Mandarin Monkey Podcast

#86 - Meetings & Stories

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the ongoing development of Mandarin Monkey, we talk about things that actually help you learn, riding the distraction wave,...

#85 - Toss a Coin To Your Teacher, Oh Valley of Plenty

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the two most horrific films Tom has ever seen, Tesla stock, very briefly, What Ula taught her students today, ran through t...

#84 - This Candle Smells Like My ******

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the two most disturbing movies Tom has ever seen. Tattoos if you had to have one. Downsizing. Gweneth Paltrow's new candle in her Goop shop...

#83 - All Mosquitoes Should Die

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we discuss Ula delayed exam, our proof of address issues we had recently at the bank. We head down the road of a few Chinese sayings a...

#82 - Regret, Awareness & Voting

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we go unexpectedly deep on being very aware when you are young and having regrets as you get older. We then talk about how to vote in ...

#81 - The First Podcast of The Year

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first ever episode of 2020 of the Mandarin Monkey podcast! If you wanted to hear Turtles mating you have come to the right place. Fun galo...

#80 - De Shihou, The Witcher and Ragnar!

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the coming of Ragnar and Tim. We discuss the use of de shihou and le. This podcast is sponsored by the word XiaoLaoShu whic...

#79 - The Year Round Up | Reflection

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss our new friends, our new teachers and business partners, travelling and holidays. We wanted to talk about Christmas but didn't get round to...

#78 - 10 Best Foods to Eat

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about a few updates to our product line, including new stand alone private lessons which are going quickly. We also discuss th...

#77 - I'm A Grateful Fan

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about being grateful and a book by May McCarthy called the path to wealth which Ula found while we were researching discussion...

#76 - Another Book and Another Chat

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the news and what's happening in the UK and Taiwan. We talk about electric planes and try to wrap our head around quantum computers. We the...

#75 - 甜蜜的果實 - Sweet Fruit & Object Interview

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk for a while, we play a new game called object interview and then read you another children's book about sweet fruit and a litt...

#74 - Archie The Banana

08 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we tell you the story of Archie the Banana, read from a children's book we picked up. We also slip in 5 random words we gave to each o...

#73 - The Way Ula Teaches

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about how Ula teaches Chinese in her 1on1 classes and her own approach to helping people get better. We had planned something ...

Belated Thanksgiving Gratefulness

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! Here's what we are grateful for. Sorry the audio version is a little late. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

#72 - Busy Bees. Moist and Heroes

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We catch up! We also talk about the word for hero, we digress a bunch as usual, we talk about a place we visited that had more mosquitoes than anythin...

#71 - Serious 70's | YouTube Questions and Comments

22 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we suffer from Toms Mic immediate failure and have to listen to him like he's speaking from a mile away and from inside a sewer, BUT o...

#70 - Hong Kong, Die or Kill and Saving People

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we give you an update on our new teacher Amy, who will be helping with some private students and attending a few hangouts! We discuss ...

#69 - Situations and Scenarios

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What would we do if....buried alive, trapped in the sewers, spying on people, alien babies and a bunch more. Also, Tom gets stuck on using scenarios a...

#68 - Special Guest Amy | Chinese Teacher & Polyglot

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk to an old friend, Amy. She is a Chinese teacher and a polyglot. She speaks, Chinese, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Malay and English. ...

#67 - What Would You Do If...

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we invade a website which provides us with random what would you do if questions. By the end of this you will know how to say what wou...

#66 -Pet Peeves & Family Traditions

03 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss our pet peeves which happens to be quiet a lot. We also chat about nosy neighbors and noisy neighbors and which we would pr...

#65 - Spaghetti Fingers, X-Ray Vision & Dogs | Chinese and English Podcast

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The fun 60's continue as we battle our way through some more funny questions during the #59-70 funny question extravaganza! We discuss a quick would y...

#64 - Future Proof, Annoying and You're Ugly | Chinese English Podcast

27 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode we discuss Proving to someone you are from the future, and that you are not insane which proves to be very difficult. Tom gives YouTube t...

#63 - Inanimate Objects, Delicious Poo & Pineapple Trees

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We go deep in this episode into the next set of questions. Tom doesn't know where pineapples grow and if elephants really eat peanuts or not. Ula woul...

#62 - Cara's Chinese Questions, Dan's Gift & Not Wiping

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we open a lovely gift from one of our patrons Dan. We answer four Chinese based questions on grammar and vocabulary for another, Cara....

#61 - Chinese & English Podcast | The Fun Continues

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the Mandarin and English fun continues as we answer more odd questions from the internet. Tom tells his recent endoscopy story, Ula re...

#60 - Keeping it Light | Chinese & English | Fun Questions

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We keep the episodes light this season as we discuss some more questions from the people of the web. Some quite enlightening some not so much. but sti...

#59 - Fun Questions & Silly Answers

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we grabbed a list of funny questions from the interweb and tried to work our way through them. We got there in the end and hopefully g...

#58 - Q&A | Rapid Fire Questions and Vocab

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss a range of funny questions in a wide range of general topics and teach you the vocabulary in Chinese around each of the questions. The last...

#57 - Natural Disaster Volunteer | Vocabulary & Sentences

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this amazing episode we talk about natural disasters and all the words surrounding that topic. We discuss many different options, injuries and scen...

#56 - nǐ suān le ma? 你酸了嘛？

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk a lot about whether or not you are suan. Also we discuss technology and its importance in today's world. We talk about bilingu...

#55 - The 921 Earthquake in Taiwan, Social media power & 10 common mistakes

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

20 years ago, on the 21st of September, there was a huge earthquake in Taiwan. We talk about it in this podcast and also discuss how powerful social m...

#54 - Interview Questions for Ula & Mid Autumn Festival Stories

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

IN this episode we discuss Ula's upcoming job interview and 7 questions that are very useful when talking to a potential employer. Ula is nervous of c...

#53 - Name 3 things & Trends

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss whats currently trending in regards to popular cultural things around the world. We also play a game where we have to think...

#52 - Space, Planets and Astronauts

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the Chinese for space and the planets and a bunch of Gods. Also where the meaning of the word in both English and Chinese. ...

#51 - Personality, Introverts and Extroverts

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss personalities at length in Chinese and English as always. We talk about interviews and how we hate them. We also dip into d...

#50 - Not The End Of The Road

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was brought to you by our Patrons. This is the 50th episode of the podcast, it's only taken a whole year to get here, and we still don't ...

#49 - Procrastination, Gift Giving Culture & Fears | East and West

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

IN this episode we touch on procrastination and focus. The 5 second rule, gift giving culture in Taiwan and the west. We also discuss our weird fears....

#48 - Food, Relationship & Business | East vs West

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the differences in culture between west and east. We touch on topics such as sex, business, food, schooling, relationships and more. This e...

#47 - Table Manners in Taiwan & UK + Lefties

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss Taiwan's table manners versus England's. We also touch on other topics revolving around cultural manners, then we digress a bit about lefti...

#46 - Japanese & Taiwanese Culture & Mouthfull!

18 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss the differences (in our opinion)between Japan and Taiwanese culture and some other interesting tidbits. This episode was ma...

Service Update - SORRY IT'S RAINING

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hi guys! This is just a quick service update as to why we haven't made a podcast in a week and a bit. Apologies to those who listen regularly and expe...

#45 - Bilingual Kids & Habits

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss having bilingual children and how we are raising ours to understand 3 languages. Then we move onto a large a deep discussio...

#44 - Superstitions, 迷信 Míxìn, Reincarnation & Pride

04 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we go deep. real deep. Into the depths of superstitions and then reincarnation. We discuss the Taiwanese superstitions and others from...

#43 - What Does Success Look Like To You? Dinner with the Dead & History

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about if we could have dinner with someone who is alive or dead whom would it be, we also talk about time periods we would lov...

#42 - We're Back! Talents,Together Bucket Lists & New Hangouteers

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey podcast we are officially back after being sick for a couple of weeks. AND being busy with our day job. But the...

#41 - Give us your Introductions, Feeling happier & Focus

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about how to introduce yourself...well we ask you to introduce yourself and offer to help you out with correction and improvem...

#40 - Special Guest Dan - Most Valuable Advice - Ten Questions - Sorry for Audio Quality

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

(Sorry for bad audio quality)In this episode we talk to Dan who is one of our Patrons and regular Hangout guests (Hangouteers), we ask him 10 question...

#39 - Danzi & Zi, Stressing & The Perfect School

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the 39th incarnation of the infamous Mandarin Monkey Podcast we discuss our upcoming guest, different meanings for different words in...

#38 Summer vacation, Horror film review, Ránhòu Linking words (Conjunctions)

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast session we speak about Annabelle 2, The Tag Along Taiwanese horror movies set in the city we live in (Taichung). Ránhòu we also sp...

#37 - Parenting, Eastern & Western Teenage Culture, Sea of Thieves & Searching

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey all, we discuss a whole bunch of things in this Chinese/Mandarin/English/Chinglish podcast. First of which is a new games that we have played call...

#36 - Special guest Darian Vela - Tools, Why, How and Digressions

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SO this is the 1 hour 40 minute podcast we recorded straight after the over 2 hour Google video hangout with had with Darian this gone Sunday. Great f...

#35 - Gary Vee, Black Mirror & Taboo

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey all, in this exciting Chinese/English Podcast we discuss Gary Vee, Morals, Black Mirror season 5 (no spoilers really) and play the game Taboo wher...

#34 - Gatao, Dragon Boats, Bucket Lists

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss our recent google hangout. We also discussed an interesting movie we watched in the last week called Gatao. The upcoming Dr...

#33 - SPEND ALL OF BILL GATE'S MONEY

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss spending all of Bill Gates money and how to do that. Tom puts a hypothetical to Ula about spending $25,000,000 in 24 hours. We discuss Ula'...

Mandarin Chinese Repetition Nouns 350+

25 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is 350+ nouns for your repetition pleasure....we covered nouns for household items, travel, school, hospital, technology, food and clothes....Hop...

#32 - The Plan, Google Hangouts & Cockroaches

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss a big business discussion we had this Friday and the upcoming Live-streams for eBook 2, we discuss giving you back as much value as possibl...

#31 - Mazu, GOT, Language & Visa - Mandarin/Chinese/Chinglish Podcast

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about a bunch of things as per usual, but the majority is Mazu, Ula's Visa, Learning Environment and a bit of GOT (NO SPOILERS). Enjoy. Find O...

Emotions in Mandarin - Live Stream - eBook 2 - Talkthrough

28 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss how to use emotions in Mandarin Chinese. We discuss how to emote and talk through page 74 of our second ebook. AND a bunch of questions fro...

#30 - Language, Korean Culture & Business

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hey! if you enjoy listening to our podcast please consider becoming a Patron. link here... https://www.patreon.com/MandarinMonkeyIf you can spare the ...

Keyi, Hui & Neng - EBook 2 TalkThrough - (Live Stream)

21 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this live stream will talk through page 20 of our second eBook. We help you understand using keyi, hui and neng in Mandarin sentences and probably ...

#29 - Measure Words - Youtube Live Stream

14 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast/live stream we talk about measure words, and we cover the 6 pages of measure words and examples we have in our Phrase & Grammar book 2...

#28 Podcast- Would you Rather...

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about so much off topic stuff we forget what we are talking about. BUT a bunch of new words, and cultural things and a new gam...

Podcast #27 - Special guest IRENE

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This was made offsite in an apartment building complex of an old friend. We spoke for the longest time we have ever spoken on a podcast OVER 2 HOURS o...

THE BIG ONE - Mandarin Repetition - A~W - Verb Sentences (02:26:00)

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the missing part that we forgot to upload after repetition I K L.This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sent...

Mandarin Repetition - M, N, O, P - Verb Sentences (The missing repetition after I, K, L)

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the missing part that we forgot to upload after repetition I K L.This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sent...

Mandarin Repetition - U,V, W - Verb Sentences

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

Repetition - Verb sentences - S & T

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

Podcast #26 - Sick, Cooking & Dentists

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast we discuss being sick again! cooking at home and eating out in Taiwan and the difference and the variations. Also our Taiwan experienc...

Repetition - Verb sentences - Q & R

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

#25 - Special Guest - Mao Jiu ma - WARNING A LOT OF MANDARIN

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the half way point episode we talk to Jiuma (Aunty in law) who is originally from North East China, but has been living in Taiwan for a while. We d...

#24 - Chicken Skin, Swans, Pollution, Overcooked & After Life

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

IN this episode which actually has a video, we talk about the chicken skin when you are cold, geese who are b******s, overcooked 2 the game, pollution...

Repetition - Verb sentences - I , K & L

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

Repetition - Verb sentences - F , G & H

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

LEARN MANDARIN - SLEEP MEDITATION - FOREST (guided)

03 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We said on the podcast we would do it. and we did! Enjoy. Don't listen while operating heavy machinery.Learn Mandarin while you drift gently off to sl...

Repetition - Verb sentences - D & E

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

Repetition - Verb sentences - B & C

24 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

#23 - Mass Murder, Memorial Day, Light Festival, Politics & Police

24 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Mandarin Monkey Chinglish podcast we discuss the upcoming memorial day, the festival of light, the police, elevators, rude peop...

Repetition - Verb sentences - A

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is the verbs you learned in our verb repetition video, BUT put into sentences for you to repeat and love and then repeat again. We will be upload...

#22 - Why We Do It/, Earning Money, Weddings, Life and Food

17 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this lesson we discuss why on Earth we create content, writing our books, making videos, YouTube money, Patreon, our motivations, Family life, marr...

Lesson 47 - Describing People

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this lesson, we are teaching you a lot of Mandarin adjectives to describe a person's personality, appearance, hair or eye colour in sentences. enj...

Repetition - 149 Mandarin Verbs

10 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is 149 useful Mandarin verbs. Great stuff to repeat on the way to work or in the car to look like a crazy person. It's not going to be interestin...

Lesson 46 - Using 白 Bái - Colour, Clear, For No Reason

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this lesson we cover the word 白 bái and all its meanings in Mandarin. This Mandarin lesson is a whopping 19 minutes so get your learning hats on...

eBook Read Along #7 - Mandarin Phrase Book Walk-through (p28- FINISH) Countries & EMERGENCY

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this read along we finish the book finally and go through the remaining pages on countries and emergency. Its shorter than usual but we finally fin...

#21 - Beginners, Learning & Chat

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We speak Mandarin and English. We mix it up. We use Chinglish. we Talked about learning mandarin and languages in general. We talk about movies again ...

#20 - Dreams, Inception, Happiness and Inspiration

12 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about a whole range of topic in the one. WORTH A LISTEN. We discuss Tom's crazy dream, our inspirations, good things that happen in the world,...

eBook Read Along #6 - Mandarin Phrase Book Walk-through (p25-28) Directions & General

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We go through the directions, general and Money sections of the phrasebook. With a bunch of help from the chat. Find Out More. Become a Patron. Add us...

#19 - Pulling, Nicknames, Chinglish, Films & Swine Flu

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about swine flu, the words for pulling and pushing. race, ABCs, Diseases, Movies, general chit chat and a bunch of other thing...

EBook Read Along #5 - Mandarin Phrase Book Walk - Through (p20 - 24) Sex & Small Talk

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mandarin phrasebook walk through pg 20-24 SEX and SMALL TALKFind Out More. Become a Patron. Add us on Twitter for regular updates. Join the facebook g...

Podcast - #18 - Xmas, New year & Quitting our jobs

02 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

IN this podcast we discuss xmas and the new year. We talk about various vocabs surrounding those things. We also discuss Mandarin Monkey plans and wha...

eBook Read Along #4 - Mandarin Phrase Book Walk-through (p16-19)

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this read through we tackle Chinese for gluten free, dairy free, wheat intolerance, eating, water and business mandarin. Hope you enjoy. Find Out M...

EBook Read Along 3 - Mandarin Phrase Book Walk Through - LEARN CHINESE

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Page 11-15 of our Free Mandarin Phrasebook. Available via the link below. LEARN CHINESE by following along and speaking with us. Find Out More. Become...

Mandarin Phrase Book Read-Along 2 (pg 5-10)

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The continuation of our phrase book read through with some general chit chat mixed in. Mandarin study and chinglish speaking. Enjoy the next few pages...

Mandarin Phrase Book Read-Along (pg 1 - 4)

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is a reading of our free eBook phrases. We will be chatting over each page and discussing some bits that we missed. Hopefully hearing them will h...

E17 - Chat, Election, School & Stuff.

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talk about the election here in Taiwan. we have big ol chat about school and subjects and then we digress quite a lot and go off th...

Lesson 45 Audio - Bi vs bijiao in Mandarin

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is the audio from lesson 45. Back with the podcast shortly, just been working on the video lessons so the podcast has taken a backseat briefly. L...

Saturday Chit Chat & Learn 2 AUDIO

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We had a chat last Saturday where we got some great questions and answered or helped some people. We are doing it again. :)We discuss desert islands, ...

Saturday Chit Chat Live Stream AUDIO

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is the audio version of our Saturday night live stream on Youtube (NOT A NORMAL PODCAST). We speak in Chinglish and yonk on for nearly 2 hours. A...

E16 - 9/9, Virtual Reality & Sickness

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Chinglish podcast we discuss the annoyances of being sick, the wonders of Virtual reality having just bought it AND the 9/9 fes...