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Little Mandarin: Learn Chinese through culture and real life

Little Mandarin: Learn Chinese through culture and real life

@themandarinedit 143 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

Little Mandarin is a weekly podcast for Chinese language learners, offering lessons on culture, history, and modern life. Each episode provides useful everyday language and cultural insights, aimed at curious learners and professionals. The podcast also promotes private lessons on Preply and has a companion YouTube channel.

Episodes

S2E26 I Already Ate🍜 (How to Say What You Already Did in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 26
S2E26 I Already Ate🍜 (How to Say What You Already Did in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 26 Oct 13, 2026 00:17:50 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 26, we’re learning how to talk about actions that already happened in Mandarin.The key structure is:Subject + Verb + 了 + ObjectIn English, the past is often built into the v
S2E25 What Are You Doing Right Now?⏳ (Learn Mandarin: 在 + Verb for Actions Happening Now) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 25
S2E25 What Are You Doing Right Now?⏳ (Learn Mandarin: 在 + Verb for Actions Happening Now) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 25 Oct 6, 2026 00:19:01 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 25, we’re learning how to say what you are doing right now in Mandarin.The key structure is:在 + verbYou already know 在 for places, like 我在家 or 我在咖啡馆. In this episode, we use
S2E24 The Weather Is Terrible, Let’s Stay In🌧️ (How to Talk About Weather in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 24
S2E24 The Weather Is Terrible, Let’s Stay In🌧️ (How to Talk About Weather in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 24 Sep 29, 2026 00:13:30 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 24, we’re learning how to talk about weather in Mandarin.Weather may not be the most exciting topic, but it is one of the easiest ways to start a small conversation.In this
S2E23 She’s Beautiful. This Is Expensive.✨ (How to Describe People and Things in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 23
S2E23 She’s Beautiful. This Is Expensive.✨ (How to Describe People and Things in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 23 Sep 22, 2026 00:18:26 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 23, we’re learning how to describe people, places, and things in Mandarin.You’ll learn one of the most common Mandarin patterns:subject + 很 + adjectiveWe’ll use it to descri
S2E22 Sorry, I’m Busy Tonight🙏 (How to Politely Decline in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 22
S2E22 Sorry, I’m Busy Tonight🙏 (How to Politely Decline in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 22 Sep 15, 2026 00:19:18 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 22, we’re learning how to politely decline an invitation in Mandarin.Sometimes people invite you to dinner, coffee, a movie, or something on the weekend — and you want to sa
S2E21 Can You Speak Chinese? 会 vs 能🗣️ (Ability and Possibility in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 21
S2E21 Can You Speak Chinese? 会 vs 能🗣️ (Ability and Possibility in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 21 Sep 8, 2026 00:16:36 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 21, we’re learning two very useful ways to say “can” in Mandarin:会 and 能They can both be translated as “can,” but they are not the same.会 is usually about a learned skill —
S2E20 Challenge: Describe Your Day in Chinese🗓️ (Stage 2 Recap) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 20
S2E20 Challenge: Describe Your Day in Chinese🗓️ (Stage 2 Recap) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 20 Sep 1, 2026 00:20:33 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664Lesson 20 is the final recap of Stage 2.In this challenge episode, we’ll put together everything we learned in the last few lessons: time, daily actions, drinks, sentence order, small
S2E19 Two Ways to Say No🙅🏻‍♀️ (不 vs 没 in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 19
S2E19 Two Ways to Say No🙅🏻‍♀️ (不 vs 没 in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 19 Aug 25, 2026 00:18:21 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 19, we’re learning two important ways to say “no” in Mandarin:不 and 没They can both make a sentence negative, but they are not used in the same way.In this episode, we’ll rev
BONUS: How to Say My, Your, Her, and Their in Mandarin🎧 (The Possessive 的)
BONUS: How to Say My, Your, Her, and Their in Mandarin🎧 (The Possessive 的) Aug 18, 2026 00:11:29 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In this bonus episode, we’re learning one simple beginner use of 的: the possessive 的.This is the word Mandarin uses to say things like my, your, her, and their.The basic structure is:
S2E18 Small Words That Make You Sound Human🪡 (和, 也, 然后 in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 18
S2E18 Small Words That Make You Sound Human🪡 (和, 也, 然后 in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 18 Aug 18, 2026 00:16:01 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 18, we’re learning three small but very useful words that make Mandarin sentences sound more natural:和 — and / with也 — also / too然后 — then / and thenThese words help you con
S2E17 A Very Chinese Sentence Order🧩 (Time + Action + Object in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 17
S2E17 A Very Chinese Sentence Order🧩 (Time + Action + Object in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 17 Aug 11, 2026 00:21:34 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664In Lesson 17, we’re learning a very important Mandarin sentence order:subject + time + action + objectIn English, you can say: I drink coffee in the morning.But in Mandarin, we usuall
BONUS: Top 20 Most Useful Measure Words in Mandarin🎧 (Chinese + English Translation)
BONUS: Top 20 Most Useful Measure Words in Mandarin🎧 (Chinese + English Translation) Aug 4, 2026 00:08:05 🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile:🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664This bonus episode is a clean beginner list of the top 20 most useful measure words in Mandarin.In Chinese, we often need a measure word between a number and a noun. For example: 一杯咖啡

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