Welcome to Fluent with Nicole, where learning Mandarin becomes fun and interactive ! Whether you're a beginner or an advance learner looking to improve your skills, this podcast is designed to help you master the languages in a practical, easy-to-follow way. Tune in as Nicole, a passionate language teacher, breaks down useful phrases, explores cultural insights, and offers tips for improving your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills. Join us and take your language journey to the nex ...
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Learn Taiwanese Mandarin is a podcast aimed at intermediate to advanced learners.It’s all in Chinese(from the 4th episode), and if there are advanced words, I will explain them using slower and easier Chinese words and sentences! You will also learn some culture knowledge about Taiwan. With more episodes coming out, I'll also teach you some useful Taiwanese/Hokkien. 跟我一起用中文學習中文吧!Website: https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/(Icon made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com)
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🎧 Get Listening: The Mandarin Podcast by Outlier Learning to understand Mandarin is one of the biggest challenges learners face. That’s why we created the Get Listening Mandarin Podcast—a free, graded listening resource designed to help you build comprehension step by step. Each episode features carefully crafted stories at different levels, which also line up with our Get Speaking Mandarin (GSM) course series: Foundations (HSK 1–2 / GSM1) Basic (HSK 2–3 / GSM2) Intermediate (HSK 3–4 / GSM3) ...
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Welcome !! Your go-to podcast for mastering Mandarin while immersing yourself in the unique language and culture of Taiwan! Whether you're a beginner or looking to sharpen your listening skills, this podcast offers practical lessons, real-life dialogues, and cultural insights straight from Taiwan. Each episode is designed to help you practice listening comprehension, build essential vocabulary, and improve pronunciation, with a focus on the distinct expressions and tones of Taiwanese Mandari ...
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Listen and Learn Chinese from an intermediate-level, non-native learner perspective. Max and Hasnaien are two Canadians who have been learning Mandarin for a few years and are excited to share their own homemade tips and tricks for learning Mandarin but aren't so far gone that they don't understand the grind of learning Chinese. If you're brand new to learning Chinese or wanting to brush up on your basics, feel free to start right at Episode 1, which is the first episode of our Tones and Pīn ...
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Episode 43 - Intermediate: Eco-Friendly Shopping 🌱
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Let's learn Mandarin through a journal entry that talks about Winter Solstice in Mandarin. 📥 Download the 5-page note to enhance your learning here : https://buymeacoffee.com/fluentwithnicole/e/484265 ❤️ Private Tutoring : [email protected] 🎊 Don’t forget to subscribe for more Mandarin lessons. Send us a text…
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Episode 42 – Basic: Taking a Taxi in Chinese 🚕
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Episode 41 – Basic: I Went to the Market to Buy Fruit 🍎
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Episode 40 – Intermediate: My First Time at the Gym 🏋️♀️
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Episode 39 - Basic: Describing Directions/Positions
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Episode 37 - Intermediate: My Best Friend From College
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Episode 36 - Basic: My Favorite Leisure Activities
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Episode 35 - Foundations: How I Go to School Every Day
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Let's learn Mandarin through a journal entry that talks about Thanksgiving in Mandarin. 📥 Download the 5-page note to enhance your learning here : buymeacoffee.com/fluentwithnicole/e/478342 ❤️ Private Tutoring : [email protected] 🎊 Don’t forget to subscribe for more Mandarin lessons. Send us a text…
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Episode 34 - Intermediate: Travel Lets Me See a Different Way Of Life
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Episode 32 - Mastery: Practicing Walking with the Seasons
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Episode 31 - Intermediate: 成語:水滴石穿 Shuǐ dī shí chuān
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Episode 30 - Basic: A Special Travel Experience
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Episode 29 - Mastery: Chinese Idiom 成語:一箭雙鵰 | 成语:一箭双雕
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Let's learn Mandarin through a journal entry that talks about Singles' Day in Mandarin. 📥 Download the 5-page note to enhance your learning here : buymeacoffee.com/fluentwithnicole/e/474479 ❤️ Private Tutoring : [email protected] 🎊 Don’t forget to subscribe for more Mandarin lessons. Send us a text…
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Episode 28 - Advanced: A Graduation Trip That Brought Change
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Episode 27 - Intermediate: Different Seasons Bring Different Feelings About The Weather
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Let's learn Mandarin through a journal entry that talks about how I celebrated Halloween. 📥 Download the 5-page note to enhance your learning here : buymeacoffee.com/fluentwithnicole/e/471781 ❤️ Private Tutoring : [email protected] 🎊 Don’t forget to subscribe for more Mandarin lessons. Send us a text…
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Episode 24 -Advanced - Taking Care of Myself by Starting to Cook
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6:28Episode 24 – Advanced: Taking Care of Myself by Starting to Cook Big life changes don’t always start with big decisions. Sometimes they begin with a pot of soup after work. In this advanced-level episode, Christine reflects on rebuilding her rhythms through cooking: slowing down after long days, choosing seasonal ingredients, inviting friends over …
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10 Double Ninth Festival Phrases in Mandarin
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Episode 23 - Intermediate: Traveling is a way of observing life
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5:20Episode 23 – Intermediate: Traveling is a way of observing life Why do you travel? For photos, for food—or to see the world with new eyes? In this intermediate-level episode, Christine shares a reflective story from her trip to Chiayi (嘉义), a quiet yet culturally rich city in southern Taiwan. Instead of rushing through tourist spots, she slows down…
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Episode 22 – Basic: 春天的天气 (The Weather in Spring) Warm sunshine, soft breezes, and flowers beginning to bloom—spring is finally here! In this beginner-level episode, Christine shares a light story about noticing the changes of spring: putting away winter clothes, hearing birds outside, and enjoying a walk under blue skies. You’ll learn and practice…
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Episode 21 – Mastery We eat every day—but what if eating could also be a doorway to understanding ourselves? In this mastery-level episode, Christine reflects on relearning how to eat: from rushed coffee-as-a-meal to cooking at set times, noticing seasonal ingredients, and letting dinner become a quiet dialogue with the self. Along the way, food be…
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A popular show in Taiwan, "Chinese Monster," tests how well people really know Chinese. In this episode, Chiayu shares some tricky questions from the show and explains funny slang, idioms, and wordplay that even native speakers get wrong. 中文怪物: https://youtu.be/BcoIR7z9yxE?si=MU71qLzznJmR7i4v Episode page: https://reurl.cc/pYO7bQ Maayot: …
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Episode 20 - Advanced - Chinese Idiom 成語:水滴石穿
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5:38Episode 20 – Advanced: 水滴石穿 (Dripping Water Penetrates Stone) Have you ever wondered whether your small daily efforts actually make a difference? In this advanced-level episode, Christine shares a reflective story about quiet perseverance—journaling a few words a day during the pandemic, and realizing later how those scattered thoughts formed a dee…
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Episode 19 - Intermediate- The Breath of Spring
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6:25Episode 19 – Intermediate: The Feeling of Spring(春天的氣息) Sometimes we love a season not just for the weather, but for how it makes life feel. In this intermediate episode, Christine reflects on spring as a fresh start—morning walks, new notebooks, gentle sunlight, and the quiet motivation to reset goals and habits. Beyond blooming flowers, spring be…
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Episode 18 - Basic: My First Trip with Friends
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Episode 17 - Foundations: It's Raining Today
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Episode 16 - Foundations- A Trip With My Family
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Episode 15 - Foundations: My Favorite Breakfast
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10 Mid-Autumn Festival Phrases in Mandarin
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Episode 14 - Advanced- Chinese Idiom 成語:一箭雙鵰 | 成语:一箭双雕
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Episode 12 - Intermediate: Chinese Idiom 成語:一箭雙鵰 | 成语:一箭双雕
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💗 Let's dive into the beautiful season of autumn through a Mandarin journal. 📥 Download the 5-page note to enhance your learning here : buymeacoffee.com/fluentwithnicole/e/459153 ❤️ Private Tutoring : [email protected] 🎊 Don’t forget to subscribe for more Mandarin lessons. Send us a textBy Nicole
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Episode 11 - Foundations: Chinese Idiom 成語:水滴石穿
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Episode 10 - Foundations: Chinese Idiom 成語:一箭雙鵰 | 成语:一箭双雕
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Xi and Putin caught on mic—talking not about war, but immortality. What happens when Xi and Putin chat about living to 150? In this episode, we explore their viral conversation, leaders' obsession with immortality, and teach key Mandarin words along the way. Episode page:https://reurl.cc/A3YNy8 Maayot: https://www.maayot.com…
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Episode 8 – Intermediate: The same dish reveals a different flavor in every place
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Episode 6 - Foundations: I Went on a Trip to the Zoo
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“To get cars to finally stop for us, do pedestrians need to arm themselves with bricks when crossing the street!?” In this episode, I talk about Taiwan's traffic problems, why accidents happen, how pedestrian safety differs across countries, and ways to improve. I also teach useful Chinese words about traffic and how to describe charts. Episode pag…
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Episode 4 – Advanced: The Rhythm of the Seasons and Life
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Episode 5 – Mastery: Traveling Taught Me to Live Within the Unknown
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