#367: ōuzhōu fáng fēng | Mandarin & Engl...

This week’s mailbag episode is… painful.• A freelance translator loses a business contract because he didn’t understand 面子 (miànzi). • Someone tries to compliment their manager… and accidentally calls him a bastard. • Another listener’s Chinese name sounds dangerously close to “h ... Show More

Episode 450 is here! 🎉In this fun and chaotic bilingual episode, we chat about life getting back to normal after the holidays, the challenges of new projects, and a possible Mandarin retreat idea… before things take a very British turn 😅We dive into one tiny English word — “pis ... Show More

This week on the Mandarin Monkey Podcast, we read three powerful emails from listeners whose Mandarin journeys couldn’t be more different — yet share the same courage.From feeling fluent for the first time, to reconnecting with family and heritage, to quitting a job and moving to ... Show More

<p>With 80,000 total characters (and the majority of words needing at least 2), you might enlist some help along the way. Yes, ChinesePod will be with you (always), but for those times that we’re enjoying the Shanghai life and can’t be reached, a dictionary might come in handy. S ... Show More

This expression is a different way to say 'I love that idea' or 'I completely agree'.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250915 Subscribe to our newsletter ✔️ https://www.bbc.co. ... Show More

An expression that means you're focused on one thing at a particular period of lifeTRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-241209FI ... Show More

In this podcast, Alex and Asuka will teach you how to ask your friends to hang out with you in natural, fluent Japanese. Listen to dialogues spoken by a native speaker for various situations so you can improve your listening and speaking skills. You can also download the free PDF ... Show More

Say this if you want to encourage someone to put some more effort into an activity. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2024/ep-241202F ... Show More

I'll upload the scrips and audio download by the end of this week in my free podcast lesson, which you can enroll here. ⁠https://winning-thinker-7590.ck.page/0db37d69b4⁠ If you want to practice your Chinese and have further discussion of the topics of my podcast or video lessons, ... Show More

Neil and Georgie have a real conversation in easy English about the future and wishes. TRANSCRIPT You can read along with this podcast and find important vocabulary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/250131SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER: ✔ ... Show More

Learn an expression that means getting used to something.An expression that means something is very high quality.[Image: Getty]Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the- ... Show More

An expression meaning something has a certain energy or vibe.TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2025/ep-250428FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/ ... Show More