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 152 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 152 episodes published.

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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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  Episode #17

  S2E17 A Very Chinese Sentence Order (Time + Action + Object in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 17

  Aug 11, 202622 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 17, we’re learning a very important Mandarin sentence order: subject + time + action + object In 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 sentences with words you already know, like 喝 , 吃 , 看 , and 学 . By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to say sentences like 我早上喝咖啡 , 我中午吃午饭 , 我下午学中文 , and 我晚上看电影 . A simple but very important episode if you want your Mandarin sentence order to sound cleaner and more natural.

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  Episode #15

  S2E15 I Wake Up at 7 (How to Talk About Basic Actions with Time in Mandarin) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 15

  Jul 28, 202614 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 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 + action We’ll also look at one key difference between English and Chinese: English usually uses a preposition like at , while Mandarin often just puts the time directly before the action. By the end of this episode, you’ll be able to say simple sentences like 我七点起床 and 我九点去公司 much more naturally. And don’t miss the bonus episode for this lesson, where I’ve prepared a list of the top 20 most useful verbs in Mandarin.

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  Episode #15

  BONUS: Top 20 Most Useful Verbs in Mandarin (Chinese + English Translation)

  Jul 28, 20266 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 This 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 episode to replay, save, and use as a quick verb foundation alongside the main lessons. If you’re preparing for class, reviewing before an exam, or just want a stronger base in everyday Mandarin, this is a very good place to start.

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