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Saying “It’s hot” in Mandarin is just the beginning. In this fun and expressive episode, we teach you 7 dramatic waysto describe hot weather — from “crazy hot” to “so hot I could die!” Get ready to level up your small talk and sound more like a native.
🎯 Today’s Topic: How to describe summer heat in natural, expressive Mandarin
🗝 Key Sentence: 外面熱得要命! — It’s unbearably hot outside!
In this episode, we cover:
– The basic and natural ways to say “It’s hot”
– Dramatic expressions like 熱死了 and 熱爆了
– Bonus words: sweat, heatstroke, and using the AC
– A recap + sentence building challenge
🗣 Listener Challenge:
How’s the weather where you are today?
Try using one of the phrases you learned and tag us on Instagram @bitesize.chinese with your sentence!
🍰 About Bitesize Basics 🍰
Welcome to 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 — a podcast series for beginner Mandarin learners (A1)! Each episode teaches one useful grammar point or vocabulary set through fun, practical conversations. Learn with Mindy and Joeru and build your Mandarin step by step! 📱 Follow us on Instagram @bitesize.chinese for this week’s vocabulary recap and practice tips!
🔅 Buy us a coffee|贊助我們一杯咖啡
🔅 Leave a comment | 留言給我
🪷 Bitesize Chinese 一口中文 Website
🪷 Bitesize Chinese 一口中文 Instagram
🪷 Learn Chinese with us | 跟我們學中文
By Mindy Lin5
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Saying “It’s hot” in Mandarin is just the beginning. In this fun and expressive episode, we teach you 7 dramatic waysto describe hot weather — from “crazy hot” to “so hot I could die!” Get ready to level up your small talk and sound more like a native.
🎯 Today’s Topic: How to describe summer heat in natural, expressive Mandarin
🗝 Key Sentence: 外面熱得要命! — It’s unbearably hot outside!
In this episode, we cover:
– The basic and natural ways to say “It’s hot”
– Dramatic expressions like 熱死了 and 熱爆了
– Bonus words: sweat, heatstroke, and using the AC
– A recap + sentence building challenge
🗣 Listener Challenge:
How’s the weather where you are today?
Try using one of the phrases you learned and tag us on Instagram @bitesize.chinese with your sentence!
🍰 About Bitesize Basics 🍰
Welcome to 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 — a podcast series for beginner Mandarin learners (A1)! Each episode teaches one useful grammar point or vocabulary set through fun, practical conversations. Learn with Mindy and Joeru and build your Mandarin step by step! 📱 Follow us on Instagram @bitesize.chinese for this week’s vocabulary recap and practice tips!
🔅 Buy us a coffee|贊助我們一杯咖啡
🔅 Leave a comment | 留言給我
🪷 Bitesize Chinese 一口中文 Website
🪷 Bitesize Chinese 一口中文 Instagram
🪷 Learn Chinese with us | 跟我們學中文

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