Talk Chineasy - Learn Chinese every day with ShaoLan

Chineasy by ShaoLan

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Learn Chinese with ease!

Talk Chineasy brings you 7-minute daily Chinese lessons. Each day, ShaoLan and a special guest share interesting cultural insights and stories as they teach you a useful Chinese phrase. Our amazing guests include rock stars, artists, CEOs, professors, adventurists, scientists, and more. You’ll discover the rich culture behind the most widely spoken language while learning how to converse in essential Mandarin Chinese.

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1653 episodes

335 - Apple in Chinese with ShaoLan and Jesse Edbrooke from Transition band

Today’s word is "apple" in Chinese. Find out whether the word for the fruit is the same as a lot of people’s favorite fruit-based phones! And learn the perfect pronunciation when you listen in to ShaoLan and Transition’s singer Jesse Edbrooke. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Dec 01
334 - Put On & Take Off in Chinese with ShaoLan & Mother of Three Adorable Little Girls Silvia Cruz

As a parent of three young children, Silvia Cruz is very busy! She calls in from Boston to learn how to say “put on” and “take off” in Chinese. Particularly useful when relating to her kids. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 30
333 - Campus in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-Founder & Co-CEO Maurizio Rossi from H-FARM

Serial entrepreneur, Maurizio Rossi shares the secrets of his tech business incubator H-FARM and the word for “campus” in Chinese along with Chineasy creator ShaoLan. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Nov 29
332 - To Solve in Chinese with ShaoLan and Software Development Manager Oren Golan at Amazon Video

Amazon Software Development Manager, Oren Golan speaks about how to solve problems in Chinese! In this entertaining episode, find out how to say “small problem” and “big problem” and which is most applicable in modern Chinese culture. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Nov 28
331 - Camera in Chinese with ShaoLan and Photographer Neil Edbrooke

Discover the word for “camera” in Chinese with the award-winning photographer, Neil Edbrooke. ShaoLan finds out the fascinating (and dangerous) way in which Neil's aerial photography career took off! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

10m
Nov 27
330 - To Guess in Chinese with ShaoLan and Jesse Edbrooke from Transition band

Do you enjoy guessing games?! It could land you in “hot water” if you guess someone's age wrong! Find out how to guess in Chinese along with resident Talk Chineasy guest and Transition's singer Jesse Edbrooke. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

7m
Nov 26
329 - Hurry Up in Chinese w/ ShaoLan & VP of Finance & Strategy Silvia Cruz from EF Education First

Learn to say “hurry up!” in Chinese with this episode's guest Silvia Cruz. A must-learn phrase for any parents of small children! It's also something that is important to understand as it is a widely used phrase in fast-paced Chinese society! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Nov 25
328 - How Much Is It in Chinese with ShaoLan and Jesse Edbrooke from Transition band

✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Nov 24
327 - Introduce Yourself with ShaoLan and Historian & Author & TV Presenter Niall Ferguson

Historian and TV presenter Niall Ferguson joins ShaoLan in the London studio for a special edition of Talk Chineasy. Listen in to lose your fear of Chinese and learn some of the most important starting phrases such as addressing a crowd, how to introduce yourself, the way to count to 4 and ordering 10 beers! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

36m
Nov 23
326 - Old in Chinese with ShaoLan and Architectural Historian & Archaeologist Jonathan Dugdale

Learn “old” in Chinese along with top historian Jonathan Dugdale, an expert on the Liao dynasty. Be sure to understand the different words for “old” and how to use them in a non-offensive way. Chineasy creator ShaoLan will teach you how! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

11m
Nov 22
325 - TV in Chinese with ShaoLan and Josh Edbrooke from Transition band

Do you enjoy watching TV? Or has your computer taken over from the TV in your house? Learn the word for “TV” in Chinese with Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

10m
Nov 21
324 - Baby in Chinese with ShaoLan and VP of Finance & Strategy Silvia Cruz from EF Education First

Learn how to say “baby” in Chinese with Vice President of Finance and Strategy for EF Education First, Silvia Cruz. Find out in this touching episode who you can call your baby! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 20
323 - Boat in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-Founder & Co-CEO Maurizio Rossi from H-FARM

Learn the word for “boat” in Chinese along with the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of H-FARM, Maurizio Rossi. ShaoLan also shares her unique insights and tips on how to get your pronunciation perfect. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 19
322 - Grandchild in Chinese with ShaoLan and Photographer Neil Edbrooke

Discover the word for “grandchild” in Chinese with ShaoLan and today's guest Neil Edbrooke, a grandfather to four young children. Understand the historical concepts of the words and how they changed after the cultural revolution. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Nov 18
321 - Make A Phone Call in Chinese with ShaoLan and Josh Edbrooke from Transition band

Find out how to make a phone call in Chinese with this episode's guest, Transition drummer Josh Edbrooke. The imagery of the Chinese description will certainly make this phrase easy to remember! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

10m
Nov 17
320 - Excuse Me, May I Ask in Chinese with ShaoLan and Singer & Musician Robin Mitchell

“Excuse me, may I ask...?” - a Chinese phrase that you will use a hundred times a day! Today's guest is the Bristol indie musician Robin Mitchell. He has toured extensively in China and Taiwan with Transition and used this phrase many times there! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 16
319 - Road in Chinese with ShaoLan and Economist & Bestselling Author Pippa Malmgren

Discover the Chinese word for “road” along with best-selling author and former advisor to the Whitehouse, Pippa Malmgren. She also discusses with ShaoLan how China's new “One Belt, One Road” policy is going to shape the world that we live in. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

12m
Nov 15
318 - Shoe in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-Founder & Co-CEO Maurizio Rossi from H-FARM

How do you say shoes in Chinese? Find out along with today's guest Maurizio Rossi, a luxury shoe brand owner who eventually sold his company Rossimoda to LVMH. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 14
317 - Taxi in Chinese with ShaoLan and Jesse Edbrooke from Transition band

The chances are if you visit Asia you will need to take a taxi at some point. Learn the Chinese word for “taxi” and other useful words along with resident Talk Chineasy guest and Transition singer Jesse Edbrooke. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 13
316 - Street Food in Chinese with ShaoLan and Singer & Musician Robin Mitchell

“Street food” culture in mainland China and Taiwan is definitely something to be appreciated! With a huge variety of snacks available and with every local market having its own character and unique specialities, be ready for the adventure and learn the word for “street food” in Chinese, along with some of the most popular snacks. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 12
315 - City in Chinese with ShaoLan and Architectural Historian & Archaeologist Jonathan Dugdale

Learn the word for “city” in Chinese along with top historian on the Liao dynasty, Jonathan Dugdale. Find out why some of the Chinese place names used today were given to cities in China over a thousand years ago. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

6m
Nov 11
314 - Human in Chinese with ShaoLan and Software Development Manager Oren Golan at Amazon Video

With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) changing the world we live in, it's important to know who we are! Listen to this episode and find out how to say “human” in Chinese! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 10
313 - Farm in Chinese with ShaoLan and Co-Founder & Co-CEO Maurizio Rossi from H-FARM

“Farm” in Chinese has many fascinating historical connotations and ShaoLan teaches today's special guest Maurizio Rossi how to say it. He is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the incredibly successful H-FARM, a business incubator that helps tech startups in Italy to reach their full potential. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

7m
Nov 09
312 - Island in Chinese with ShaoLan and Singer & Musician Robin Mitchell

“Island” in Chinese, with Bristol indie musician Robin Mitchell who was inspired to write his latest hit single “Island” after a recent tour to the island of Taiwan. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 08
311 - Bird in Chinese with ShaoLan and Economist & Bestselling Author Pippa Malmgren

Learn the word for “bird” in Chinese along with today's special guest and former advisor to the White House, Pippa Malmgren! Pippa is the author of a best-selling book called “Signals” which helps readers to decipher the economic signs that we see in the world and anticipate the future! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

10m
Nov 07
310 - Sky in Chinese with ShaoLan and Photographer Neil Edbrooke

This episode's theme is “sky” in Chinese and today's guest is the award-winning photographer Neil Edbrooke who flies all over the UK taking aerial photographs. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

8m
Nov 06
309 - King in Chinese with ShaoLan and Architectural Historian & Archaeologist Jonathan Dugdale

Learn the word for “king” in Chinese with Chinese historian Jonathan Dugdale. Listen in to the fascinating discussion with ShaoLan about the importance of dynasties in China and how the influence of their legacies can still be felt today. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

9m
Nov 05
308 - Park in Chinese with ShaoLan and VP of Finance & Strategy Silvia Cruz from EF Education First

Parks are amazing places to go to relax, to exercise, to take children to play. They have an especially important place in dense cities where they may be the only green spaces around. In this episode, learn the word for “park” in Chinese with ShaoLan and Silvia Cruz. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

7m
Nov 04
307 - Hot & Cold in Chinese with ShaoLan and Josh Edbrooke from Transition band

Josh from Transition calls in from Taipei, where it is very hot, to discuss temperature words with ShaoLan, who is in a rather cold London! Different climates and temperatures mean that different equipment is needed, so on top of describing the temperature of the weather outside, ShaoLan also shares how to describe heating and air conditioning (see which one you need right now)! ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

11m
Nov 03
306 - Night Market in Chinese with ShaoLan and Singer & Musician Robin Mitchell

Learn how to say the amazingly important word “night market” in Chinese with singer-songwriter Robin Mitchell. You will also learn words for some of the most common and most delicious “small eats” that can be found in some of the famous night markets in Taiwan. ✨ BIG NEWS ✨ Our brand new Talk Chineasy App, is now live on the App Store! Free to download and perfect for building your speaking confidence from Day 1. portaly.cc/chineasy Visit our website https://chineasy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/36661724288025-Talk-Chineasy-App for more info about the app.

10m
Nov 02