Cantonese and Mandarin for medical matters and much more

Feb 26 2025 72 ep. 22 mins 34
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Learn the Cantonese and Mandarin ways to say things related to health and medical matters, and a hodgepodge of many other things you won't learn in a formal classroom.

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72 - 恐 in horror 恐怖 and claustrophobia 幽閉恐懼症 / 幽闭恐惧症

Feb 26 2025 8 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited. sister video (#41) https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos Orchestral hip hop soundtracks courtesy of White Records, that they generously shared on pixabay https://www.youtube.com/@whiterecords1

71 - 腦/脑 in blood-brain barrier 血腦屏障/血脑屏障; computer 電腦/电脑; 當/当+[phrase]+時/时 grammar pattern

Jan 13 2025 12 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings, with some grammar discussions as merited. sister video (#40) https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack Epic background orchestral music. Legacy of Bach. G Minor Hip-Hop ver. Courtesy of White Records, that they generously shared on pixabay thanks Esther for Canto co

70 - 物 mat6 | maht / wù, for bone density testing, plants, animals, rather-X-than-Y grammar pattern

Dec 06 2024 17 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. sister video (#39) www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack "Chroma Dusk" courtesy of Top Flow, from the Top Audio platform, that generously shared this track on pixabay thanks! Keren of Unconventional Chinese for Mando consult Esther for Canto consult

69 - bound morpheme 遗/遺 in 後遺症 / 后遗症 / sequela & 遺產 / 遗产 inheritance

Oct 28 2024 6 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. sister video (#38) www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack courtesy of White Records/Maksym Dudchyk at pixabay Winter Legacy. The Four Seasons. Hip-Hop version. Background music thanks! Esther for Canto consult Keren/Unconventional Chinese for Mando consult

68 - 染 JP: jim5; Y: yíhm / PY: rǎn in septic shock 感染性休克 or plastic pollution 塑料污染

Jul 08 2024 9 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. sister video (#37) https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack Lo-Fi Hip Hop Mix by Alex-Productions (No Copyright Music) Free Music, you can find Alex on Soundcloud and YouTube

67 - 濕 / 湿 wet; damp; humid, for: eczema 濕疹 / 湿疹; to be soaked 淋濕 / 淋湿

May 26 2024 12 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. sister video (ep #36): www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay Epic orchestral music, Background cinematic Hip Hop beat and violin White_Records

66 - 壞/坏 waai6 / huài - bad, for necrosis: 壞死/坏死; spoiling, coddling, overindulging (a kid): 縱壞 / 宠坏

Apr 04 2024 11 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. In this ep, you can see the bad of 壞/坏, in something like rotted tissue, necrosis 壞死/坏死, or like when someone is “spoiled (rotten)” 縱壞/宠坏. sister video (ep #35): www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos soundtrack: “Tricky Fox,” by Magiksolo from Pixabay

65 - Clarity 清晰度 cing1sik1dou6 / qīngxīdù (i.e. mental clarity, image clarity)

Feb 14 2024 6 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. sister video (ep #34): https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos Hip hop beat Music by Enhkamgalan ENYX from Pixabay, uploaded by ENheee

64 - 放鬆 / 放松: fong3sung1 / fàngsōng - relax; slacken; loosen

Jan 03 2024 9 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. This podcast also looks into the root components of 放鬆 / 放松 and discusses the 4th tone sandhi of 不. sister video (ep #33): https://www.youtube.com/@notnowigottago/videos The soundtrack is “Morning Vibes” by Rizzlas via Pixabay; you can hear more from Rizzlas at: https

63 - 靈活/灵活: ling4wut6 / línghuó - flexible, nimble, agile

Nov 29 2023 7 mins  
Casual conversational sentences in Canto and Mando for topics in medical and non-medical settings. This podcast also looks at the root components of 靈活/灵活 branching over to the words: 精靈 / 精灵: zing1ling4 / jīngling (when describing a clever/precocious kid) 活潑 / 活泼 wut6put3 / huópo (when describing an active/energetic elderly) sister video (ep #32): http