What is it like to be a teacher in Taiwan? Join me as I share funny, challenging, and heartwarming stories from the classroom.Episode page: Maayot: https://www.maayot.com Timestamps-(00:00:00) Introduction-(00:01:02) My Background-(00:03:50) Story 1: The Two Red Lines Absence Note-(00:06:12) Story 2: Keeping Students Busy-(00:12:08) Story 3: A Girl Struggling with Her Emotions-(00:16:36) The Sweet Side of Teaching-(00:23:47) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Jun 14
27 min
Introducing Taiwan Travelogue, the recent International Booker Prize winner, and my reflections on reading it.Episode page: https://reurl.cc/mpQ5O9Maayot: https://www.maayot.com Timestamps-(00:00:00) Introduction-(00:01:38) The Story-(00:13:05) The Author-(00:18:27) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
May 24
25 min
In this episode, I share my flower-growing experiences, funny plant failures, related vocabulary and idioms, and the life lessons I learned from taking care of plants. "Slow growth can still be meaningful growth."Episode page: https://reurl.cc/epZO0LMaayot: https://www.maayot.com Timestamps-(00:00:00) Introduction-(00:21:13) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
May 11
29 min
I'm back! In this episode, I share life updates—moving into a new home, getting married, and my honeymoon in Okinawa.Episode page: https://reurl.cc/A9Xe0pMaayot: https://www.maayot.com Timestamps-(00:00:00) Introduction-(00:03:06) Topic 1: Moving into my new house-(00:13:41) Topic 2: My Wedding+ Honeymoon-(00:20:38) Topic 3: Sharing Letters From Audiences-(00:31:51) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
May 4
40 min
A popular show in Taiwan, "Chinese Monster," tests how well people really know Chinese. In this episode, Chiayu shares some tricky questions from the show and explains funny slang, idioms, and wordplay that even native speakers get wrong.中文怪物：https://youtu.be/BcoIR7z9yxE?si=MU71qLzznJmR7i4vEpisode page: https://reurl.cc/pYO7bQMaayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Introduction-(00:03:21) Question 1-(00:07:57) Question 2-(00:09:35) Question 3-(00:12:24) Question 4-(00:14:49) Question 5-(00:19:52) Question 6-(00:24:12) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Oct 12, 2025
29 min
Xi and Putin caught on mic—talking not about war, but immortality. What happens when Xi and Putin chat about living to 150? In this episode, we explore their viral conversation, leaders' obsession with immortality, and teach key Mandarin words along the way.Episode page:https://reurl.cc/A3YNy8Maayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening+ Story-(00:10:04) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Sep 14, 2025
15 min
“To get cars to finally stop for us, do pedestrians need to arm themselves with bricks when crossing the street!?”In this episode, I talk about Taiwan's traffic problems, why accidents happen, how pedestrian safety differs across countries, and ways to improve. I also teach useful Chinese words about traffic and how to describe charts.Episode page:https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/160/Maayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening-(00:05:15) How serious is the traffic problem?-(00:10:28) Why do traffic accidents happen so often?-(00:16:28) Ways to improve-(00:20:33) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Sep 6, 2025
27 min
Last week I spent a night in a Taiwanese hospital with my father after his kidney stone surgery. In this episode I share my personal experience with you and explain a few bits of vocabulary about doctors, nurses, pain, and Taiwan's health system.Episode page:https://lear-taiwanese-mandarin.webnode.tw/l/159/Maayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening-(00:00:56) My Story and Experience-(00:16:42) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Aug 28, 2025
24 min
In this episode, we read listener letters, discuss if AI makes language learning useless, and see how language affects personality.全聯音樂來源 (原始影片： / dfhxu7lyd2a)：Episode page:https://reurl.cc/WO0y6DMaayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening+ Reading Listener Letters-(00:10:27) Talking about AI & Language Learning-(00:15:43) Do languages affect personality?-(00:23:36) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Aug 21, 2025
30 min
Talking about the U.S.-Taiwan tariff policy and its impact on trade, the semiconductor industry, and work culture. You can learn vocabulary related to politics, economics, and business while discussing how tariffs affect products, companies like TSMC, and cross-cultural workplace differences.Episode page:https://reurl.cc/2QY1kEMaayot: https://www.maayot.comTimestamps-(00:00:00) Opening-(00:03:06) Talking about the tariff policy-(00:17:25) Vocabulary ReviewSupport the Show.Become a member and get extra learning guides for each upcoming episodes:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Chiayu
Aug 13, 2025
21 min
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