Multilingual Taiwanese Friends Abroad ft. Ching Ching Hsu | Intermediate Mandarin Podcast

Ching Ching grew up in Taiwan, has lived in Norway for nearly 13 years, and speaks five languages — Mandarin, Taiwanese (Hokkien), English, Japanese, and Norwegian. She and Angela free-flow in Mandarin about cultural differences between Taiwan and the West, how their Japanese-learning journeys differed as a Taiwanese vs. an American-born speaker, and the funny reality of needing subtitles for shows in their own native languages. In this episode you'll learn vocab like: 中氣很足 / 中气很足 / zhōng qì hěn zú — speaking with strong projection / powerful vocal energy 註冊 / 注册 / zhù cè — to register / create an account 歐美語系 / 欧美语系 / ōu měi yǔ xì — Western languages, esp. European & American languages …and more. 📝 Want the full transcript in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English with vocab highlighted? Join the Podcast Transcript Membership to unlock all past and future transcripts. Download a free transcript from episode 1 to check out the format before joining. Learn more at https://www.realyoumandarin.com/podcast 🎓 Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression — the course built for American-born Chinese (ABCs), American-born Taiwanese (ABTs), and advanced Mandarin learners who want to express their real selves in Mandarin: https://www.realyoumandarin.com/real-... 📱 Follow on IG/TikTok: @realyoumandarin 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/283IY5I... 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...