Learn Mandarin from a short story.
If you prefer videos, you can check my YouTube Channel【EASY Mandarin with Mandy】Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPkDLwGq-95c7Rla3OCEkng



Learn Mandarin with Mandy

This series of podcasts is suitable for Beginner and Intermediate Chinese Learners. Each episode will show scenes from daily life. You can learn authentic Chinese expressions from real situations.

Daily Chinese

今日は「一休さんのとんち」について話しました。
無理難題を"とんち"で解決する、一休さん。
誰しも見たことがある有名なアニメですが、そのとんちの中で、僕は長年、納得がいってない解決法があります。
今日はその納得がいかないとんちについて話しました。
なぜ納得がいかないか、またどうすれば納得がいくかを話しているので、僕の一休さんへの文句にぜひ付き合ってください笑
☆目次
0:00 オープニング
0:30 一休さんの説明
1:30 とんち①: この橋渡るべからず
3:35 とんち②: 水あめ
7:00 納得いかないとんち: 屏風の虎
9:20 納得いかない理由
12:58 一休さんはどう答えるべきか？
☆語彙
とんち
無理難題
見せ所
堂々と
水あめ
和尚さん
育ち盛り
精進料理
茶碗
罰する
屏風
将軍
家来
準備万端
手が付けられない
成り立つ
詰めが甘い
盲点
虚をつく
折れる
自白
力技
書き置き
バックレ

"After 5" by Japanese Teacher

一休さん、そのとんち、どうなの？

Put theory into practice! This follow-up episode helps you master the four pronunciations of the letter Y in British English through targeted exercises and common error corrections. Learn how to avoid over-articulating "yes," distinguish between short and long E sounds in words like "gym" and "happy," and properly pronounce the diphthong /aɪ/ in words like "my" and "fly." 
Find me on italki: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/9446274 

Transcript: 

/j/ - yes - year - young - yacht, beyond, canyon, you, yellow, yoke, yet. 
Short /ɪ/ — short i: symbol, lyric, typical, crystal, syrup, mystery, gym, rhythm. 
Long i: happy, funny, city, puppy, busy, baby, story, pretty 
/aɪ/ — diphthong: my, try, fly, sky, cry, reply, apply, rely, satisfy, terrify, tyre, dynamite 

Scenario 1: 
 /j/ - yes, year, young, yacht, you, yellow, yoke, yet. 
Minimal pairs:
yes - chess
year - cheer
yellow - cello
you - chew
yoke - choke, 
yam - jam
yet - jet
Yale - jail
yoke - joke 
yard - guard 
year - gear 
yum - gum

Scenario 2 (Minimal pairs): 
gym - gene 
myth - meet
symbol - seem 
rhythm - read 
crystal - cream 
lyrics - leaks

Scenario 3: 
/ai/:  my, try, fly, shy, cry, why, reply, apply, satisfy, terrify

British Pronunciation Tips 

The Mysterious case of the letter Y - Practice 

Escucha esta entrevista a la profe Karol Cruz, ella es de Portugal.
Ella me platica sobre cómo inició su carrera profesional como maestra de idiomas y también por qué Italki es la mejor plataforma para aprender idiomas.

Karol Cruz:
https://www.italki.com/teacher/8094803

Mucho que decir

Entrevista a la profe Karol

【北海道Hokkaido生活】
4月13日水曜日　天気/くもり　気温/7℃

・6月中旬から7月中旬の気温
・家電屋では、エアコンと空気清浄機が売れ始めてる
・北海道では、エアコンを持つ人が少なかった

［単語］
中旬/ちゅうじゅん…11日から20日まで
家電屋/かでんや…洗濯機や掃除機や冷蔵庫などが売ってる店
エアコン/えあこん…部屋を涼しくしたり、温めたりする道具
空気清浄機/くうきせいじょうき…空気をきれいにする道具
ストーブ/すとーぶ…部屋を温めるための道具

北海道Hokkaido生活 for Japanese learners

〈#37〉4月13日水曜日　エアコンと空気清浄機が売れ始める

HSK 3-6 passage audios

HSK 3 Lesson 8 Passage 2

Hi, and welcome back to Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates with Teacher Alyse!
Today, we’re going on an adventure to learn words that start with the letter R. Are you ready? Listen carefully, repeat after me, and then try reading them on your own.
Rat, raisins, robin, roses, reindeer, rooster, rabbit, raccoon, raspberries, raven, rhinoceros, rattlesnake.
Great job!  Keep practicing, and if you’d like free flashcards to follow along, send me a message. You can also watch this Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt video on YouTube to learn even more!
See you next time—bye for now!


Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter R

As humans, we usually want to be admired however if you want to improve yourself, you cannot just listen to constant validation. It is important that you do not dismiss also the negative things that will help you improve as a person.

FLO TALKS 

THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICISMS

In this episode, I’ll explore the meanings of “平面” and “立体” in Chinese. You’ll learn how these words are used in both math and storytelling! Plus, get some vivid examples to help you tell a flat character from a truly three-dimensional one~