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Day 245: How do you feel? (Part 1 of mental health series)
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 244: Promotion, salary raise, and bonuses!
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 243: Different mooncake flavors
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 242: How to talk about mental health with our Cantonese parents
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 241: How to talk to your Chinese family about getting tattoos
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 240: What arts and crafts do you enjoy?
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 239: What types of books do you enjoy?
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 238: Ordering from a hotpot menu
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 237: What is the dimension of your apartment?
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 236: Summer outdoor activities in Cantonese
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 235: Traffic in Cantonese
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 234: Specialist doctors in Cantonese
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 233: How many PTO days do you have in a year?
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 232: Day 232: What is your ETA?
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 231: Winter Olympics Games
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 230: My Lunar New Year dishes
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 229: First responder and emergency scenarios, Part 1
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 228: First shot, second shot, and booster shot of vaccines
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 227: Splitting costs at a restaurant
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 226: Day 226: What did you buy for Black Friday?
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 225: How do you cook your turkey?
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 224: Mexican food x Cantonese
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 223: How to describe natural landmarks with appropriate classifiers
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 222: Political parties in Cantonese
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 221: What kind of music do you listen to?
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 220: Canceling plans in the last minute
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 219: How well do you want your steak cooked?
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 218: Comparing phone models and their tech specs
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 217: Visiting your Cantonese dentist
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 216: First aid kit and its corresponding classifiers
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 215: Types of natural disasters in Cantonese
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 214: Some common sickness symptoms in Cantonese
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 213: Names of academic subjects in Cantonese
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 212: Making a restaurant reservation in Cantonese
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 211: Small talks on the Olympics
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 210: Traveling restrictions in Cantonese
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 209: Plants in Cantonese
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 208: Art expressions in Cantonese
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 207: Ten Cantonese cuisines you should try!
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 206: What do you need to file tax?
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 205: 7 Cantonese phrases to deny one’s responsibilities
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 204: What’s happening in Wall Street?
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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[Cantonese Diaspora in Paris] The difference between 華人 (waa4-jan4), 華僑 (waa4-kiu4), and 華裔 (waa4-jeoi6)
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jade interviewed her friend Caroline from Paris to learn about her experience learning Chinese in French-speaking communities. Tag us...
Day 203: Passive voice in Cantonese
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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[Special Edition] Cantonese classes at American universities
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jade interviewed her friend Laughing Gor, (Dr. Feng Liang), another Cantonese teacher from the University of Cincinnati to discover h...
Day 202: Formal and informal ways of saying poop, pee, and fart
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 201: Does Santa wear a face mask?
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 200: The difference between 返 (faan1), 翻 (faan1), and 番 (faan1) in Cantonese
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 199: Vaccines, IVs, getting tested, and more
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 198: How has COVID-19 impacted your daily lives?
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 197: 16 personalities in Cantonese
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 196: Electoral college in Cantonese
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 195: Some legal terms in Cantonese
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 194: Dowry, Chinese Weddings Part 1
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 193: What is your costume this year?
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 192: My Mid-autumn Festival
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 191: Would you rather be taking an online class or in-person class?
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 190: What do you say at a funeral?
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 189: Folktale behind Double Seventh Festival, Part 2 (Chinese Valentine’s Day)
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 188: Story behind Double Seventh Festival, Part 1 (Chinese Valentine’s Day)
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 187: Interpreting data part 2, loss
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 186: Interpreting data part 1, gain
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 185: Marriage proposal lingos in Cantonese
09 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 184: Computer lingos in Cantonese
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 183: How to ask for forgiveness in Cantonese
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 182: Home internet lingos in Cantonese
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 181: From swimming styles to frequency of practice
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 180: What’s happening inside universities in a pandemic
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 179: How can you tell if someone is gossiping about you in Cantonese?!
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 178: How to ask someone for a recommendation in Cantonese
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 177: What are the pros and cons of working from home?
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 176: Filing out your race in the 2020 census
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 175: Names of vegetables that you can grow at home
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 174: “I miss…” in Cantonese
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 173: How can I learn Cantonese well?
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 172: Showcase your work experience at a job interview
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 171: When was the last time that you…?
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 170: Are you available to…?
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 169: “If…, then…” in Cantonese
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 168 + New Podcast Released: Unemployment, lay-offs, and work suspension
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 167: Meet Jade via Zoom + What kind of virtual events are attending on Zoom?
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 166: How can you support local restaurants in quarantine?
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 165: What can you do when you are social distancing?
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 164：Is it a flu, common cold, or COVID-19?
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 163: Mom, can we use fewer plastic bags?
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 162: Getting different types of flowers for Valentine’s Day
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 161: I forgot to get a present for Valentine’s Day!
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 160: From Coronavirus to Chinese provinces and cities
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 159: What do you say at a Chinese funeral
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 158: Christmas gifting in Cantonese
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 157: Religions in Cantonese
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 156: “What can I do in Hong Kong” vs “What can I do for Hong Kong”
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 155: How to order a drink in Cantonese during Happy Hour
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 154: It’s raining outside! Did you bring your umbrella?
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 153: Useful phrases for traveling
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 152: It’s too hot outside! What else can we do indoor?
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 151: Asking your Cantonese friends for current news updates
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 150: Learn higher digit numbers from import/export taxes
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 149: Who else is going to the high school reunion?
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Day 148: How to encourage someone during the final exam season
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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