Talk Taiwanese Mandarin with Abby

Abby and 尚霖 talk about the music venues we go to see gigs in Taipei and how you can discover good Taiwanese music. 尚霖來分享我們在台北都去什麼live house聽團（音樂表演）、怎麼發掘好音樂！ ► Blog post 本集文字稿 (02:15) 什麼時候開始聽獨立音樂？那些年我們聽的樂團 (03:34) 玩樂團的經驗 (06:15) 在台北可以去哪裡聽團 (09:23) 我們自己最愛的live house(表演場地） (12:11) 平常怎麼發掘好音樂？ (15:05) 怎麼...

Just wanted to catch up with you on my life lately and the outbreak in Taiwan. (no transcript for this one, you can change the speed if it's too fast. Good time to practice your listening skills!) 跟大家閒聊我自己和台灣的近況，還有一些我的想法。 ► Sign up for the latest episodes and learning resources for FREE ► Buy me a coffee to support me 請我喝杯咖啡 >) ► Join my Patreon community ► Youtube...

Why do Chinese and Taiwanese people eat Zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival? Listen to this episode to find out the story behind it! 為何我們端午節要吃粽子呢？讓我來告訴你！ ► ** **Episode page **► Join my Patreon community: **https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Buy me a coffee to support me 請我喝杯咖啡 : https://ko-fi.com/abbychen  ► Youtube Channel 頻道: https://www.youtube.com/chann...

尚霖來和我們聊他的音樂創作靈感來源、歌詞背後的涵義! Today's special guest - 霖 Ame is a musician. He shares where his musical inspiration comes from and the meaning behind the lyrics. (01:05) 尚霖自我介紹 (01:46) 什麼時候開始音樂創作？ (02:20) 以「吉他手」和「音樂家」的角度寫出來的歌很不一樣 (05:47) 在美國學吉他兩年對自己之後創作的影響 (07:15) 創作靈感來源 (08:50) 通常先作詞還先作曲？ (09:55) 談新...

► Subscribe to the transcripts(traditional+simplified) **: **https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin Jo talks about the work culture differences between the US and Taiwan. Jo再來和我們分享美國和台灣在職場文化上的大差異！ **(01:38) **美國工作時間、地點比較有彈性 **(02:53) **台灣老闆比較不會讓員工遠距工作 **(04:40) **台灣有什麼好的職場文化 **(07:58) **台灣人工作態度讚 - 不會跟老闆抱怨但是…. **...

**► Subscribe to the transcripts(traditional+simplified): ** https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin Today's guest - Jo has been working in the US for over 15 years and often travels to Central and South America and Southeast Asia for business. In today's episode, we are talking about business cultural differences! 長期在美國工作、也常到中南美洲及東南亞出差的Jo來和我們分享亞洲和西方在職場的...

In today's podcast we talk about minimalist lifestyle and share my experience. 聊聊「極簡」、「斷捨離」、「免費市集」和我的經驗，還分享我住墨爾本時最喜歡去哪裡買衣服。 ** ** **► Subscribe to the transcripts(traditional+simplified): **https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Buy me a coffee to support me 請我喝杯咖啡 : https://ko-fi.com/abbychen  ► Youtube Channel 頻道: https://www.youtube.c...

Do you consider yourself more of an introvert or an extrovert? Can you tell which one I am? Listen to this episode to find out. 你猜得出來我是外向人還是內向人嗎？今天我和我姐來討論內向和外向有什麼特質。 **► Subscribe to the transcripts(traditional+simplified): **https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Buy me a coffee to support me 請我喝杯咖啡 : https://ko-fi.com/abbychen  ► Youtube Channe...

Today's guest is Jason. He quit his corporate job in Taipei and moved to the countryside in Eastern Taiwan to start a farm life with no experience. This is my personal favourite episode! 今天的來賓Jason 在多年前辭掉在台北的辦公室工作，沒有任何農業經驗的他，卻搬來台東偏鄉當農夫過著一人的隱居生活！這集我個人超愛♥️ ► ** Get the Transcript(traditional + simplified ) of this episode: **https://www.patr...

Abby and her sister talk about the difference between dating and being in a relationship, and share our thoughts on romantic relationships. 我跟我姐聊聊: 我們對約會對象跟交往對象的定義有什麼不一樣，還有我們對感情的想法。 **► Get Transcripts(includes time markers) and support Abby's work: **https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Website (All episodes & transcripts) :  https://TalkTaiwa...

Jo shares about her thoughts on Taiwan as a Taiwanese living in the US for more than 20 years. 長期居住在美國、一樣熱愛台灣的Jo，來跟我聊聊她對台灣的看法。 PS, Sorry for the sound quality of this episode due to technical difficulties 因為技術上的問題這集音質不好，不好意思:( 初次收聽的朋友們可以先聽別集 **► Get Transcripts(includes time markers) and support Abby's work: **https://www.patreon.com/Ta...

Jacob talks about his experience of being an exchange student in Italy and backpacking around Europe. We also discuss the difference between Taiwanese and Italian university students. Jacob來和我們分享他在大學時去義大利交換跟環歐的經驗，還有他觀察到台灣大學生跟歐洲大學生的差別。 ► ** Get the Transcript(includes time markers) of this episode: **https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin (05:14)...

I recommend a Taiwanese TV Drama which I think is the best one I've watched lately. 推薦一部我最近看過最好看的台劇。 ► Get **Study Sheet **and support Abby's work: https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Website (all episodes & transcripts) :  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com ► Buy me a coffee to support me 請我喝杯咖啡 : https://ko-fi.com/abbychen  ► Follow Abby on Instagram: @TalkTa...

Talking about the people I've met during the trip and why it's unforgettable for me. 環島旅行第二集 - 聊聊我在旅行中遇到的人、讓我難忘的回憶。 ► Get **Study Sheet(includes time markers) **and support Abby's work: https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Website (all episodes & transcripts) :  https://talktaiwanesemandarin.com ►** Youtube Channel**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoH-...

**In this podcast, Katrina and I discuss whether Taiwanese people can speak English well. What is English education like in Taiwan? The Taiwanese government has set a goal for Taiwan to become bilingual by 2030. Is that realistic? **台灣人的英文程度怎麼樣？我們在學校是怎麼學英文的？台灣政府計畫在2030變成中英雙語國家，有可能嗎？以前當過英文老師的Katrina 來和我們聊聊她的經驗和想法！ ► ** Get the Tra...

Talking about my experience of scooter round-trip in Taiwan. 聊聊我跟朋友一起騎機車環島的經驗。 ► Get Study Sheet(includes transcripts, key words) of this episode and support Abby's work: https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ►** Watch this episode on Youtube Channel**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSoH-pm1Rto-1-ls5iKsQFg ► Website (show note & transcripts) :  https://talktaiwanese...

Tan Ting-pho was a great Taiwanese painter, however, he’s not as well known as he deserves. In today's episode, I talk about the stories about him and the important events in Taiwan's modern history - the 228 incident and White Terror. 陳澄波是一位偉大的台灣畫家，可是卻很少人知道他的名字。為什麼呢？本集會聊聊他的故事還有台灣近代史上重要的事件 - 二二八事件、白色恐怖。 ► Get Study Sheet(includes tra...

Talking about what lunar new year means for Taiwanese people and how we celebrate it. I will play you the best new year song of all time(in my opinion). 祝大家新年快樂！聊聊台灣人怎麼過年、過年對台灣人的意義，最後放一首歌給你聽 ^_^ ► Get Study Sheet(includes transcripts, key words and sentence pattern) of this episode: https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin ► Show notes & transcripts &a...

“I still experience culture shock because it's really different!” Miss Lin has been living in France for six years, what kind of culture shock she's still not used to? What can we learn from French culture? 「到現在都還是有文化衝擊，因為真的差很多！」已經在法國住了六年的Miss Lin，有哪些生活上和思想上的文化衝擊呢？法國人有什麼優點是台灣人可以學習的？快來聽聽林老師精彩的分享！ ► Get the Full Transcr...

“Taiwan is a little tropical paradise!” Ever since Piotr visited Taiwan for the first time 14 years ago, he had decided to immigrate to Taiwan. Why he loves Taiwan so much and what difficulties he had faced while planning? Listen to this episode to find out 「台灣是個小的熱帶天堂！」當Piotr 十四年前來台灣玩時，就決定要從美國移民到台灣來了。是什麼原因讓他這麼愛台灣？在這計畫之中又遇到哪些困難？搬來...

I've heard a few people said that Taiwan's culture remains the same anywhere. Well, I don't think so! In the episode, you are going to hear how these languages sound like and my dad and I talking in a mix of Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin. 誰說台灣文化很單調？ 台灣其實有十幾種以上不同的語言喔！這些語言以及台語和華語聽起來有什麼不一樣？還請到我爸爸來跟我用台語和「台灣國語」小聊一下！ ► Get Study Sh...

Why do so many Taiwanese people like to visit Japan and love Japanese products and culture? In this episode, my sister and I talk about the special relations between Taiwan and Japan from different aspects! 為什麼台灣人這麼愛去日本玩？台灣人對日本的想法到底是怎麼樣？聽聽我跟我姐從各方面來聊聊台灣跟日本特別的關係！ ► Get Study Sheet of this episode: https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin (00...

What kind of students do Mandarin teachers love and dislike the most? What difficulties has Teacher Katrina faced in her 10 years teaching and YouTube career? Listen to Teacher Katrina talking about her real and funny stories! 怎樣的學生讓華語老師很傻眼？當華語老師和Youtuber十年以來最大的挫折？Katrina老師來跟大家分享特別又好笑的教學經驗！ ► Get the Transcript of this episode: https://www.patreon.c...

► 發講義囉！You can now get STUDY SHEET (includes full transcripts, key words, sentence pattern and exercises)on my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TalkTaiwaneseMandarin Let's say goodbye to 2020 and talking about our new year's resolutions, and what we do on new year's eve. 在一年的最後，讓我們來告別2020年，聊聊新年新希望和『跨年』我們會做什麼吧！ ⭐ Episode Art : 呆獺獺 IG: @Dai.ta.ta ( https:/...

Merry Christmas! We talk about how Taiwanese people celebrate Christmas and my experiences in Taiwan and Australia. Share with me how you celebrate Christmas! 聖誕節快樂！聊聊在台灣，大家會怎麼過聖誕節呢？還有我在國外過聖誕節的經驗。歡迎跟我分享在你的國家怎麼過聖誕節喔！ ⭐ Episode Art: 呆獺獺 IG: https://www.instagram.com/mbti.ta.ta/ ► Website (Transcripts) https://talktaiwanesemandarin.wordpress...