INTERMEDIATE CHINESE PODCAST

77. 《時代革命》Hong Kong Film: Revolution of Our Times, Taiwan-China Tensions

I recommend the Hong Kong documentary: Revolution of Our Times. I also talk about my thoughts on the tension between Taiwan and China. 分享我看香港紀錄片《時代革命》的想法,以及對於台灣和中國間的緊張關係的想法。

Turn on CC for English/Chinese Subtitles!
Continue reading “77. 《時代革命》Hong Kong Film: Revolution of Our Times, Taiwan-China Tensions”

Taiwanese Folk Tale: The Tiger Aunt 虎姑婆 | Chinese graded reader

Turn on CC for subtitles!

The Tiger Aunt eBooks & audiobook are now available!

🎉 I just published our first Chinese Graded Reader:⁠ The Tiger Aunt! It’s based on the famous Taiwanese folk tale – The Grandaunt Tiger(虎姑婆 Hǔgūpó). Most Taiwanese people grow up hearing this story.⁠

Continue reading “Taiwanese Folk Tale: The Tiger Aunt 虎姑婆 | Chinese graded reader”

74. 去早市買菜 Shopping at a Traditional Market

In this episode, I talk about my experience and the benefits of shopping at a traditional market in Taiwan, and teach you some useful Taiwanese phrases for shopping. Also an update: After thinking about it for a while, I’ve decided to switch to an episode every two weeks. Producing an episode a week is really tiring, and I’m starting to burn out. I want to maintain quality and my sanity by making the adjustment. I talk about it in more detail at the end of the episode 🙂 聊聊我最近開始去早市買菜的經驗和想法、幾句買菜可以用的台語。還有以後節目的小調整。

Continue reading “74. 去早市買菜 Shopping at a Traditional Market”

72. 在國外交朋友、練語言 How to practice Chinese by making local friends

When you study or work in Taiwan, how do you make local friends to practice Chinese with? Listen to this episode to find out. 回答聽眾的來信:外國人在台灣要怎麼認識台灣朋友和練習中文?分享其他聽眾朋友和我的經驗。

Tip: Turn on CC for subtitles! You can also use the free tool – language reactor to help you understand better.

Continue reading “72. 在國外交朋友、練語言 How to practice Chinese by making local friends”

69. 春日閒聊 A Spring Ramble

A spring ramble in which I talk about spring weather in Taiwan and going to an interesting music festival in a coastal village in Southern Taiwan. 和大家閒聊一下近況:台灣春天的天氣、去高雄蚵仔寮參加了一場很特別的音樂祭——蚵寮漁村小搖滾(Small Oyster Rock)。

Don’t forget to turn on CC for subtitles! (Tip: You could use the free tool Language Reactor to help you learn more effectively.)

Continue reading “69. 春日閒聊 A Spring Ramble”