Learn Chinese with Beginner Stories

Yu Qing catches her roommate still on her phone after an entire afternoon of scrolling aimlessly...—————————————————————————————————雨晴：哇，你还在看手机？ 同屋：哎， 对。我不能看手机了。我看了一个下午了。 雨晴：你看什么呢？ 同屋：我东看看，西看看。没什么。 雨晴：我知道。你眼睛不痛吗？我的眼睛会痛。一个下午！ 同屋：哎，有些痛。我今天不能看手机了！ 雨晴：你可以吗？ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off on your first month today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Gao Yue's phone rings, but neither he nor Anna recognizes the number. He decides not to answer...—————————————————————————————————安娜：你的手机响了！接电话！ 高月：嗯？谁打我的电话？ 安娜：你看看。我不认识这个号码。 高月：我也不认识。那我不接。 安娜：不接吗？ 高月：对啊，不认识的号码，不接。  安娜：好吧。是骗子吧！ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off for your first month today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Today, we have a special guest joining us: Lindi, a Chinese learner herself and the host of the Chinese Language Convo Club podcast(CLCC). We’ll be talking about learning Chinese together and I will lead her through part of the maayot story about investment shown below. Also, If you’d like to find out more about CLCC, check out the link below:https://open.spotify.com/show/4yJlyBkSKDcegnDkzHMN4h?si=ccabb800f114423eGao Jin asks Gao Yue for advice on investing his annual bonus...—————————————————————————————————高进：哥，你前段时间是不是在做投资理财？ 高月：我一直都在做投资理财啊。工作后的第一年我就开始做了。怎么了？ 高进：我年底得了一笔年终奖金，我也想用这笔钱做做投资理财。不过，我还从来没有研究过这方面的事情，所以我想问问，向你取取经。 高月：好啊。那要看你想要什么样的了。一般就是那些：股票，基金，银行理财或者房产...... 高进：嗯，你觉得什么风险最大啊？ 高月：只投资一种东西，风险最大。我一般都是什么都买点。一部分钱放在银行理财，一部分买基金，一部分买股票。那句老话说：不要把鸡蛋放在一个篮子里。这样，即使有一部分亏了，其他的还能补回来，幸运的话。 高进：嗯，那你一般是怎么挑选这些产品的呢？我对这些知识都一概不知。哎，我太没有商业头脑了。 高月：我之前对这些也是完全摸不着头脑。我就是经常收集和阅读有关投资和理财的书籍和信息，久而久之，你自然就明白了。 —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Yu Qing needs to buy milk because she ran out this morning...——————————————————————————————雨晴：去超市吗？我要去买点牛奶。 同屋：你没有牛奶了？ 雨晴：今天早上就没有了。 同屋：你喝这么多牛奶！？ 雨晴：对，我很喜欢喝牛奶。 同屋：我也要去买东西，我们一起去吧。 —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Zhang Li says she skipped eat lunch today. You know why?——————————————————————————————张丽：好困！   安娜：对，我也困。吃午饭了吧？    张丽：你知道吗？我今天没吃午饭。    安娜：没吃午饭？为什么？    张丽：我不饿。    安娜：不饿？你早饭吃了什么？    张丽：我吃了三个大包子！ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Anna asks if Gao Yue has called a ride for their outing, but Gao Yue knows Anna well. He wants her to be truly ready first...—————————————————————————————————安娜：你叫车了吗？  高月：没叫。你准备好了？  安娜： 五分钟五分钟！！ 高月：五分钟？ 安娜： 是！ 高月：你准备好后，我叫车。  安娜：现在叫吧。 高月：准备好后叫。很快。 安娜：好吧。 —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Gao Yue and Anna just met. Gao Yue asks Anna about her hobbies...—————————————————————————————————高月：你喜欢做什么？   安娜：我喜欢很多。    高月：说一个！    安娜：我喜欢看书。    高月：看什么书？小说？    安娜：对，小说。    高月：你现在在看什么小说？    安娜：这个！你看看。   高月：我知道这个！ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Yu Qing is dressed up and going out, when her roommate asks who she's meeting. Yu Qing would like to the secret...—————————————————————————————————同屋：你去哪？ 穿这么美！   雨晴：去见一个人。    同屋：见谁？  雨晴：不告诉你。    同屋：见上次那个人？   雨晴：不告诉你。    同屋：为什么？这次为什么不告诉我？   雨晴：回来后告诉你。 哈哈！ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Gao Yue suggests flying a kite with Anna because the wind is good today... ———————————————————————————————高月：你冷吗？    安娜：不冷。今天我穿了两件衣服。    高月：好。今天风很大。    安娜：对！风很大。    高月：去放风筝吗？   安娜：太好了！去去去！   高月：我们有风筝吗？    安娜：有吗？   高月：我有！ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us !

Gao Yue is watching a TV series. Anna is asking about the total number of episodes for it and got surprised...—————————————————————————————————安娜：你在看什么？    高月：我在看电视剧。这个，你看！    安娜：好看吗？有几集？    高月：还行。一共有45集。    安娜：45集？！好长！   高月：是。   安娜：看了几集了？    高月：5集。哈哈。    安娜：天～45集太多了！ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions with native to practice your speaking✅ One tap Pinyin, explain in context for words and sentences✅ Writing and speaking exercises with real person feedback✅ Track your learning streakNot using these features yet? Open our app or visit maayot.com Use promotion code “Podcast” , get a 50% off today !If this episode made you smile, laugh, or learn something new. Please Take just 30 seconds to leave us a rating and short review. It helps other Mandarin learners discover us ! We appreciate it!