Today we discuss Japanese indirect passive voice (suffering passive), which is different from the passive voice in English. After listening to this episode, you will be able to express what happened was unpleasant to you without changing your tone of voice. 

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This is the first part of a two-part recording. We discuss the four concepts of the Chinese word "就" and present several examples for the audience to grasp the meanings of it. Join our quiz to test your understanding!

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This is the sequel to the last Japanese episode, What's the difference between くれる and あげる?. In today's episode, we are introducing the verb もらう (to receive) and discussing the usage of particles used with あげる (ageru), くれる (kureru) and もらう (morau). After listening to these two episodes, we hope you get a better grasp of using the verbs あげる、くれる and もらう.

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Today Lori and Mai discussed the use of the very confusing particle '了' in Chinese. It is usually used both to express the completion of an action and a change of a situation. But is it only used to indicate an action in the past? What exceptions are there? Tune in to find out more!

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In this Japanese episode, we are talking about the difference between あげる（Ageru）and くれる（kureru), which are both translated as "give." It seems difficult for Japanese learners to understand the difference between them because it is greatly related to Japanese culture.  

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In this episode, we discuss the use of two Chinese words 不 and 沒(有). We introduce the main differences between them and give examples. Come test your knowledge with our quizzes!

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In this episode we share our observations on the voiced and voiceless sounds in both Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. We'll compare the differences between the minimal pairs and give our opinions on how to distinguish them.

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