Discover Chinese Language and Culture
By YingWang 英望
你们好！Hi everyone. My name is Ivana 英望. I am a Peking University graduate, passionate about sharing my love for the Chinese language and culture with others. Welcome to my podcast. Feel free to leave comments, feedback, and suggestions. 欢迎大家跟我一起学汉语及了解中国文化。You can reach me at instagram DiscoverChinese_YingWang
Discover Chinese Language and CultureJun 14, 2019
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Introduction to the Chinese written system
In this episode, I talk a little bit about the history of the Chinese written language and the various terms referring to it. Afterwards, I introduce everyone to the different kinds of characters that form the Chinese written language. Please, follow me on instagram for written materials on the topic. Ivana.kolevaa_yingwang Thank you everyone!
Jun 24, 201911:33
This episode will introduce you to some common greetings in the Chinese language.
Learn how to say “hi” and “how are you doing” in a few different ways and understand a bit more about Chinese people and their customs. Enjoy the episode and if you have any questions or comments, follow me on my instagram at ivana.kolevaa_YingWang
Jun 18, 201908:55
This is the introduction to the series covering the Chinese language tonal system.
In this series we will discuss and study the four tones ( plus the neutral tone), we will practise pronouncing different syllables in different tones and will get familiar with some changes in tones and other particularities. Learning the tones is essential to learning Chinese, so listen and repeat as much as you need! 加油! ( jia1you2, go for it)
Jun 18, 201903:55
Mastering the Chinese tonal system, part 3, practising pronouncing bisyllabic words.
In today’s episode, I will help you improve your pronunciation by saying Chinese words consisting of two syllables, each with the same or with different tones. Please repeat after me and listen to the podcast several times, till you feel comfortable with the tones and confident in saying them aloud on your own. If you have any comments or questions, please follow me on instagram at ivana.kolevaa_YingWang. 谢谢大家 xie4xie4da4jia1. 加油 jia1you2!
Jun 18, 201907:21
Did you know...? Episode 1 - the lucky number 8 “八”
Listen to my new podcast series “did you know...?” in which I will share with you interesting stories from the amazing Chinese culture. In today’s episode I will tell you about the origin of the lucky number 8 and some related curiosities. Please follow me on instagram to get a printable of the important points I share with you here. Enjoy!
Jun 14, 201903:20
Intro to this podcast and the author. Little bio and purpose of the podcast.
Introduction, where I share a few words about myself and the purpose of this podcast. Please, if you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, follow me on instagram ivana.kolevaa, where you can also find a lot of materials related to the podcasts that I will publish here. 感谢你们! Thank you very much.
Jun 14, 201903:06
Tonal system part 2, practise monosyllabic words in different tones.
Follow me in learning how to pronounce different monosyllabic words in the four tones. Repeat after me. 加油! (Good luck)
Jun 14, 201905:26
Learning to count in Chinese.
Repeat after me the numbers from 1 to 10 in Chinese.
Jun 13, 201900:58