Elementary | Hungry Traveler: Taiwan

Learn Mandarin From Commercials Series helps you experience the culture from Chinese entertainment through commercials where you can learn everyday Chinese phrases and vocabulary. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4595 

Learning how to hand-write characters can be a daunting task for those of us just starting to learn Chinese; how often have you forgotten how to write a character? The answer is probably exceedingly often. Don't feel too bad, though. In today's lesson, you'll learn that it's not ... Show More

In this lesson, Joe and Lyn are teaching you an important topic that always comes up when you meet somebody for the first time - talking about your hometown. Let's check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4609 

🍂 Watch HERE and learn real conversation at a Taiwan night market. As I mentioned in this episode, a vendor complimented my husband’s beard and that’s how conversations often start in Taiwan!)Thank you again for all of your encouraging messages and helping me share the video. It ... Show More

<p>Oysters, rumored to have aphrodisiac qualities, have certainly inspired passion in many a Taipei night market nosher. The famed &#39;oyster omelet&#39;--an unlikely marriage of eggs and shellfish--can be first on your checklist of the what&#39;s what to eat in Taipei. In this ... Show More

“Street food” culture in mainland China and Taiwan is definitely something to be appreciated! With a huge variety of snacks available and with every local market having its own character and unique specialities, be ready for the adventure and learn the word for “street food” in C ... Show More

<p>Awww yeah. Another Olympic lesson for you, Olympics for gluttons that is. For many of us, the only four words more satisfying than &#39;your Chinese is excellent&#39; and &#39;you look like Brad Pitt&#39;, are &#39;all you can drink.&#39; In this podcast, find out how to take ... Show More

<p>Walking through a street food miasma where you smell the food before you see it, and seeing it is not necessarily believing it, this lesson is about one of the better smelling and easily-identifiable of the street foods of China. Which in itself is a good enough reason to purc ... Show More

<p>It’s slightly reminiscent of your friendly neighborhood ‘Oriental Palace’, but where is the General Tsao’s Chicken and florescent pink sweet and sour pork? Though the smells and greasy tables feel strangely familiar, this isn’t the Chinese take-out of your memory. This podcast ... Show More

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 the ten best foods to eat as given by Forbes website and we do a fun object interview.If you enjoy what we do, we have been helpful ... Show More

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📣 Announcement! 📣 My NEW course 🇹🇼 Master Conversational Taiwanese Mandarin: Eating, Drinking, and Chatting is official online! This program will help you navigate Taiwan with ease, keep up with fast-paced conversations, and converse confidently with Taiwanese friends and fam ... Show More