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, 2023•18 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•29 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•18 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•15 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•29 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•31 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•24 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•16 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•25 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•22 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•23 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•29 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•22 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•12 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2023•17 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•30 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•27 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•18 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•24 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•28 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•16 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•13 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 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, 2022•15 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast 在这里留言分享 >> https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se5-%E4%BC%91%E5%81%87%E4%BA%86-vacation-time-fccacad2bf22 ----------------------------------------------------- 今天的特别节目是我们在肯尼亚休假的时候录的！我和特别嘉宾David两个星期以前订婚了（我向David求了婚！）所以这一次算是是求婚以后的小小的蜜月旅行。我们在内罗毕有很多的共同朋友，然后也去了海边城市Watamu和肯尼亚山的小木屋，非常休闲非常开心...
Apr 24, 2022•12 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary 在这里留言分享 >> https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments >> Or click here for transcript: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-33-%E6%BB%91%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E8%A6%81%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F%E5%AE%89%E5%85%A8-safety-first-when-skiing-358bff83ae3d ----------------------------------------------------- 今天要和大家分享的是我和朋友们一起在法国滑雪的经历！这次滑雪的经历充满了大大小小的事故，有惊险的也有好玩...
Apr 03, 2022•15 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast 点击这里留言分享你们的想法！ https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se4-%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%89%E8%80%83%E7%A9%B6%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97-deep-meaning-behind-chinese-names-eceb3989d96e ----------------------------------------------------- 备胎 Spare tire | Bèi tāi 调情 Flirting | tiáoqíng &nb...
Mar 22, 2022•12 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-32-%E8%BF%99%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF%E9%9D%9E%E6%B4%B2-this-is-africa-2e72d8a04603 ----------------------------------------------------- 我之前在非洲肯尼亚的首都内罗毕生活的两年，交了很多好朋友，这个星期有好几个好朋友从内罗毕来找我们滑雪，所以这一期节目就和Hailey聊一聊我们对非洲生活的感触和印象，特别是对比东非（肯尼亚）和西非（尼日利亚）的不同之处！Hailey是香港人，所以这一期节目大家会听到香港普通话口音哦~ I lived in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, Africa for ...
Mar 12, 2022•16 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary 在这里留言！Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/story/cl0hyrkisciw00946awds8fbj?m=comment >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-31-%E5%92%8C%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%AA%E4%B8%9C%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%BA%E5%94%A0%E5%97%91-chatting-with-a-northeasterner-e1918f0900e7 ----------------------------------------------------- 今天和一个来自中国东北的姑娘聊天，或者用东北话说，叫“唠嗑”！东北在中国是一个...
Mar 08, 2022•17 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/se-3-%E4%B8%BA%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E4%BA%BA%E9%82%A3%E4%B9%88%E5%96%9C%E6%AC%A2%E5%96%9D%E7%83%AD%E6%B0%B4-why-do-chinese-people-like-drinking-hot-water-5598876e892 ----------------------------------------------------- 大家有没有听说过，中国人特别喜欢喝热水？无论是在机场，火车上还是在家里，我们都喜欢烧水，喝白开水！而且我的爸爸妈妈特别不能理解美国人喜欢喝冰水。在中国人的认知里，喝冰水会让你的胃不舒服，甚至会让你生病...
Feb 28, 2022•16 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 完整中文Transcript 点击这里 >> 完整Transcript 中英语词汇 excel 格式的点击这里获取下载 >> 词汇表Vocabulary >> Or click here: https://convo-chinese-joanne.medium.com/episode-30-%E5%AE%B6%E9%87%8C%E7%9A%84%E6%B0%B4%E7%AE%A1%E7%88%86%E4%BA%86-my-water-pipe-burst-8b78315b57c ----------------------------------------------------- 不知道大家有没有觉得，自从长大以后，自己一个人住，就会发现要处理很多家里的杂七杂八的事情，真的是作为成人的一个很大的烦恼。比如，前几天，我们家的水管爆了！脏水溅到了墙上弄得到处都是，在瑞士找维修的师傅又慢又麻烦。不只是水管，家里的地板也需要维修，百叶窗也不好用.... 家里的乱七八糟需要维修的地方也太多了！ I don't know if you...
Feb 17, 2022•20 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast 
