文化 CULTURE

In this episode, I’ll teach you some must-know Taiwanese (aka Taiwanese Hokkien) words, especially some classic Taiwanese foods that no one says in Mandarin. (Textbooks don’t teach them either!) 分享一些實用的台語詞（課本不會教的！）

💡Foods that are said in Taiwanese instead of Mandarin (in Taiwan)

1. pa̍t-á（華：芭樂／台：菝仔）：guava

2. kuah-pau（華：刈包／台：割包）：Taiwanese Burger; Gua Bao

3. tshuah-ping（華：剉冰／台：礤冰）：Shaved ice

4. uánn-kué（碗粿）：Savoury Rice Pudding

💡Common Taiwanese words

1. pha：% （percent；日語pāsento）

2. sue（衰 ）：(to have) bad luck

3. pháinn-sè（歹勢 ）：Excuse me

4. m̄-thang（毋通）： Don‘t…

5. su̍t-á：coward

6. àu-kheh： difficult/rude customer

7. tshòng-khang：to frame; to set up

8. siánn-mi̍h：what

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Why are most Taiwanese people, especially women, so obsessed with being “thin”? In this episode, I share my experience and thoughts on this topic. 聊聊「瘦」這件事情，為什麼大部分台灣人這麼愛「瘦」？我分享一下自己的經驗以及對這種現象的看法。

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You might know that 2022 is the Year of the Tiger. But did you know the superstitions about people born in the year of the Tiger? In this episode, we are talking about Lunar New Year traditions in Taiwan – 安太歲(An Tai Sui) and some old taboos. This is the end of Season 3. (Turn on CC for Chinese / English Subtitles) 第三季最後一集—分享一些虎年的迷信和我對於安太歲的印象。

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Here are a few of the common words in Chinese that I find really beautiful and thus would like to share them with you. 分享幾個我覺得很美、常見的中文詞。

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