Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local

Lulu最近負責的節目結束了!  Lulu recently wrapped up a program. 告一段落 gào yīduànluò - come to an end; wrap up IG動態 IG dòngtài - Instagram stories 大咖 dà kā - celebrities; big shots 外商公司 wàishāng gōngsī - foreign company 迪士尼 díshìní - Disney 胡瓜 húguā - a Taiwanese television host and comedian 瑪莉亞 mǎlìyà - a Taiwanese television host 撤台 chè tái - to withdraw from Taiwan market 衛...

高雄 Gāoxióng - Kaohsiung (a city in Taiwan) 北回歸線 Běi Huíguīxiàn - tropic of cancer 以南 yǐ nán - south of 太陽直射 tàiyáng zhíshè - direct sunlight of the sun 龍虎塔 Lónghǔ Tǎ - Dragon and tiger pagodas 高塔 gāo tǎ - high tower 趨吉避凶 qū jí bì xiōng - seek good fortune and avoid misfortune 宗教信仰 zōngjiào xìnyǎng - religious beliefs 佛教 Fójiào - buddhism 道教 Dàojiào - taoism 佛光山 Fógu...

孫子兵法 Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ - the art of war (book by Sun Tzu) 兵書 bīngshū - military treatise 軍事學 jūnshì xué - military science 深遠 shēnyuǎn - profound; far-reaching 帝王 dìwáng - emperor 將軍 jiàngjūn - general 軍事專家 jūnshì zhuānjiā - military expert 西元前 Xīyuán qián - B.C.  打仗 dǎzhàng - wage war; fight 經商 jīngshāng - do business; engage in commerce 比爾蓋茲 Bǐ'ěr Gàizī - Bill Gates...

他的工作是什麼? What is his job? 土地開發 tǔ dì kāi fā - land development 業務 yè wù - salesperson 黑 hēi - black (In this context, it could imply something illegal or unethical) 換跑道 huàn pǎo dào - change career or field 黑道 hēi dào - underworld, criminal underworld  土地買賣 tǔ dì mǎi mài - land buying and selling 牽扯 qiān chě - involve, implicate 土地利益 tǔ dì lì yì - land interests or ben...

我現在正在準備線上中文口說課程，希望你能提供意見，讓我製作出更好的課程。 I'm crafting an online Chinese speaking course and I'd love your input to make it awesome. 請幫我填問卷，告訴我你想要學習什麼: ⁠ 問卷在這裡 ⁠ Please help me take a sec to fill out the survey, share what you'd like to learn: ⁠ ⁠ take the survey here! ⁠ (為了感謝你我會送你20塊美金的折價券，下個星期一我還會選出10個人...

我現在正在準備線上中文口說課程，希望你能提供意見，讓我製作出更好的課程。 I'm crafting an online Chinese speaking course and I'd love your input to make it awesome. 請幫我填問卷，告訴我你想要學習什麼: 問卷在這裡 Please help me take a sec to fill out the survey, share what you'd like to learn: ⁠ take the survey here! (為了感謝你我會送你20塊美金的折價券，下個星期一我還會選出10個人免費地送...

我們是怎麼認識的? How Did We Meet? 表弟 biǎo dì - younger male cousin (mother's side) 堂弟 táng dì - younger male cousin (father's side) 姓氏 xìng shì - surname, family name 為什麼他想去澳洲? Why does he want to go to Australia? 打工度假 dǎ gōng dù jià - working holiday 簽證 qiān zhèng - visa 生涯規劃 shēng yá guī huà - career planning 遺憾 yí hàn - regret 光 guāng - only, just 來回機票 lá...

象棋 xiàngqí - Chinese Chess 棋子 qízǐ - Chess pieces 分別 fēnbié - respectively 棋盤 qípán - Chessboard 帥 shuài - General (Red) 仕 shì - Advisors (Red) 相 xiàng - Elephants (Red) 傌 mǎ - Horses (Red) 俥 jū - Chariots (Red) 炮 pào - Cannons (Red) 兵 bīng - Soldiers (Red) 將 jiàng - General (Black) 士 shì - Advisors (Black) 象 xiàng - Elephants (Black) 馬 mǎ - Horses (Black) 車 jū - Chariots (Blac...

痊癒 quán yù - to recover or heal, especially from an illness 願望 yuànwàng - a wish or desire, often referring to a goal or aspiration 靈 líng - spiritually efficacious or effective 神明 shénmíng - deities 香 xiāng - incense, typically used in religious rituals for its fragrant smoke 點燃 diǎn rán - to ignite or light, often used in the context of lighting incense 閉上眼睛 bì shàng yǎnjīng - to c...

台灣女生都用交友軟體認識男生!? Do Taiwanese girls mostly use dating apps to meet guys? 交友軟體 jiāoyǒu ruǎntǐ - dating app 對象 duìxiàng - object/target (in this context, referring to a romantic partner) 階段 jiēduàn - stage/phase 曖昧 àimèi - ambiguous/vague 之類的 zhīlèi de - and so on/like that 任 rèn - term/relationship (in the context of a romantic relationship) 異地 yìdì - in a different pl...

客運 kèyùn - intercity bus or coach service 葡萄牙 pútáoyá - Portugal 福爾摩沙 fúěrmóshā - a historical name for Taiwan, often used by early European explorers 作為 zuòwéi - to serve as or act as 統治中心 tǒngzhì zhōngxīn - administrative center or capital 古蹟 gǔjì - historical site or monument 行政中心 xíngzhèng zhōngxīn - administrative center or governmental hub 繁榮 fánróng - prosperity or af...

口頭禪 kǒutóuchán - catchphrase or verbal habit 那個~ 不好意思 nèige~ bù hǎoyìsi - "uh, excuse me," a polite phrase used to start conversations or make requests 廁所 cèsuǒ - restroom or toilet 通知 tōngzhī - to notify or inform 要好 yào hǎo - (between friends) close 我跟你說... wǒ gēn nǐ shuō... - let me tell you... 蛤 há - informal expression equivalent to "what?" or "huh...

因為疫情的關係，我們很久沒見面了...Due to the pandemic, we haven't seen each other for a long time 軒軒 xuān xuān -  a friend’s name 疫情 yìqíng - epidemic/pandemic 一陣子 yī zhènzi - a period of time 禁止 jìnzhǐ - prohibit/forbid 惶恐 huángkǒng - anxious/apprehensive 壓抑 yāyì - suppressed/oppressed 憂鬱 yōuyù - depressed/depression 快瘋了 kuài fēngle - almost going crazy 落差 luòchā - discre...

身為 shēn wéi - as, being 手搖店 shǒuyáo diàn / 飲料店 yǐnliào diàn - bubble tea shop 手搖飲 shǒuyáo yǐn - hand-shaken beverages, typically referring to bubble tea or similar drinks 記下來 jì xiàlái - remember, take note 百香雙響炮 bǎixiāng shuāng xiǎngpào - Passionfruit Gaga a name of a drink  以...作為基底 yǐ... zuòwéi jīdǐ - using... as a base 加上 jiā shàng - add, plus 椰果 yēguǒ - coconut jel...

交通事故 jiāotōng shìgù - traffic accident, an incident involving vehicles on the road 死亡 sǐwáng - death, the state of being deceased 平均下來 píngjūn xiàlái - on average, calculated as an average 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóngdēng - run a red light, to disregard a red traffic signal 不守交通規矩 bùshǒu jiāotōng guīju - disobey traffic rules, not following traffic regulations 隨便 suíbiàn - casually, arbitr...

- 她從小就知道會繼承家業嗎? Did she know from a young age that she would inherit the family business? 蘭花 lánhuā - orchid 接家業 jiē jiāyè - take over the family business 誤打誤撞 wùdǎ wùzhuàng - stumble into, accidentally 二廠 èr chǎng - Second factory 啟用 qǐyòng - put into use, activate 無菌操作機台 wújùn cāozuò jītái - aseptic operating machinery 龜毛 guīmáo (Taiwanese: niǎo mō) - picky, meti...

澎湖 péng hú - Penghu, an archipelago located in the Taiwan Strait 本島 běn dǎo - main island, referring to the main island of Taiwan 由...所組成 yóu... suǒ zǔ chéng - composed of..., formed by... 東北季風 dōngběi jìfēng - northeast monsoon, a seasonal wind from the northeast 強 qiáng - strong 再加上 zàijiāshàng - in addition, furthermore 搖晃 yáohuàng - to sway or shake 旺季 wàngjì - peak season...

布置 bùzhì - decorate or arrange 驚悚 jīngsòng - thrilling or scary 打扮 dǎbàn - dress up or costume 殭屍 jiāngshī - zombie 巫師 wūshī - wizard 服裝 fúzhuāng - costume or clothing 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài - monsters and demons 人家 rénjiā - others or someone else 不給糖，就搗蛋 bù gěi táng, jiù dǎo dàn - "trick-or-treat" in Mandarin Chinese 酒吧 jiǔbà - bar  夜店 yèdiàn - nightclub 舉辦...

- 龜龜做什麼工作? What does Guī guī do for a living? 蘭花 lánhuā - orchids 主培苗 zhǔ péi miáo - main seedlings 代工廠 dàigōng chǎng - contract manufacturing factory 種苗 zhǒngmiáo - seedlings 業者 yèzhě - industry players 栽培 zāipéi - cultivation, farming 貿易商 màoyìshāng - trader, merchant 育種者 yùzhǒng zhě - breeder, cultivator (育種: yùzhǒng - breeding, cultivation) 量產 liàngchǎn - mass pr...

第一首歌 《如果可以》The first song - Red Scarf  Listen to the song on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MG--WuNW1Y 如果可以 Rúguǒ kěyǐ - Red Scarf, a song for the movie Till We Meet Again 熱門 rèmén - popular, hot 放...出來 fàng...chūlái - to play...out, release 首 shǒu - measure word for songs 主題曲 zhǔtíqǔ - theme song 月老 yuèlǎo - Till We Meet Again, a 2021 Taiwanese movie 柯震東 Kē...

好市多 Hǎoshìduō - Costco 反正 fǎnzhèng - anyway 自家品牌 zìjiā pǐnpái - private label, house brand 科克蘭 Kēkèlán - Kirkland 莓果 méiguǒ - berries 冷凍綜合莓 lěngdòng zònghé méi - frozen mixed berries 藍莓 lán méi - blueberries 檢驗 jiǎnyàn - inspection, testing A型肝炎 A xíng gānyán - Hepatitis A 汙染 wūrǎn - contamination 病毒 bìngdú - virus 食慾不振 shíyù bùzhèn - loss of appetite 嘔吐 ǒutù -...

為什麼蘿蔔想要當英文老師? Why does Luóbo want to become an English teacher? 高職 gāo zhí - vocational high school 學科 xué kē - academic subject 職場 zhí chǎng - workplace 結合 jié hé - integrate; combine 應用外語科 yìng yòng wài yǔ kē (應外yìng wài) - Department of Applied Foreign Languages  從...著手 cóng...zhuó shǒu - start from; begin with 餐飲科 cān yǐn kē - Department of Culinary Arts 服裝科...

重陽節是什麼節日? What is the Double Ninth Festival? 重陽節 Chóngyáng jié - Double Ninth Festival 瘟疫 wēnyì - plague, epidemic 傳染 chuánrǎn - infect, transmission 全家 quánjiā - whole family 避難 bìnàn - evacuate, take refuge 敬老節 jìnglǎo jié - Respect for the Elderly Day 長壽 chángshòu - longevity, long life 禮金 lǐjīn - gift money, allowance 政府照顧台灣的老人嗎? Does the government take car...

沉重 chénzhòng - heavy, serious 嚴肅 yánsù - solemn, serious 死刑 sǐxíng - death penalty 法院 fǎyuàn - court 審判 shěnpàn - trial, judgment 法官 fǎguān - judge 認定 rèndìng - determine, ascertain 教化 jiàohuà - reform through education 判 pàn - sentence, judgment 因素 yīnsù - factor 槍決 qiāngjué - execution by firing squad 清廉 qīnglián - honest, clean 貪汙 tānwū - corruption 腐敗 fǔbài - corrupt...

蘿蔔在研究所研究了什麼? What did Luóbo research in graduate school? 口考 kǒukǎo - oral examination 修改 xiūgǎi - modify/edit 畢業證書 bìyè zhèngshū - graduation certificate 放肆 fàngsì - unrestrained 狀態 zhuàngtài - state/condition 跑畢業流程 pǎo bìyè liúchéng - go through the graduation process 待好待滿 dāi hǎo dāi mǎn - stay and complete (e.g., studies) satisfactorily 一般生 yī bān shēng - regu...