Taiwanese-American Angela Lin is on a journey to elevate her Mandarin skills with the help of her Mandarin teacher guests. On this show, Angela engages in meaningful conversations using only the Mandarin she knows, while her guests provide live corrections along the way. This practical format allows both Angela and listeners to learn "grown-up" Mandarin and correct common mistakes naturally, offering an approachable way to help American-born Chinese (ABCs), American-born Taiwanese (ABTs), and other advanced Mandarin learners find their voice in Mandarin on the topics they care about.
Real You Mandarin: The Podcast
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Taiwanese-American Angela Lin is on a journey to elevate her Mandarin skills with the help of her Mandarin teacher guests. On this show, Angela engages in meaningful conversations using only the Mandarin she knows, while her guests provide live corrections along the way. This practical format allows both Angela and listeners to learn "grown-up" Mandarin and correct common mistakes naturally, offering an approachable way to help American-born Chinese (ABCs), American-born Taiwanese (ABTs), and other advanced Mandarin learners find their voice in Mandarin on the topics they care about.
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June 29, 2026
25. Multilingual Taiwanese Friends Abroad ft. Ching Ching Hsu
<p>Ching Ching is another Taiwanese friend that Angela met through her Japanese language school in Kyoto. They actually first met through a double date with their husbands, since Ching Ching was in the same Japanese class as Angela's husband!</p><p><br></p><p>Although born and raised in Taiwan, Ching Ching has lived the past almost 13 years in Norway with her husband, and now speaks intermediate to advanced level Norwegian. On top of speaking Mandarin and Taiwanese (Hokkien), she also speaks English, and is a pretty advanced Japanese speaker as well!</p><p><br></p><p>We free flow chat about everything from dating/marriage culture in Taiwan vs. the West, to how our Japanese learning journeys were different as a Taiwanese vs. American-born speaker, to even the woes of needing to turn on subtitles for our own respective native language shows (Mandarin for Ching Ching and English for Angela, lol!). </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll learn vocab like 中氣很足 / 中气很足 / zhōng qì hěn zú ("speaking with strong projection" / "having a 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. </p><p><br></p><p>If you like learning Mandarin through the podcast, go deeper by joining the Podcast Transcript Membership to unlock full episode transcripts in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, English, with vocab highlighted. <a href="https://transcripts.realyoumandarin.com/free-lesson-emails" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Download episode 1's full transcript for free</strong></a> to see the format before you join. </p><p><br></p><p>If you like learning Mandarin through this conversational format, join our latest course Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression, where we teach you how to navigate some of life's toughest conversations, from expressing your emotions, interpersonal relationships, fertility & parenting, caring for aging parents, to self-growth. <a href="https://selfexpression.realyoumandarin.com/free-lesson-emails" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Try a free lesson</strong></a> to see the exact course format before joining!</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about all of our resources at <a href="Ching Ching is another Taiwanese friend that Angela met through her Japanese language school in Kyoto. They actually first met through a double date with their husbands, since Ching Ching was in the same Japanese class as Angela's husband! Although born and raised in Taiwan, Ching Ching has lived the past almost 13 years in Norway with her husband, and now speaks intermediate to advanced level Norwegian. On top of speaking Mandarin and Taiwanese (Hokkien), she also speaks English, and is a pretty advanced Japanese speaker as well! We free flow chat about everything from dating/marriage culture in Taiwan vs. the West, to how our Japanese learning journeys were different as a Taiwanese vs. American-born speaker, to even the woes of needing to turn on subtitles for our own respective native language shows (Mandarin for Ching Ching and English for Angela, lol!). In this episode, you'll learn vocab like 中氣很足 / 中气很足 / zhōng qì hěn zú ("speaking with strong projection" / "having a 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. " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://www.realyoumandarin.com</strong></a></p>
May 21, 2026
24. Going All In to Fit In ft. Sean Hsieh
<p>Sean and Angela met in Japan at a local Japanese language school and got to know each other as classmates speaking only Japanese with each other up until recording this podcast episode together. </p><p><br></p><p>Sean Hsieh was born and raised in Taiwan through age 13 when he moved to Singapore to attend an American-style international school. He took an extreme approach to this big life shift by deciding to cut off Chinese altogether and fully immerse himself in English for those 3 years, even if he couldn't speak it at all when he first got there. Thanks to that all-in mindset, he now speaks fluent American-style English. But looking back he regrets not prioritizing also improving his Mandarin, as he now feels subpar in that respect. </p><p><br></p><p>Since so many of us are American-born Mandarin speakers, it was interesting to hear Sean's description of his Mandarin level as "not very good" since compared to many of us ABCs/ABTs, his vocabulary range is much wider than what we grew up with, he knows all the Chinese characters, and grew up in the culture/society through his early formidable years. It just goes to show how relative and personal each person's language journey is!</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll learn vocab like 觀點 / 观点 / guān diǎn ("point of view" / "opinion"), 極端 / 极端 / jí duān ("extreme"), 打從心底 / 打从心底 / dǎ cóng xīn dǐ ("from the bottom of one's heart" / "genuinely" / "sincerely"), and more. </p><p><br></p><p>Go deeper with your learning from the podcast by joining our Podcast Transcript Membership, which includes full episode transcripts in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English, with vocab highlighted. Download the first episode's full transcript for free to check out the format before joining: <a href="https://www.realyoumandarin.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://www.realyoumandarin.com/podcast</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p>And if you like improving your Mandarin through this conversational style format, check out our course Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression taught through video-lessons of realistic dialogues teaching you real life vocabulary to navigate some of life's toughest challenges, including expressing your emotions, interpersonal relationships, fertility & parenting, caring for aging parents, and self-growth. Try a free lesson and learn more at <a href="https://www.realyoumandarin.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://www.realyoumandarin.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realyoumandarin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>@realyoumandarin</strong></a> and on TikTok at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realyoumandarin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>@realyoumandarin</strong></a></p>
May 3, 2026
23. Embracing Taiwanese-American Abroad
<p>In celebration of my first Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month living outside of the U.S., I'm reflecting on my Taiwanese-American identity and how it's evolved since immigrating to Asia.</p><p><br></p><p>As someone who was constantly insecure about both my "American" and "Taiwanese" identities growing up in the U.S., living outside of that context has finally helped me accept both. </p><p><br></p><p>Here in Japan, I'm constantly reminded of how "American" my personality, my point of view, my humor... all of it really is. And with my Mandarin being stronger than my Japanese, I've found a sense of connection with other Mandarin speakers living here and finally feeling more confident about my Taiwanese identity for the first time in my life. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, you'll learn vocab like 亞太裔傳統月 / 亚太裔传统月 / yà tài yì chuán tǒng yuè ("AAPI Heritage Month"), 少數族群 / 少数族群 / shǎo shù zú qún ("minority ethnic group"), 兩極 / 两极 / liǎng jí ("polar opposite" / "very contrasting"), and more. </p><p><br></p><p>In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, now through May 31st, if you join our <a href="https://realyoumandarin.com/real-you-mandarin-self-expression-course-overview" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u><strong>Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression</strong></u></a> course, you'll get FREE lifetime access to the <a href="https://transcripts.realyoumandarin.com/podcast-transcripts-landing-page" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u><strong>Podcast Transcript Membership</strong></u></a> ($100 value) to unlock full transcripts of all past and future episodes. Transcripts include Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English with vocabulary highlighted. Simply forward your course purchase confirmation email to <a href="mailto:support@realyoumandarin.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>support@realyoumandarin.com</strong></a> to get complimentary access to the Transcript Membership.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about the Real You Mandarin: Self-Expression course and the Transcript Membership at <a href="https://www.realyoumandarin.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u><strong>https://www.realyoumandarin.com</strong></u></a> !</p><p>Follow us on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/realyoumandarin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u><strong>@realyoumandarin </strong></u></a>and TikTok at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@realyoumandarin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><u><strong>@realyoumandarin</strong></u></a></p>
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