Snack-Sized Languages

In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to say goodbye in Korean and you'll learn the phrases for "goodbye," "bye," and how to tell someone you will see them at a later time. Wondering how to how to say hello in Chinese? You'll learn how with these Chinese phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

Featured Trade Secret:

Now that we've learned how to say "hello" and "goodbye", you know how to start and end your conversations in Korean. Now it's time to start using it! Finding a Chinese friend you can chat with will be super helpful on your journey to learn Chinese. Whether you find a language exchange partner online through an app, a Chinese tutor on a site like iTalki, or even just finding a Chinese community of Instagrammers to chat with (yes, that's a thing!) — find someone to start talking with in Chinese.

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In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to greet someone in Chinese and you'll learn the phrases for "goodbye," "bye," and how to tell someone you will see them at a later time. Wondering how to how to say hello in Chinese? You'll learn how with these Chinese phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

"Goodbye" in Chinese - 再见 zài jiàn

"Bye" in Chinese - 拜拜 bài bài! (it's an English loanword you'll hear used)

See you... - ...见 *...*jiàn

And this can be preceded by a ton of things. Until tomorrow is à míngtiān jiàn. Until Monday is xīngqíyī jiàn. Until next week is xià ge xīngqí jiàn. And until later is huítóu jiàn.

Featured Trade Secret:

Now that we've learned how to say "hello" and "goodbye", you know how to start and end your conversations in Chinese. Now it's time to start using it! Finding a Chinese friend you can chat with will be super helpful on your journey to learn Chinese. Whether you find a language exchange partner online through an app, a Chinese tutor on a site like iTalki, or even just finding a Chinese community of Instagrammers to chat with (yes, that's a thing!) — find someone to start talking with in Chinese.

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In this episode of the podcast, we chat about Women in Language, an exciting online language event that spotlights lesser heard voices in the language learning space. Shannon is one of the founders and co-hosts of the event, and this year, Caitlin is joining as a speaker.

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In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to be polite in Korean and you'll learn the phrases for "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome." Wondering how to how to say thank you in Korean? You'll learn how with these Korean phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

"Please" in Korean - juseyo

"Thank you" in Korean - gomawoyo / gamsahamnida

"You're welcome" in Korean - anieyo / cheonmaneyo

Featured Trade Secret:

If you're receiving something from someone, you also need to have good body manners. Make sure to accept the gift with both hands and a slight bow while you say thank you. This shows you care about what you're receiving, and will take good care of it.

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In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to be polite in Japanese and you'll learn the phrases for "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome." Wondering how to how to say thank you in Japanese? You'll learn how with these Japanese phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

"Please" in Japanese - kudasai / onegai shimasu

"Thank you" in Japanese - arigatou / arigatou gozaimasu

"You're welcome" in Japanese - dou itashimashite

Featured Trade Secret:

When it comes to showing politeness in Japanese, it often depends on who you're talking to. You'll notice shop staff use more formal speech with you, saying things like irrashaimase to welcome you to the store, and lots of gozaimasu endings to be more polite. Gozaimasu is the humble form of the verb "to be", it's often used to be extra polite.

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In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to be polite in Chinese and you'll learn the phrases for "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome." Wondering how to how to say thank you in Chinese? You'll learn how with these Chinese phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

"Thank you" in Chinese - 谢谢 xièxie

"Thanks a lot" in Chinese - 感谢 gǎnxiè

"Please" in Chinese - 请 qǐng

"You're welcome" - 别客气 bié kèqì or bukeqi bú kèqì which literally means "don't be polite" and I'll get to why that is in just a moment.

Featured Trade Secret:

This episode's trade secret is from Shannon and it's all about keqi.

And this is an important one because it's very different from Western culture where we go out of our way to show our gratitude to those closest to us.

If you tell your Chinese friends thank you, you're telling them you feel there's a need for formality between the two of you. In other words, distance. Instead, to show a friend gratitude, just return the favor or gift. The idea of reciprocity is important.

So, if for example, they drive you to the airport. Instead of thank you, you make yourself available to drive them the next time they need a lift! If they bring you back a gift after traveling—you know what to do!

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In this episode of the podcast, we talk about learning languages with food.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

Caitlin's method for learning with food: Learn to talk about your food preferences. What you'd like to order. What you don't want to order. What you can't eat.

Featured Trade Secret:

Shannon's trade secret:

As you know, I LOVE food. I'm all about trying new dishes, going to new restaurants, drooling over amazing food photos on instagram... And speaking of which, Instagram is a great place to learn a little language around food. If you learn how to say "x food" in your language, you can search for it as a hashtag on instagram and find recipes, descriptions of tasty food, and more!

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In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to be polite in French and you'll learn the phrases for "please," "thank you," and "you're welcome." Wondering how to how to say thank you in French? You'll learn how with these French phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

"Thank you" in French - merci / je vous remercie

"Please" in French - s'il te plaît / s'il vous plaît

"You're welcome" in French - de rien

"Thanks a lot" in French - merci beaucoup

Featured Trade Secret:

In this episode, Shannon is also going to share a trade secret with you.

Yes! As you know, I love to travel. And for work, I've had the opportunity to travel to a lot of places. And while studying music in school, I even lived in France for a time. One of the things I learned while I lived there, which is unusual for here is a little bit about French etiquette. In an earlier episode, you learned bonjour is hello in French. And in France, when you enter a shop or café, you don't try to walk in unnoticed like you would here in the US to avoid being approached. In fact, it's rude if you don't say bonjour when entering a shop or store or café in France.

And there's a special thank you that's slightly more formal that's usually reserved for service workers — it's merci bien. So when a waiter hands you a coffee, or a shopkeeper helps you find a clothing article in your size, you might use this thank you.

It's also a way to say "no thanks" in French in other situations. Merci bien, mais non. Thank you, but no.

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In this episode of the podcast, we talk about how to learn a new language using tv and dramas.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

Shannon's method for learning with dramas and tv shows: Find a drama or tv show you might be interested in watching in your language. As you watch, make a point to write down 5-10 phrases that you find useful using Shannon's stop and rewind method.

Featured Trade Secret:

When it comes to learning with TV, try taking it in short chunks rather than long episodes. Watching short clips online can help you start to get the hang of the topics on the show. Plus, doing a bit of research into what the show is about and learning some vocab around that can give you a heads start. If you know you're going to watch a high school drama, learn phrases for "classroom", "teacher", "student", and so on, so as soon as you jump into the show, you understand a bit of it.

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In this episode of the podcast, we focus on learning how to say goodbye to someone in Japanese and you'll learn the phrases for "goodbye," "see you later," and "see you tomorrow". Wondering how to how to say bye in Japanese? You'll learn how with these Japanese phrases in this week's snack-sized lesson.

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In This Lesson, You Learned:

"Goodbye" in Japanese - sayounara

"See you later" in Japanese - ja ne / ja mata / mata ne

"See you tomorrow" in Japanese - Mata ashita

Featured Trade Secret:

Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is about what to do when you're feeling burnt out or when you just don't have enough time. With all the changes that have happened lately, this has been music for me. I haven't had a single performance in over a year! And so it's been hard to keep up music regularly with all the other things I have to do. And I realized the same could be true for language. So one of the things I did to create opportunities for me to work on music is sign up for a course. That way, I have deadlines, assignments, accountability and a need to work on it daily. It was just about committing to something to give myself a reason to spend time with that. And if you're struggling to regularly study, this could be a great way for you to find a way to commit to your language.

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