Hello everyone, I’m Grace!
Welcome back to my channel!
Today I’m going to tell you how to use podcasts to improve your Chinese
and I will recommend you 6 Chinese podcasts!
Let’s go!
A Podcast is an audio program,
you can listen to it through apple podcast, Spotify or SoundCloud, etc.
Personally, I really like to listen to Podcasts,
in part because I want to improve my English.
Another reason is that I can absorb new knowledge and learn new things from them!
But one thing I want to tell you is that if you want to use podcasts to improve your Chinese,
don’t give yourself too much pressure.
It’s totally fine if there are some words or sentences you don’t understand.
You don’t have to go and check the dictionary every time you encounter them.
If you do so, you will probably lose interest in listening to them.
The whole point is that you need to enjoy the process,
so try to choose one with content you’re interested in.
Next, I’m going to introduce 6 podcasts
and tell you the formats of their programs
and the general topics they are talking about
so you can choose one that is more suitable for you!
Number 1:
打個電話給你
This Podcast is hosted by two women from China.
They chat about their life experiences, relationships, and self-development.
I really like the topics they talked about.
They present their content as two friends talking on the phone.
It’s really suitable for you to learn
how Chinese native speakers chat with each other on the phone
and in real-life conversation.
Also, they have English titles for each episode
so you can easily choose one that you’re interested in.
Next one is
Speak Chinese Naturally 自然而然說中文
This podcast is designed for Chinese language learners.
The host is from China and in each episode, she only speaks in Mandarin.
The topic is about Chinese culture, idioms, and even some learning tips.
And one of the advantages of this podcast is that
it provides transcripts for each episode.
OK, the third one is
旅歐三小事
This one doesn’t have an English name.
I just translated the name by its meaning
so you can know what it talks about.
The podcast is hosted by two women from Taiwan,
they chat about their stories and travel experiences in Europe.
If you want to get used to the Taiwanese accent and Taiwanese style Mandarin,
you can check it out!
OK, the next one is
馬力歐陪你喝一杯
This podcast is hosted by a Taiwanese.
He interviews many experts from different fields,
like he interviews artists, singers, politicians,
and CEOs from different companies.
They share their stories and things about their work.
It’s really informative,
but I think this podcast is more suitable for advanced students
because the topics are related to many different fields and the vocabulary they use is broader.
If you want to expand your vocabulary in different areas
to be able to chat about various topics with your Chinese friends.
I think this is the perfect podcast for you.
Next one
聲東擊西
This one doesn’t have an English name as well, so I translated it for you.
This podcast is hosted by several Chinese journalists in the US.
They talked about some current events, the media industry,
and things that happen in the US or China.
Also, they talk about some movies and dramas.
Yep I know, it’s quite a wide range.
I think this one is pretty good because they speak really clearly
and it’s good for you to improve your (Chinese) listening
and learn the pronunciation.
OK, the last one is
兩個女生的聊天記錄
This means the recorded chats of two girls.
This podcast is two Taiwanese girls chatting about relationships,
like how to maintain long-distance relationships,
or like how to choose your partner and so on,
and in some episodes, they also talk about some TV shows.
So if you’re interested in these kinds of topics,
you can go to check it out!
OK, these are the six podcasts I wanted to introduce.
You can find out that most of the programs I chose are hosted by more than one person
because I think listening to how people chat
and how they respond to each other
is a good way for you to not only enhance your listening skills
but also learn how to have a conversation on different topics in Chinese.
Alright, that’s it for today!
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