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Mandarin Only Day
2 minute read So, today is Mandarin only day for me. Which means that my wife and I will only communicate (speaking) in Mandarin regardless
MandarinMonkey
February 17, 2019
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Our Second Books
3 minute read We have recently written two more ebooks to help anyone new or intermediate with the Mandarin language. They are both available in
MandarinMonkey
February 12, 2019
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Teaching In Taiwan part 1
I have been teaching in Taiwan for a number of years now and the experience has been mixed. When I first arrived here I lived
MandarinMonkey
January 14, 2019
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Merry Christmas! 圣诞快乐! Shèng dàn kuài lè!
Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas to anyone who is celebrating and a happy new year! oh and THANK YOU! We started Mandarin
MandarinMonkey
December 25, 2018
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Hitting a language wall
2 minute read So I have hit many a wall in my time studying Chinese. And I don’t think there is any sure fire way
MandarinMonkey
December 5, 2018
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We haven’t podcasted in a while
2 minute read wèi shénmē? I hear you scream. Well because we have been super busy with a few things. firstly because we wanted to
MandarinMonkey
November 12, 2018
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Pollution in Taiwan
2 minute read WOW! yesterday the pollution was bad here in Taichung and today it’s even worse. At the time of writing (and where I
MandarinMonkey
November 7, 2018
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Earthquakes In Taiwan
1 minute read By Tom Cain The natural phenomenons in England are pretty tame. We have some bad floods which seriously inconvenience some towns in
MandarinMonkey
October 23, 2018