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Your weekly bite-sized Mandarin speaking exercise! Practice practical Chinese sentences with guided shadowing pauses in every episode. Listen, repeat, and speak Mandarin with confidence. One sentence at a time. Full Hanzi, Pinyin, and English transcripts available in the Show Notes! Input and output material for HSK1-3 learners. (beginner to intermediate) Powered by Firstory Hosting

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  1. Sep 17

    ✰ Listen & Repeat : Story Time - Single vs Settled Down

    ✰ Welcome to today's shadowing episode! Today's topic is Single vs. Settled Down. I will read the story sentence by sentence. First in English, immediately followed by Chinese. Repeat the Chinese part after me. At the end, I will read everything in Chinese in one go. Are you ready? Let's get started! 【Read After Me Text】 Modern young people have different views on getting married. Pinyin: Xiànzài de niánqīngrén, duì jiéhūn yǒu bùtóng de kànfǎ. Simplified Chinese: 现在的年轻人，对结婚有不同的看法。 Traditional Chinese: 現在的年輕人，對結婚有不同的看法。 My older sister is thirty-two years old. Pinyin: Wǒ de jiějie sānshí'èr suì le. Simplified Chinese: 我的姐姐三十二岁了。 Traditional Chinese: 我的姐姐三十二歲了。 She has a very good job and is very happy every day. Pinyin: Tā yǒu yí gè hěn hǎo de gōngzuò, měitiān dōu hěn gāoxìng. Simplified Chinese: 她有一个很好的工作，每天都很高兴。 Traditional Chinese: 她有一個很好的工作，每天都很高興。 But my parents think she should get married. Pinyin: Dànshì, wǒ de bàba māma juéde tā yīnggāi jiéhūn. Simplified Chinese: 但是，我的爸爸妈妈觉得她应该结婚。 Traditional Chinese: 但是，我的爸爸媽媽覺得她應該結婚。 They often ask her: "When are you going to find a boyfriend?" Pinyin: Tāmen chángcháng wèn tā: "Nǐ shíhou zhǎo nánpéngyou?" Simplified Chinese: 他们常常问她：“你什么时候找男朋友？” Traditional Chinese: 他們常常問她：「你什麼時候找男朋友？」 "When are you going to have a child?" Pinyin: "Nǐ shíhou shēng háizi?" Simplified Chinese: “你什么时候生孩子？” Traditional Chinese: 「你什麼時候生孩子？」 Sister told them: "I have my own job and my own apartment now." Pinyin: Jiějie duì tāmen shuō: "Wǒ xiànzài yǒu zìjǐ de gōngzuò, yǒu zìjǐ de fángzi." Simplified Chinese: 姐姐对他们说：“我现在有自己的工作，有自己的房子。” Traditional Chinese: 姐姐對他們說：「我现在有自己的工作，有自己的房子。」 "I am living very well on my own." Pinyin: "Wǒ zìjǐ guò de hěn hǎo." Simplified Chinese: “我自己过得很好。” Traditional Chinese: 「我自己過得很好。」 "If I can't find someone I like, I won't get married." Pinyin: "Rúguǒ zhǎo bú dào xǐhuan de rén, wǒ jiù bù jiéhūn." Simplified Chinese: “如果找不到喜欢的人，我就不结婚。” Traditional Chinese: 「如果找不到喜歡的人，我就不結婚。」 But my older brother is different. Pinyin: Dànshì, wǒ de gēge bù yíyàng. Simplified Chinese: 但是，我的哥哥不一样。 Traditional Chinese: 但是，我的哥哥不一樣。 He feels that living alone is too busy and too tiring. Pinyin: Tā juéde yì gè rén shēnghuó tài máng, tài lèi le. Simplified Chinese: 他觉得一个人生活太忙、太累了。 Traditional Chinese: 他覺得一個人生活太忙、太累了。 He wants to find someone to cook, talk, and care for each other together. Pinyin: Tā xiǎng zhǎo yí gè rén, liǎng gè rén yìqǐ zuòfàn, yìqǐ shuōhuà, hùxiāng zhàogu. Simplified Chinese: 他想找一个人，两个人一起做饭，一起说话，互相照顾。 Traditional Chinese: 他想找一個人，兩個人一起做飯，一起說話，互相照顧。 In modern China, some people think being alone is great, and some think two people are better. Pinyin: Zài xiànzài de Zhōngguó, yǒuxiē rén juéde yì gè rén yě hěn hǎo, yǒuxiē rén juéde liǎng gè rén gèng hǎo. Simplified Chinese: 在现在的中国，有些人觉得一个人也很好，有些人觉得两个人更好。 Traditional Chinese: 在現在的中國，有些人覺得一個人也很好，有些人覺得兩個人更好。 What do you think? Pinyin: Nǐ juéde ne? Simplified Chinese: 你觉得呢？ Traditional Chinese: 你覺得呢？ 🎯 Enjoying this practice? Take your Mandarin to the next level! If you want to build real speaking confidence, check out my personalized 1-on-1 sessions or join my exclusive small group live classes! 👉 Book your spot or reach out here: https://iengieng.my.canva.site/mymandarinjourney Also follow me at instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.mandarin.journey/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

  2. Sep 4

    Short Story - Pick me or him?

    👋 Hello everyone! Welcome to My Mandarin Journey. I'm Ieng Ieng. In each episode, we practice practical daily sentences together. Today's episode is a fun short story about two friends and a girl they both like. Listen to the English, shadow the Mandarin during the pauses, and repeat after me! Let's get started! 😊 Episode Transcript 1. My friend and I like the same girl. 漢語拼音： Wǒ hé wǒ de péngyou, dōu xǐhuan yí gè nǚshēng.簡體漢字： 我和我的朋友，都喜欢一个女生。繁體漢字： 我和我的朋友，都喜歡一個女生。2. My friend is taller, younger, and better-looking than me. 漢語拼音： Wǒ de péngyou bǐ wǒ gāo, bǐ wǒ niánqīng, yě bǐ wǒ hǎokàn.簡體漢字： 我的朋友比我高，比我年轻，也比我好看。繁體漢字： 我的朋友比我高，比我年輕，也比我好看。3. Tonight, I am going to give the girl a gift. 漢語拼音： Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ yào sòng nǚshēng yí gè lǐwù.簡體漢字： 今天晚上，我要送女生一个礼物。繁體漢字： 今天晚上，我要送女生一個禮物。4. I will tell her: 漢語拼音： Wǒ huì gàosu tā:簡體漢字： 我会告诉她：繁體漢字： 我會告訴她：5. Although I am not handsome, I am richer than him. 漢語拼音： Suīrán wǒ bú shuài, dànshì wǒ bǐ tā yǒuqián. 簡體漢字： 虽然我不帅，但是我比他有钱。繁體漢字： 雖然我不帥，但是我比他有錢。6. I hope you can be my girlfriend; I will treat you very well! 漢語拼音： Xīwàng nǐ néng zuò wǒ de nǚpéngyou, wǒ huì duì nǐ hěn hǎo!簡體漢字： 希望你能做我的女朋友，我会对你很好！繁體漢字： 希望你能做我的女朋友，我會對你很好！🎯 Enjoying this practice? Take your Mandarin to the next level! If you want to build real speaking confidence, check out my personalized 1-on-1 sessions or join my exclusive small group live classes! 👉 Book your spot or reach out here: https://iengieng.my.canva.site/mymandarinjourney Also follow me at instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.mandarin.journey/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

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Your weekly bite-sized Mandarin speaking exercise! Practice practical Chinese sentences with guided shadowing pauses in every episode. Listen, repeat, and speak Mandarin with confidence. One sentence at a time. Full Hanzi, Pinyin, and English transcripts available in the Show Notes! Input and output material for HSK1-3 learners. (beginner to intermediate) Powered by Firstory Hosting

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