The best recommendation I can make if you are at an early level in learning Chinese is to use a free resource like Learn Mandarin Now to get started with (and, with 110+ episodes, a good distance into) Chinese listening comprehension. This also makes sense as the vast majority of Chinese learners are in the early stages of study and as such there’s a lot more demand for beginners to low-intermediate material. Learn Mandarin Now‘s podcast series (currently ~120+ and growing every week) is also more tuned towards beginners than Chinese Pod.
Chinese Pod’s basic package starts at $14/month which isn’t cheap. The obvious comparison in Mandarin Chinese learning needs to be with Chinese Pod, one of the largest and most popular providers of Chinese audio podcasts at the moment. Chinese Pod follows a similar format (vocab, dialogue, explanation) and has a much larger library than Learn Mandarin Now but of course it isn’t free. This is fairly standard and you’ll hear this format in most foreign language podcasts. The basic structure of each 8-10 minute episode is: vocabulary introduction, dialogue and then a step-by-step explanation of the language used in the dialogue. Pretty cool, especially considering the quality of the material. Learn Mandarin Now however is all free – the audio, text transcripts and download files are all available without cost and even without registering. A lot of other podcast shows have free tasters and then paid extended lessons or payment for other learning resources like the PDF scripts. Probably the most important thing to mention upfront is that Learn Mandarin Now is totally free.
Each podcast follows a similar format: vocabulary introduction, dialogue and then step-by-step explanation of the language used in the dialogue.All podcast episodes are downloadable and come with Chinese/English transcripts and vocab lists.At the time of writing there are 120+ episodes available on the website.Learn Mandarin Now is a free learning Chinese podcast available on this website and also via iTunes.At the same time I want to talk generally about the use of audio podcasts. I want to introduce and discuss the Learn Mandarin Now Podcast and provide a short review of how and why this podcast series can help your Chinese progress.
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