Real Mandarin & English Conersation Podcast -478

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Description:

Are you spending too much time studying Mandarin grammar instead of actually speaking Mandarin? 👀

In Episode 478 of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, Ula and Tom talk about why grammar can sometimes become an excuse NOT to speak and why using Mandarin, making mistakes, repeating sentences and accepting how the language works can be much more useful for improving your communication.

Of course… this is Mandarin Monkey, so we also somehow end up talking about:

🥜 Where almond milk really comes from 😂

🦷 What toothpaste flavour should exist besides mint

🤔 Why Richard becomes “Dick” and Robert becomes “Bob”

🧪 Completely useless Mandarin chemical vocabulary

👓 A listener who built a smart-glasses app that displays Mandarin and English subtitles while listening to Mandarin Monkey

🧋 And a truly disgusting bubble tea video idea…

We also share an update about the brand-new Mandarin Monkey website we’ve been building, including a new credit system, learning tools, teacher feedback, homework, flashcards and more flexible lesson booking.

This is a natural Mandarin & English bilingual conversation for Mandarin learners who want to hear how Mandarin is actually used in relaxed, everyday conversation.

🎧 Listen, laugh, pick up some Mandarin and most importantly — USE IT!

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