Little Mandarin: Learn Chinese through culture and real life

Welcome to Little Mandarin — your weekly podcast for Chinese language, culture, and real life.New episodes every Tuesday.A space for curious learners, working professionals, and anyone who wants to learn, improve, or reconnect with Chinese. Expect useful everyday language, cultural insight, a bit of history, and a closer look at modern Chinese life.▶ Lessons: preply search：xinyue z.https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1750365014.903645&ep=▶ YouTube: The Mandarin Edit

Little Mandarin: Learn Chinese through culture and real life is a education podcast hosted by @themandarinedit, with 155 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

@themandarinedit hosts Little Mandarin: Learn Chinese through culture and real life, a education show with 155 episodes published.

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  Episode #21

  S2E21 Can You Speak Chinese? 会 vs 能️ (Ability and Possibility in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 21

  Sep 8, 202617 minS2

  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/2970664 In 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 — something you know how to do, like 我会说中文 , 我会开车 , or 我会做饭 . 能 is more about possibility, permission, or whether the situation allows something, like 我今天能去 , 我现在不能喝咖啡 , or 我今天不能开车 . We’ll also look at one very common question: 你会说中文吗？ Can you speak Chinese? And we’ll practise natural answers like 我会说一点儿中文 and 一点点 . By the end of this episode, you’ll understand the basic difference between 会 for skill and 能 for possibility.

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  Episode #17

  S2E20 Challenge: Describe Your Day in Chinese️ (Stage 2 Recap) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 20

  Sep 1, 202621 minS2

  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/2970664 Lesson 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 connecting words, and 不 / 没 . The goal is simple: describe a normal day in Mandarin. You’ll practise sentences like 我早上七点起床 , 我早上喝一杯咖啡 , 我上午九点去公司 , 我中午十二点吃饭 , and 我晚上看电影，然后睡觉 . We’ll also review why Mandarin often puts time early in the sentence, and how Chinese daily routines usually move in a clear order: morning, noon, afternoon, evening. By the end of this episode, you should be able to say a short daily routine in Mandarin using words and patterns you already know.

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  Episode #19

  S2E19 Two Ways to Say No‍♀️ (不 vs 没 in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 19

  Aug 25, 202618 minS2

  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/2970664 In 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 review patterns you’ve already seen, like 是 / 不是 and 有 / 没有 , then look at the difference between sentences like: 我不喝咖啡。 I don’t drink coffee. 我没喝咖啡。 I didn’t drink coffee. You’ll learn how 不 often works for general negation, habits, choices, or things that are not true, while 没 often works for absence, not having something, or actions that did not happen. By the end of this episode, you’ll be able to say things like 我不是学生 , 我不喝茶 , 我没有时间 , and 我没吃早饭 . Before the next lesson, remember to review the earlier episodes about 是 / 不是 and 有 / 没有 .

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  Episode #18

  S2E18 Small Words That Make You Sound Human (和, 也, 然后 in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 18

  Aug 18, 202616 minS2

  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/2970664 In 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 then These words help you connect simple ideas, instead of speaking in separate little sentences. You’ll learn how to say things like 手机和电脑 , 我和朋友看电影 , 我也学中文 , and 我吃饭，然后睡觉 . By the end of this episode, you’ll be able to connect nouns, talk about doing something with someone, say “also / too,” and describe two actions in order. And don’t miss the bonus episode for this lesson, where we’ll talk about 的 , the small word Mandarin uses for phrases like my family , your teacher , his book , and her phone .

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  Episode #18

  BONUS: How to Say My, Your, Her, and Their in Mandarin (The Possessive 的)

  Aug 18, 202611 minS2

  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/2970664 In 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: pronoun + 的 + noun You’ll learn phrases like 我的咖啡 , 你的电脑 , 她的手机 , and 他们的学校 , and practise simple sentences like 这是我的猫 and 这是我的咖啡 . We’ll also briefly look at why native speakers sometimes drop 的 with close relationships, like 我妈妈 instead of 我的妈妈 . A short and useful bonus if you want to understand one of the most common small words in Mandarin.

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