Why Your Chinese Sounds “Weird” and the UK Citizenship Test Quiz | Ep 438
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Why Your Chinese Sounds “Weird” and the UK Citizenship Test Quiz | Ep 438
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Ula explains why some dictionary and app translations feel unnatural, and shares a new Mandarin dictionary app recommendation. Then we mess around with a sound-guessing game, chat about school plays, and end with Tom quizzing Ula on the Life in the UK test.
00:00 Intro, episode 438, Wednesday energy
01:35 What subject do we look like we teach?
07:10 Midweek fatigue and kid sleep chaos
09:20 Why “dictionary Chinese” sounds unnatural
11:40 New app recommendation, 橘子漢語 (J-U-Z-I)
15:20 Free vs paid features, why it beats Pleco for usage
18:00 Nativity play recap, Bethlehem Bake Off confusion
24:35 Game time, People Places Projects sound guesses
25:55 Sound: vacuum cleaner 吸塵器
33:10 Sound: “personal trainer”, Schwarzenegger link
38:20 Sound: parking sensor, reversing beep
41:55 Next week schedule, last broadcasts, Christmas plan
43:20 Visa update and Life in the UK test quiz
48:15 Judiciary question confusion
50:55 Habeas Corpus question, 75% pass mark talk
58:50 Wrap
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