Join me and my Chinese tutor as we explore everyday Chinese vocabulary in ways that make sense to an adult learner.
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世界是如何被創造的 第一篇 How the World was Created (part one)
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5:12Some things are so obvious that people say it must be more complicated, but when you have a verifiable record there is reason for confidence. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Sometimes the most ordinary things can get exciting very quickly! Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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你是年老了或只是守舊而已? Are you old or just out of style?
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7:17Understanding the connotations of words is very useful in communication. In this episode, we explain how a shocking misunderstanding led to a much better understanding of Chinese words for "old." Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!…
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When you have to deal with invaders, you need to be smart and efficient about it. Otherwise you risk being overrun by the hordes. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 理解「起來」怎麼用 Understanding How to Use 起來
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4:16Sometimes it's helpful to be able to expression your perception of things or understand when someone else is wants you to know how things are affecting them. There is a key character combination that is part of that. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak…
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我飼養的雞如何幫我學習中文的相反詞 How My Chickens Help Me Learn Opposites in Chinese
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5:49Keeping your opposite straight in a new language can be a challenge, but my chickens help make the concepts stick in my head. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Practice thinking and speaking in Chinese while making your own yummy lunch or snack! Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Disaster can strike in a moment when a baby is on the move - Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 不可能的任務 Mission Impossible
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9:10Sometimes understand the 的 is easy to equate with English grammar and sometimes it's not. But it's never impossible. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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When you've had a high fever and it looks like your house is filling up with flies, it can be hard to know what is real and what is a hallucination. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Christmas Carol: 到各山嶺去傳揚 Go Tell It on the Mountain
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3:51This is what people will do when they truly believe something important and exciting has happened! Learn how to share the good news in while practicing and singing Chinese. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!…
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Chinese Christmas Carol: 平安夜 Silent Night
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3:28Use a Chinese translation of the very familiar English Christmas Carol Silent Night to expand your Chinese vocabulary and celebrate while you practice. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Facing a wall of flames puts a whole new perspective on your priorities. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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與河流搏鬥 第四篇 Wrestling the River – part four
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2:47Sometimes when you go way outside of your comfort zone, you surprise yourself. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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When are thunder and lightning like empty words? This Chinese proverb will explain. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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與河流搏鬥 第三篇 Wrestling the River - part three
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4:06Just how far out into the river will I have to go? Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 魚化成龍 Fish Becomes Dragon
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2:09Sometimes it doesn't work to just walk through the gate. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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與河流搏鬥 第二篇 Wrestling the River - part two
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4:36In part two, we find out what lives in the river and learn about the sucking forces in the river bottom. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 朝的字謎 The Riddle of 朝
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2:10One way Chinese speakers have fun remembering their characters is to make riddles about them. This riddle was one my Chinese tutor learned in school. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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與河流搏鬥 第一篇 Wrestling the River – part one
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5:12I wouldn't have done it if I had any other choice. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: Why Chinese-Speaking People Are Very 很 Happy
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2:13Expressing degree of emotion correctly in Chinese requires understanding their perspective on language. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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The modern camera can be used to alter our perception of reality if we aren't paying attention. This episode is an extensive update of the previous episode How to Take a Photo 如何拍照片. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!…
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在每天的談話中可能提到這本史詩 This Epic Might be Mentioned in Everyday Conversations
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5:25There is a man from Chinese history 2000 or so years ago who is still mentioned in everyday conversation, so you need to know who he is. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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ㄧ家自命非凡的餐館 The Restaurant That Refused To Be Normal
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4:02Confusion is bound to happen when learning a new language, but sometimes it happens in unexpected places! Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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It's all about exactly when you are in the water. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Burning kiss doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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I never thought I'd want pigeons living at my house. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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When We Say: It Is None of Your Business 什麼時候說:這不關你的事
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4:55There are particular skills to giving and accepting advice, even in Chinese. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Something should be done to avoid puppy mayhem during the Christmas season! Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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If you want to practice being grateful to you Maker while you study Chinese, the translation of this Psalm will help you do that. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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The Chinese character/word 就 can be confusing. It can mean a variety of things and it can be challenging to know how to use it. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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There are believable and numerous reports of what were called dragons in the not so distant past. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Chinese Lesson Blurb: 知道什麼時候用否定語氣 Knowing When to be Negative
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7:00There are some negatives that are very positive. In this longer than usual Chinese Lesson Blurb, we play games with negative words while telling a simple story. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!…
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To know or not to know - that is the question. In this Fun Learning Chinese lesson blurb we more closely study a couple of common words from episode 178 that sound like they mean the same basic thing, but have different implications. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for …
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距離到未知五秒鐘 Five Seconds Away From the Unknown
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6:41When we think of the future, we tend to think of weeks or years ahead. But what about the next five seconds? Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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We found out the hard way that there are some things you should find out before you let your dog have puppies. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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隨性的海上冒險 (第三篇)The Happy-Go-Lucky Ocean Adventure (part three)
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7:17The ocean is unpredictable, but sometimes accidents are because people don't anticipate all the physics involved in a situation. This is the finale to the Caribbean tale. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!…
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隨性的海上冒險 (第二篇)The Happy-Go-Lucky Ocean Adventure (part two)
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7:00Racing against time before a predicted hurricane, the new and inexperienced crew has to make several important repairs on the sailboat. This involves island hopping and mysterious sounds on the deck. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!…
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隨性的海上冒險 (第一篇)The Happy-Go-Lucky Ocean Adventure (part one)
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4:40A sailboat is on its way to the Caribbean islands to pick up some retirees with adventurous spirits. Join in the anticipation for the trip of a lifetime and easily learn some helpful geography along the way. (I wasn't happy with the first recording, so we've already uploaded a new, much clearer one) Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC F…
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If the henhouse is a microcosm of life, then we're all in trouble. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Taking a Nap to Recharge Your Body 小睡讓身體充電
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4:14Some things are vital to be able to communicate. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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The Disappearing Bean Seedlings 長出來的豆苗不見了
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5:22It's a gardening mystery! No clues left behind, so it comes down to a stake out from a nearby window. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Someone Wants to Clone My Daughter 有人想要複製我的女兒
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6:01A true story that includes cloning, being a ninja, and kung fu in ways you probably don't expect. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Fun Learning Chinese
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What would motivate you to put holes in your skull? Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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My Rooster Cluck Norris and My Horse 我的公雞克拉克諾里斯和我的馬
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5:41Are you more like the rooster or more like the horse? Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett, Vesta Huang
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Important Facts About Having a Baby 關於一個嬰孩誕生重要的真相
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6:22Examining the facts of your birth can put life into perspective. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Fun Learning Chinese
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A Visit from St. Nicholas part three 聖尼可拉斯來拜訪 第三篇
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3:59The third and final installment of the translation of this classic Christmas poem. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Fun Learning Chinese
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A Visit from St. Nicholas part two 聖尼可拉斯來拜訪第二篇
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4:50Keep up with the antics of St. Nicholas in part 2 of our 3 part translation of this classic poem! Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Fun Learning Chinese
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A Visit from St. Nicholas 聖尼可拉斯來拜訪 part one
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4:30A translation of the classic poem published in 1823 anonymously in a New York newspaper. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Fun Learning Chinese
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Your mom probably told you there's no such thing as a free turkey, but just the idea that it is free can be a great motivator. Visit funlearningchinese.com to sign up for FLC Firecracker Newsflash emails and get your 21 Very Helpful Hints for Learning to Speak Chinese!بقلم Laura Blodgett and Vesta Huang
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