This 22-line HSK 4 Mandarin dialogue lets you listen to Julia and John discuss Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance — from his Spanish-language singing to the cultural impact of reggaeton reaching a global audience.
Julia and John talk about the February 8th halftime show, covering how Bad Bunny became the first performer to sing entirely in Spanish at the Super Bowl. They discuss reggaeton music, Puerto Rican culture, and the cultural barriers his performance broke. The conversation also touches on the meaning behind the "64" shirt he wore on stage.
Key vocabulary includes 突破 (tūpò, breach) and 融合 (róng hé, fuse, merge, mix), along with topic-specific terms like 超级碗, 中场秀, 惊艳, 雷鬼, and 波多黎各. This dialogue sits at HSK 4 level, making it accessible if you've been working through HSK 4 lessons and want to apply your skills to Popular Music topics.
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Listening is free without an account. For more material, browse free Chinese listening practice with AI dialogues, or try another HSK 4 listening dialogue titled "Exploring the 'Coolcationing' Trend". If you want a different music topic, you can create a custom Chinese dialogue on any topic. You might also enjoy another HSK 3 listening dialogue titled "Breakthroughs in Inflammation Research" for related vocabulary like 突破.
Whether you're into reggaeton or just want to talk about pop culture in Mandarin, this dialogue gives you real conversational patterns to practice.
突破 (tūpò, breach), 融合 (róng hé, fuse, merge, mix), 超级碗, 中场秀, 惊艳, 雷鬼, and 波多黎各 appear as new words in this dialogue. Julia and John also discuss reggaeton, Puerto Rican culture, and the cultural significance of singing entirely in Spanish at the halftime show.
This dialogue is built for HSK 4 learners. If you're not there yet, you might start with another HSK 3 listening dialogue titled "Breakthroughs in Inflammation Research," which also features 突破 (tūpò) at a lower level before tackling this Popular Music topic.
Yes. After listening, switch to speaking mode to read Julia and John's lines aloud and get pronunciation feedback from Mei Lin. You can also slow audio to 0.5x or 0.75x and replay individual lines before attempting to speak them yourself.