207-456e-876c-7cb1b5a37c5b Free vocabulary: https://xinqinglu.medium.com/episode-48-vocabulary-c39fdb47d58e Transcript powered by  Yaya : Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, ...

Sep 10, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 48

Episode 47 | 你想不想要孩子? Do you want kids?

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/bab2369e-ab42-44de-b6e0-1b215516363e Powered by  Yaya : Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at any reading level...

Aug 17, 202318 minSeason 1Ep. 47

Learner Talks E13 | 聊聊我的工作 What do I do for a living?

Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/6e1fad58-d63f-41ec-b926-9cd33007588a Powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at any reading level. You c...

Aug 06, 202315 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Episode 46 | 传说中的互联网大厂 The mysterious Chinese Internet Unicorns

In this episode, I am joined by Yuna (again) to talk about her experience and observations in the so-called "Internet Factories" in China, such as Baidu, Tiktok, Meituan or Alibaba! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Free Transcript (powered by yaya.press ): https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/177ecb21-650d-424f-8b58-79d468ca48db (Leave a comment if you have any difficulties access the transcript or you want to report a bug!) V...

Jul 13, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 46

Episode 45 | 华裔家庭怎么学中文? A story of Chinese learning family (from audience) !

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Free Transcript (Powered by www.yaya.press): https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/6e0372be-63d1-408e-b6f9-66a2c4a1cee4 Check out www.yaya.press which is a language learning tool for you to generate little articles and dialogues in any language at any level, 100% developed by my husband David and myself! Also check out the Music film (Official MV) for song “Worshiper” original song composed and ...

Jun 10, 202331 minSeason 1Ep. 45

EPISODE 44 | 找男朋友就靠玩飞盘了 Want to find a partner? Come play frisbee!

Leave a comment and share your thoughts Free Transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/ba8c322f-5b13-4363-95b4-45ff22f5dde7 We have entirely upgraded our transcript system! This is powered by the new WebApp that my husband has been developing - "Yaya.press" so you can easily read the Chinese, Pinyin and English interlaced, with all the vocabulary embedded in the article. When you hover on the words, you can also see the meaning and prononciation. In the meantime, you can also register a free...

Jun 04, 202324 minSeason 1Ep. 44

Learner Talks E12 | 冥想...坐禅... Do you meditate?

This is part of a series of special episodes for beginner level Chinese listener with my husband (who is a Chinese learner!) Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/special-episode-11-%E5%86%A5%E6%83%B3-do-you-meditate-5b2fe0da1e07 -- Vocabulary: 嘉宾 Guest | Jiābīn   邀请 Invite | yāoqǐng   冥想 Meditation | míngxiǎng   接触 Contact, exposure to |...

May 18, 202316 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Episode 43 | 无法双重国籍的烦恼 Why cannot we have double citizenship?

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-43-%E6%97%A0%E6%B3%95%E5%8F%8C%E9%87%8D%E5%9B%BD%E7%B1%8D%E7%9A%84%E7%83%A6%E6%81%BC-why-cannot-we-have-double-citizenship-e59d83c9381e Vocabulary: 加那利群岛 Canary Islands | Jiā nà lì qúndǎo   神仙 Devine | shénxiān   潜水 Diving | qiánshuǐ   新冠 Covid | xīnguān   封锁 Lock down | fēngsuǒ   诡异...

May 06, 202325 minSeason 1Ep. 43

Episode 42 | 我哋真係好撚鍾意香港 We really love Hong Kong (in Cantonese)

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-42-%E6%88%91%E7%9C%9F%E7%B3%BB%E5%A5%BD%E9%92%9F%E6%84%8F%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-i-really-love-hong-kong-5b2a4bf729c9 Vocabulary 出差 Business trip | Chūchāi   初中 Junior High School | chūzhōng   人生旅途 Life Journey | rénshēng lǚtú   疫情 Epidemic | yìqíng   缓和 Reprieve, getting better | huǎnhé  &nbs...

Apr 22, 202322 minSeason 1Ep. 42

EPISODE 41 | 数字游民的新生活 A new life of "digital nomad"?

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-41-%E6%95%B0%E5%AD%97%E6%B8%B8%E6%B0%91%E7%9A%84%E6%96%B0%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB-def3b062e050 ---------------- Vocabulary: 投缘 Get along well | Tóuyuán    江西 Jiangxi province | jiāngxī     赣州 Ganzhou city| gànzhōu     接受教育 Receive Education | jiēshòu jiàoyù     红十字 Red Cross | hóng shízì  ...

Mar 26, 202323 minSeason 1Ep. 41

Learner Talks E11 | 第一次和听众对话!First time talking to a listener!

Today I have a very special guest for the podcast - a listener from Singapore! OKJ, who is now living in Singapore and a documentary director, has been learning Chinese for the past one year through this podcast channel. He reached out to me two weeks ago, and here we are, for the first time ever, with an episode with a fan! Check out OKJ's super cool documentary series on TikTok or his Youtube channel to see his journey of Chinese learning. He also does interviews and documents interesting stor...

Mar 12, 202329 minSeason 1Ep. 40

Episode 39 | 在中国和外国上大学 University experience abroad

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Transcript : https://medium.com/@convo-chinese-joanne/episode-39-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E5%A4%96%E4%B8%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6-university-experience-b7accb198972 Vocabulary: 云南 Yunnan | Yúnnán   昆明 Kunming | kūnmíng     宁波 Ningbo | níngbō     本科 Undergraduate | běnkē     硕士 Master | shuòshì     博士 PhD | bóshì    ...

Feb 12, 202322 minSeason 1Ep. 39

Episode 38 | 流浪地球计划 Project Wandering Earth

Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-38-%E6%B5%81%E6%B5%AA%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E8%AE%A1%E5%88%92-project-wandering-earth-a3602208720 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments ---- Vocabulary: 寂寞 Loneliness, lonely | Jìmò     约好了 Agreed to… | yuē hǎole     伦敦 London | lúndūn     机场 Airport | jīchǎng     没有想象的那么 Not as expected | méiyǒu xiǎngxiàng dì nàme     常客 re...

Feb 04, 202312 minSeason 1Ep. 38

Learner Talks E10 | 中华小当家 Watching Japanese Anime about Chinese cooking !?

我们又回来啦,好久不见! 祝大家新春快乐!兔年吉祥!Happy Chinese New Year ! Full Script:  https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-10-%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%8E%E5%B0%8F%E5%BD%93%E5%AE%B6-watching-japanese-anime-about-chinese-cooking-2f5dffab9519 Link mentioned in the show: WWE champion John Cena speaks Mandarin, professes love for Lao Gan Ma Japanese Anime: Chuuka Ichiban! Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting...

Jan 22, 202317 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Episode 37 | 哪个国家的火车最好?Which country has the best train?

Leave a comment and share your thoughts : https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full Script: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-37-%E5%93%AA%E4%B8%AA%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%9A%84%E7%81%AB%E8%BD%A6%E6%9C%80%E5%A5%BD-which-country-has-the-best-train-b48b5118eb9f Vocabulary: 火车 Trains | Huǒchē   系统 System | xìtǒng     高铁 High Speed Rail | gāotiě     多伦多 Toronto | duōlúnduō     小插曲 Anecdote, Hiccups | xiǎo chāqǔ     返...

Oct 23, 202230 minSeason 1Ep. 37

EPISODE 36 | 我们24小时走了100公里!We walked 100km in 24 hours!

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Full transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-36-%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC24%E5%B0%8F%E6%97%B6%E8%B5%B0%E4%BA%86100%E5%85%AC%E9%87%8C-we-walked-100-km-in-24-hours-6c4f0c70b3cd ---- Vocabulary: 艰难 Tough | Jiānnán     艰苦 Hardship | jiānkǔ     任务 The task | rènwù     一辈子 A lifetime | yībèizi     约了 A date | yuēle     一帮朋友 A group of ...

Sep 08, 202227 minSeason 1Ep. 36

Learner Talks E9 | 和我们一起看综艺节目! Let’s watch reality show together

在这里留言 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments Click here for whole transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-9-%E5%92%8C%E6%88%91%E4%BB%AC%E4%B8%80%E8%B5%B7%E7%9C%8B%E7%BB%BC%E8%89%BA%E8%8A%82%E7%9B%AE-lets-watch-reality-show-together-6ffbd315f6bd ------------------ Vocabulary: 合法夫妻 Legal couples | Héfǎ fūqī  综艺节目 reality shows | zōngyì jiémù   成语 Idioms | chéngyǔ   乘风破浪 to brave the wind and ...

Aug 28, 202218 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Episode 35 | 在中国结婚是什么样的?Getting married in China?

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整Transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-35-%E5%9C%A8%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E6%A0%B7%E7%9A%84-getting-married-in-china-671b65369529 ------ Vocabulary: 习俗 Customs, traditions | Xísú     婚礼 Wedding | hūnlǐ     寓意 Symbolism | yùyì     红枣 Red dates | hóngzǎo     早生贵子 Having kids soon | zǎoshēng ...

Aug 18, 202224 minSeason 1Ep. 35

EPISODE 34 | 这才是正宗的对外汉语老师 A real Teacher of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL)!

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-34-%E8%BF%99%E6%89%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%AD%A3%E5%AE%97%E7%9A%84%E5%AF%B9%E5%A4%96%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%80%81%E5%B8%88-a-real-teacher-of-chinese-as-a-foreign-language-tcfl-fa625003570f Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments --------- 分不清楚 Can't tell the difference | Fēn bù qīngchǔ     偶然的机会 by chance | ǒurán de jīhuì     误打误撞 by mistake | wù d...

Jul 26, 202228 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Learner Talks E8 | 大扫除喽!Time for deep cleaning

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se8-%E5%A4%A7%E6%89%AB%E9%99%A4%E5%96%BD-time-for-deep-cleaning-f2c56a81244a Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments --- Vocabulary 大扫除 Cleaning | Dàsǎochú  经历 Experiences | jīnglì   全面的 Comprehensive | quánmiàn de   有意思的 Interesting | yǒuyìsi de   扫地 Sweeping | sǎodì   消除 Eliminate | xiāochú   打扫卫生 Cleaning | ...

Jul 02, 202216 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Learner Talks E7 | 你最想知道的秘密消息是什么?What is one top secret you want to know?

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se7-%E4%BD%A0%E6%9C%80%E6%83%B3%E7%9F%A5%E9%81%93%E7%9A%84%E7%A7%98%E5%AF%86%E6%B6%88%E6%81%AF%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88-what-is-one-top-secret-you-want-to-know-7828827ee146 Leave a comment and share your thoughts : https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments ---- Vocabulary: 方便 Convenient | Fāngbiàn    有趣 Interesting | yǒuqù   清单 List | qīngdān   听说过 Heard of | tīng shuōguò&nbs...

Jun 21, 202213 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Learner Talks E6 | 特别的求婚惊喜!A surprise proposal!

Click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/%E7%89%B9%E5%88%AB%E7%9A%84%E6%B1%82%E5%A9%9A%E6%83%8A%E5%96%9C-a-surprise-proposal-e82c45d8c975 ----------------    搬家 Moving | Bānjiā   合租 Shared Rent | hézū   世界经济论坛 World Economic Forum | shìjiè jīngjì lùntán   惊喜 Surprise | jīngxǐ   求婚 marriage proposal | qiúhūn   寻宝游戏 Scavenger Hunt | xúnbǎo yóuxì   迪士尼 Disney | díshìní   筹备 Preparations | chóub...

Jun 05, 202215 minSeason 2Ep. 6