Learn Mandarin Now Podcast
Summary: Learning Mandarin Chinese is one of the growth stories of the last 5 years. With China’s economic growth and gradual liberalisation over the last 10 years or so, more and more foreigners have decided to visit the country for tourism or business reasons. On the back of this surge in demand to know more about China has been a phenomenal growth in people wishing to learn Mandarin Chinese, the predominant language in the country. For quite some time, we at Learn Mandarin Now have been providing ideas, tips and resources to help overseas and local students and our followers find the best ways to get ahead with learning Chinese. We’re sure you care about your progress—well, so do we! And now here is our latest project: a series of interesting Podcasts of key words and phrases to help you learn more effectively.
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Podcasts:
Lots of people dream about being their own boss—not having to go to someone else’s office every day. They think they can work and have time off when they want! Indeed, many can make a successful business or two working from their computer. Can you talk about a start-up internet business with your friends, maybe ... Read Post
In a large country such as China, people are always moving around for work. In a number of cases, sometimes their families go with them, meaning that many children change schools or educational facilities—and lose touch with classmates and friends. Still now and then, it’s possible to meet up with some old school friends as ... Read Post
The way people make payments when shopping nowadays is totally different than before. Technology plays a huge part in making shopping, one of China’s national pastimes, easier and quicker than ever. Be sure you are up-to-date with the ways you can make purchasing almost anything easier and more efficient; and then you can talk with ... Read Post
Many companies in China have offices and operations across the country and some people need to travel often to different regions and cities. Depending on your business you might be one of such people. In which case, you’ll need to know how to plan the best route, and the easiest or most efficient type of ... Read Post
Possibly the biggest social phenomenon of our time, the advent of social media has brought amazing connectivity to people throughout China, and also throughout the world generally. Are you up-to-date with the latest social media apps and tools? Or can you have a conversation with someone and know how to add them on, for example, ... Read Post
Most people are able to accumulate some spare money from their salaries—but just what do you do with it? Keep it in a tin under the bed? Or put it into the bank? Certain people like to make investments in the stock market or offer financial products offered by their bank. How about you? In ... Read Post
Money makes the world go around is a popular saying, as everyone needs money to live on or save up for something special, or maybe even travel. And when it’s time to travel you might need some foreign currency; so, how do you go about exchanging RMB for, say, USD or GBP? And finding out ... Read Post
We all make decisions every day; in fact, more like every few seconds or minutes. Some are minor and may be about what to eat; some are major and may affect our income or livelihood. In the latter case it’s best to talk them through with someone close to us. Learn how to discuss such ... Read Post
Most people like to think and talk about the past now and then. Maybe about their childhood or school days—and especially if they moved away to live in another city. If you are one of such people, learn how to talk about things that you remember, or places you used to go! In this Podcast, ... Read Post
Watching films is very popular in China, either at home or in the cinema. There are so many types and genre of films that sometimes it’s hard to choose. Have a think about your own favourites and work out how many different types of films you enjoy! In this Podcast, you will learn: (i) How ... Read Post
Greater awareness of being fit and healthy means more people than ever love to do exercise on a regular basis. Many like to go to the gym or undertake other various forms of physical exercise such as running or cycling. It’s important if you get into a conversation about fitness that you can discuss what ... Read Post
Not everyone likes the same Olympic sports, some preferring team sports to single competitor events. However, there’s such a variety to choose from at the Olympics that there is bound to be something for everyone. Help yourself and learn to talk about the events you like and enjoy—and be able to tell others about them! ... Read Post
Many people like to watch the Olympic Games even if they don’t play sports themselves. Some people just like the grandeur of the ceremonies. No matter which part of the Games you like, be sure you can talk about the events now happening, or at least respond to questions about them. In this Podcast, you ... Read Post
Finding somewhere to live is a basic necessity of life, but it’s not always easy as accommodation is in high demand and rent and prices are often high in the cities. It’s even harder though when you want to have a pet. Can you explain to the building management that you want to have a ... Read Post
Sometimes at work, it’s necessary to bring your teams together to have a discussion or briefing. There’s no time to write anything and it’s all fairly informal anyway. Can you stand up and give a verbal presentation and encourage your staff? Or can you understand what’s being said when the manager gives a short talk ... Read Post
