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00:19:01

S2E25 What Are You Doing Right Now?⏳ (Learn Mandarin:...

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2026/10/06

🎓 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 在 with actions:我在工作。I’m working.我在学中文。I’m studying Mandarin.我在喝咖啡。I’m drinking coffee.我在看电影。I’m

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00:13:30

S2E24 The Weather Is Terrible, Let’s Stay In🌧️ (How...

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2026/09/29

🎓 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 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 episode, you’ll learn useful weather sentences like:今天很冷。Today is cold.外面下雨。It’s raining

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00:18:26

S2E23 She’s Beautiful. This Is Expensive.✨ (How to...

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2026/09/22

🎓 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 describe real things around you: a beautiful café, good coffee, delicious cake, expensive clothes, a busy

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00:19:18

S2E22 Sorry, I’m Busy Tonight🙏 (How to Politely...

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2026/09/15

🎓 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 say no without sounding too direct.In this episode, you’ll learn useful phrases

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00:16:36

S2E21 Can You Speak Chinese? 会 vs 能🗣️ (Ability and...

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2026/09/08

🎓 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 — 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

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00:20:33

S2E20 Challenge: Describe Your Day in Chinese🗓️...

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2026/09/01

🎓 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/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 connecting words, and 不 / 没.The goal is simple: describe a normal day in Mandarin.You’ll practise

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00:18:21

S2E19 Two Ways to Say No🙅🏻‍♀️ (不 vs 没 in Mandarin)...

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2026/08/25

🎓 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 review patterns you’ve already seen, like 是 / 不是 and 有 / 没有, then look at the difference between

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00:11:29

BONUS: How to Say My, Your, Her, and Their in...

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2026/08/18

🎓 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 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 + nounYou’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

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00:16:01

S2E18 Small Words That Make You Sound Human🪡 (和, 也,...

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2026/08/18

🎓 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 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 connect simple ideas, instead of speaking in separate little sentences.You’ll learn how to say things

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00:21:34

S2E17 A Very Chinese Sentence Order🧩 (Time + Action +...

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2026/08/11

🎓 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 usually say: 我早上喝咖啡。The time often comes before the action.In this episode, we’ll build fuller everyday

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00:20:51

S2E16 Coffee or Tea? What You Drink Tells a Story☕🍵...

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2026/08/04

🎓 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/2970664Coffee or tea?In Lesson 16, we’re learning how to talk about drinks in Mandarin with the verb 喝.You’ll learn useful drink words like 水, 咖啡, 茶, 牛奶, 果汁, 可乐, 啤酒, 红酒, 热水, and 奶茶.We’ll also learn how to use 一杯 to say things like 一杯咖啡, 一杯茶, and 一杯水.By the end of this episode, you’ll be

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00:08:05

BONUS: Top 20 Most Useful Measure Words in Mandarin🎧...

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2026/08/04

🎓 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, 一本书, 一个人.In this episode, you’ll hear common measure words like 个, 杯, 瓶, 碗, 本, 张, 件, 家, 间, 台, 块,

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00:05:33

BONUS: Top 20 Most Useful Verbs in Mandarin🎧 (Chinese...

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2026/07/28

🎓 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 simple verb list for beginners: 20 of the most useful verbs in Mandarin, with the Chinese first and the English translation right after.No long explanations, no example sentences — just a clean and useful review you can come back to anytime.It’s a good

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00:14:04

S2E15 I Wake Up at 7🌅 (How to Talk About Basic...

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2026/07/28

🎓 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 15, we’re learning how to attach time to action in Mandarin.You’ll learn a few very useful daily verbs like 起床, 去公司, 吃饭, 回家, and 睡觉, and more importantly, the sentence structure behind them:subject + time + actionWe’ll also look at one key difference between English and

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00:21:12

S2E14 Why China Has Only One Time Zone🕰️ (How to...

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2026/07/21

🎓 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 14, we’re learning how to place time in context in Mandarin with four very useful words: 上午, 中午, 下午, and 晚上.You’ll learn how to say things like eight in the morning, twelve at noon, three in the afternoon, and seven in the evening, and connect these expressions with the

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00:22:58

S2E13 What Time Is It?⏰ (How to Tell the Time in...

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2026/07/14

🎓 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 13, we’re learning how to tell the time in Mandarin.You’ll learn the key words 点, 分, 半, 刻, and 小时, and how to use them to say things like three o’clock, five thirty, seven fifteen, and eight forty-five.We’ll also look at one important distinction: 点 is for clock time,

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00:20:40

S2E12 I’m at the Coffee Shop☕ (How to Say Where You...

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2026/07/07

🎓 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 12, we’re learning how to say where you are in Mandarin with one very useful structure: 在 + place.You’ll learn how to say things like I’m at home, I’m at the coffee shop, I’m at school, and I’m in Paris, as well as how to ask Where are you?We’ll also look at a useful

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00:19:40

S2E11 What You Love Says Who You Are❤️ (How to Say...

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2026/06/30

🎓 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 11, we’re learning how to say what you like, don’t like, and love in Mandarin.You’ll learn how to use 喜欢, 不喜欢, and 爱 to talk about your preferences in a much more natural way — whether that’s coffee, tea, films, music, cities, food, or rainy days.We’ll also look at an

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00:18:07

S2E10 Challenge: Can You Introduce Yourself in...

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2026/06/23

🎓 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 episode is your Stage 1 recap in the Essential Mandarin series on Little Mandarin Season 2.In Lesson 10, we’re putting everything from Episodes 1 to 9 together and using it for one very practical task: introducing yourself in Mandarin.You’ll review how to say your name,

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00:18:09

BONUS: Personal Pronouns in Mandarin👤 (我, 你, 他, 她, 它)...

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2026/06/16

🎓 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 quick and practical review of personal pronouns in Mandarin: 我, 你, 他, 她, 它, and their plural forms.You’ll learn how to use these pronouns in simple real-life sentences, and how they work with 是 and 不是 to help you build clearer, more natural Mandarin.We’ll

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