Everyone knows that to become truly fluent in another language, you must be able to hear it as well as read it. With Dig Mandarin’s series of fun and informative podcasts, you can listen to a native Chinese narrator read the text while you follow along in both Chinese characters and pinyin. (There’s also an English translation.) The narrator speaks slowly and very clearly, which makes it easy for you hear both the words and their tones.

To help you apply what you have learned, each podcast highlights key vocabulary words for you to remember. Each podcast also ends with an interactive exercise, such as fill-in-the-blanks or choose the right answer, so you can test your knowledge.

More topics will be addressed soon, so you will want to return to this site frequently to see what new podcasts have been added!