Speak Chinese Like A Taiwanese Local

- 誰是我最喜歡的Blackpink成員? Who is my favorite member of Blackpink? 少女時代 shǎo nǚ shí dài - Girls' Generation (a Korean girl group) 強烈 qiáng liè - strong; intense 嘻哈風 xī hā fēng - hip-hop style 走 zǒu - to take; to follow; to pursue 女力路線 nǚ lì lù xiàn - girl power route; female empowerment concept 激烈 jī liè - fierce; intense; competitive 演藝圈 yǎn yì quān - entertainment indu...

- 離開台灣3年的台灣人，回到台灣的感覺 The feelings of a Taiwanese person returning to Taiwan after being away for 3 years 澳洲 Ào zhōu - Australia 簽證 qiānzhèng - visa 那一剎那 nà yī shānà - that moment 黏 nián - sticky 灰 huī - gray 繁體字 fán tǐ zì - traditional Chinese characters 衝阿~ chōng ā ~ - go~ 摩斯/摩斯漢堡 Mó sī / Mó sī hàn bǎo - MOS Burger (a fast food chain) 經濟實惠 jīng jì shí huì...

耍廢 shuǎ fèi - slacking off; goofing around 夜唱 yè chàng - night singing in karaoke 自助吧 zì zhù bā - self-service bar; buffet 青春熱血 qīng chūn rè xuè - youthfulness and passion; youthful enthusiasm 接下來 jiē xià lái - next; following 目標 mù biāo - goal; objective; target 明確 míng què - clear; definite; explicit 平安 píng ān - safe; peaceful 說難不難，說容易不容易 shuō nán bù nán, shuō rón...

父親節 fù qīn jié - Father's Day 手寫卡片 shǒu xiě kǎ piàn - handwritten card 手作卡片 shǒu zuò kǎ piàn - handmade card 祝福 zhù fú - blessing 永遠 yǒng yuǎn - forever 出社會 chū shè huì - enter society, start working 護腕 hù wàn - wrist guard 護膝 hù xī - knee guard 按摩椅 àn mó yǐ - massage chair 器具 qì jù - equipment 實用 shí yòng - practical 保險 bǎo xiǎn - safer; reliable 威士忌 wēi shì...

- 為什麼她不去東京玩? Why didn’t she go to Tokyo? 總算 zǒng suàn - finally 行程滿檔 xíng chéng mǎn dǎng - fully-packed schedule 京都 jīng dū - Kyoto 大阪 dà bǎn - Osaka 神戶 shén hǔ - Kobe 北海道 běi hǎi dào - Hokkaido 東京 dōng jīng - Tokyo 九州 jiǔ zhōu - Kyushu 地理位置 dì lǐ wèi zhì - geographical location 沖繩 chōng shēn - Okinawa 廚房 chú fáng - kitchen 迪士尼 dí shì ní - Disneyland - 京都是...

鬼月 guǐ yuè - Ghost Month 盡量 jǐn liàng - try one's best to, as much as possible 鬼門開 guǐ mén kāi - Ghost Gate opens 鬼門關 guǐ mén guān - Ghost Gate closes 陰間 yīn jiān - Underworld, the world of ghosts and spirits 陽間 yáng jiān - The world of the living, the world of humans 迎接 yíng jiē - to greet, to welcome 禁忌 jìn jì - taboo, forbidden 投胎轉世 tóu tāi zhuǎn shì - reincarnation, t...

賈伯斯 Jiǎ Bó Sī - Steve Jobs 安卓系統 ān zhuó xì tǒng - Android system 微軟 wéi ruǎn - Microsoft 人性化 rén xìng huà - user-friendly, designed for human needs 輟學 chuò xué - drop out of school 養父母 yǎng fù mǔ - foster parents 積蓄 jī xù - savings 必修課 bì xiū kè - required course 撿 jiǎn - to pick up 寶特瓶 bǎo tè píng - plastic bottle 史蒂夫·莫茲尼亞克 Shǐ dì fū · Mò zī níyǎ kè - Stephen Gar...

- 心恩什麼時候開始有水晶? When did Xīn’ēn start having crystals? 水晶 shuǐ jīng - crystal 神秘的魔法石 shén mì de mó fǎ shí - mysterious magical stone, also the Chinese name of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 吸取 xī qǔ - absorb 負能量 fù néng liàng - negative energy 黑暗 hēi àn - darkness 出社會 chū shè huì - enter society 招財 zhāo cái - attract wealth 純粹 chún cuì - pure, simple...

剩下 shèng xià - remaining 技術 jì shù - technique 行程 xíng chéng - itinerary 蹦火仔 bèng huǒ zǎi - Sulfuric Fire Fishing 捕魚 bǔ yú - fishing 金山 jīn shān - Jinshan (a district in New Taipei City, Taiwan) 流傳 liú chuán - to be passed down 點火 diǎn huǒ - to light a fire 漁民 yú mín - fishermen 手電筒 shǒu diàn tǒng - flashlight 燒 shāo - to burn 趨光性 qū guāng xìng - phototaxis 光 guāng - lig...

- 第三名Third place - 韓勾ㄟ金針菇 찐쩐꾸   金針菇 jīn zhēn gū - enoki mushrooms 頻道 pín dào - channel 名稱 míng chēng - name/title 條理 tiáo lǐ - organized, logical 做作 zuò zuò - affected, artificial 故意 gù yì - intentionally 裝可愛 zhuāng kě ài - act cute 重心放在 zhòng xīn fàng zài - focus on, center around - 第二名Second place - 莫彩曦Hailey   爆紅 bào hóng - to become extremely popular or...

- 為什麼心恩想要買房子? Why does Xin’en want to buy an apartment? 晉升 jìn shēng - to be promoted, elevated 閨蜜 guī mì - best friend (usually female) 任務 rèn wù - task, mission 跨縣市 kuà xiàn shì - cross-county/city, spanning across counties/cities 屏東 Píng dōng - a county in Taiwan 就業 jiù yè - employment, to be employed 高雄 Gāo xióng - a city in Taiwan 對方 duì fāng - the other person 負擔...

- 什麼是碗粿? What is "Savory Rice Pudding"? 碗粿 (Taiwanese: wā guì) - savory rice pudding; a Taiwanese snack 米漿 mǐ jiāng - rice milk; a beverage made from rice 香菇 xiāng gū - shiitake mushroom 蝦米 xiā mǐ - dried shrimp 滷肉 lǔ ròu - braised pork 蒸 zhēng - to steam 淋 lín - to drizzle or pour (e.g. sauce) - 台灣最好吃的碗粿在哪裡?  Where is the best place to try "Savory Rice P...

駭客 hái kè - hacker 駭入 hái rù - to hack into 盜用 dào yòng - to steal and use 惡意破壞 è yì pò huài - malicious destruction 破解 pò jiě - to crack (a code or password) 黑帽駭客 hēi mào hái kè - Black hat hacker (a hacker who uses their skills for malicious purposes) 未經允許 wèi jīng yǔn xǔ - without permission 擅自入侵 shàn zì rù qīn - unauthorized intrusion 利益 lì yì - interest, benefit 白帽...

- 波比媽做什麼工作? What is Bobi ma's job? 長照2.0 cháng zhào 2.0 - Long-term care 2.0 (A government program for long-term care services) 撥打 bō dǎ - to dial  專線 zhuān xiàn - hotline  個管師 gè guǎn shī - (個案管理師) case manager  社工 shè gōng - social worker 接觸 jiē chù - contact; to get in touch with someone 府上 fǔ shàng - one's own home 評估 píng gū - to evaluate someone's ne...

- 什麼是多重人格? What is Multiple Personality Disorder? 多重人格 duō chóng rén gé - Multiple Personality Disorder/Dissociative Identity Disorder  疾病 jí bìng - illness/disease 記憶 jì yì - memory 24個比利 èr shí sì gè bǐ lì - The book "The Minds of Billy Milligan" 心理學 xīn lǐ xué - psychology 作家 zuò jiā - author 丹尼爾·凱斯 dān ní ěr · kǎi sī - Daniel Keyes 比利·密里根 bǐ lì · mì l...

蔡英文 Cài Yīngwén - Tsai Ing-wen (name of current president of Taiwan) 照稿唸 zhào gǎo niàn - read from a prepared script  聲勢 shēngshì - momentum; popularity 激勵人心 jīlì rénxīn - inspiring; motivational 民進黨 Mínjìndǎng - Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwanese political party) 重重的考驗 chóngchóng de kǎoyàn - numerous tests; multiple trials 稱號 chēnghào - title; nickname 梅克爾 Méikè'...

- 波比媽在哪裡發現小狗? Where did Bobi ma find the puppy? 遛狗 liù gǒu - walking dogs 黏 nián - clingy 排泄物 pái xiè wù - excrement 飛奔過來 fēi bēn guò lái - rush over 媽寶 mā bǎo - mama's boy 包容 bāo róng - tolerant 協會 xié huì - association 花市 huā shì - flower market 捐錢 juān qián - donate money 契機 qì jī - opportunity 姪女 zhí nǚ - niece 陷入 xiàn rù - fall into…a feeling 內心 nèi x...

馬雅文明 má yǎ wén míng - Maya civilization 薩爾瓦多 sà ěr wǎ duō - El Salvador 瓜地馬拉 guā dì mǎ lā - Guatemala 貝里斯 bèi lǐ sī - Belize 宏都拉斯 hóng dū lā sī - Honduras 前古典期 qián gǔ diǎn qī - Preclassic period 古典期 gǔ diǎn qī - Classic period 後古典期 hòu gǔ diǎn qī - Postclassic period - 前古典期 Preclassic period 西元 xī yuán - AD (Anno Domini), Common Era 聚落 jù luò - settlement, vi...

民俗信仰 mín sú xìn yǎng - folk beliefs 觀世音菩薩 guān shì yīn pú sà - Guanyin Bodhisattva 傳 chuán - to transmit; to spread to 套 tào - set, system 佛經 Fó jīng - Buddhist scripture 道教 Dào jiào - Taoism 儒家 Rú jiā - Confucianism 孔子 Kǒng zǐ - Confucius 思想 sī xiǎng - ideology, thought 融合為一 rónghé wéi yī - to integrate into one 畫像 huà xiàng - portrait, picture 雕像 diāo xiàng - sculptu...

- 為了結婚搬到美國!? Moved to the US for marriage!? 綠卡 lǜ kǎ - Green Card (Permanent Resident Card in the US) 畢竟 bì jìng - after all, in the end 久待 jiǔ dài - long stay 居留 jū liú - residence, residency 疫情 yì qíng - epidemic, pandemic 流程 liú chéng - procedure, process 程序 chéng xù - program, procedure, process 跑 pǎo - run, to process, to execute 分隔 fēn gé - separate - 軒軒住在美國習...

- 棺材板是什麼? What is the street food Coffin Board? 棺材板 guān cái bǎn - Coffin board, a street food in Taiwan 炸吐司 zhá tǔ sī - deep-fried toast 厚 hòu - thick 厚片吐司 hòu piàn tǔ sī - thick-sliced toast 切下來 qiē xià lái - cut off, cut down 挖掉 wā diào - dig out, scoop out 挖空 wā kōng - hollow out, empty out 奶油 nǎi yóu - butter, cream - 台灣第一間棺材板店 The first coffin board shop in...

- 台北電影節! Taipei Film Festival! 台北電影獎 Tái běi diàn yǐng jiǎng - Taipei Film Awards 來 lái - during; over 最佳劇情長片 zuì jiā jù qíng cháng piān - Best Narrative Feature 最佳紀錄片 zuì jiā jì lù piān - Best Documentary Feature 最佳導演 zuì jiā dǎo yǎn - Best Director 獎項 jiǎng xiàng - award category 頒獎典禮 bān jiǎng diǎn lǐ - award ceremony 講座 jiǎng zuò - lecture; seminar 焦點 jiāo d...

- 軒軒現在住在美國哪裡? Where does Xuanxuan currently live in the US? 西雅圖 - Xī yǎ tú - Seattle 豐富 fēng fù - abundant, plentiful, rich 華盛頓 - Huá shèng dùn - Washington - 她先生什麼時候移民到美國? When did her husband immigrate to the US 二代移民 èr dài yí mín - second-generation immigrant 紐約 niǔ yuē - New York 教職 jiào zhí - teaching profession 初期 chū qī - early stage; initial period...

- 台灣人都知道的端午節故事 The Dragon Boat Festival Story that Every Taiwanese Knows 端午節 duān wǔ jié - Dragon Boat Festival 粽子 zòng zi - Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, and then boiled or steamed 划龍舟 huá lóng zhōu - Dragon boat racing 西元 xī yuán - Common Era (CE) 楚國 chǔ guó - State of Chu, o...

詐團圓 zhà tuán yuán - "Scamsgiving", the title of a movie 阿婆 ā pó - grandmother, a term of address for an elderly woman 董事長 dǒng shì zhǎng - chairman 繼承家業 jì chéng jiā yè - inherit the family business 創業 chuàng yè - start a business, to establish a new business 混得不錯 hùn de bú cuò - doing quite well 車禍身亡 chē huò shēn wáng - died in a car accident 詐欺師 zhà qī shī - sc...