Stop Saying “Nǐ Hǎo” + When to Push Your Kids (and Yourself)
Most Chinese learners start with “nǐ hǎo” — but no one actually says that. We break down how native speakers really greet each other, and why using the right phrases makes you sound less like a touris...
19 Sep 202548min
Mandarin Chinese Podcast 418: Good News Roundup, Bilingual Chat
Learn Mandarin while you live your life. Bilingual Mandarin-English. Easy listening. Real topics.Today you get 10 positive stories, quick takes, and daily Mandarin input.What you hear • How to use thi...
12 Sep 202559min
Phones Are Listening. Ads Are Creepy. Where Should We Live? | Learn Mandarin Show
In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, we chat in Mandarin and English about the safest countries to move to in 2025. Iceland, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, Taiwan, which one would you choo...
10 Sep 202557min
Learn Mandarin Through Real Life: Neighbors, Center Parcs, Money Talk
Learn upper-beginner Mandarin with real stories from UK life. We talk about meeting Hong Kong neighbors, Cantonese vs Mandarin, Center Parcs, bikes, bowling, mini golf, and family costs. You get natur...
5 Sep 20251h 4min
Tuesday Bonus: Taiwan, Kids, and a Boiling Hot Tub | Learning Mandarin Through Real Life
This is a bonus Tuesday episode of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast. We talk about summer holidays in the UK, why we want our kids to spend time in Taiwan, and what happened when a glamping hot tub got way...
2 Sep 202548min
Work From Home or Café? | Productivity and Mandarin Culture Chat
In Episode 414 of the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, Tom and Ula debate whether people get more done working from home, in a café, or in a library. Tom explains why cafés push him to focus, while Ula admits...
29 Aug 202536min
Learn Mandarin Through Real Life: Camping Without the Kids Mandarin Monkey Podcast – Episode 413
We left the kids with Grandpa and went camping in the Cotswolds.In this episode, we talk about:Surviving storms, wind, and waspsSetting up camp like amateursWatching a movie in our tent with a project...
8 Aug 202556min
Mandarin Practice at Home: Chaos, Kids, and Conversations
Think learning Mandarin is all flashcards and peaceful study sessions? Try doing it with three kids, zero time, and a brain that forgets half the vocab by lunch. In this episode, we talk about the rea...
1 Aug 20251h 7min
