่ช่จ่ๆๅ็ถฒ่ช Language & Culture Blog
Language and culture are inseparable.
Understanding Taiwanese culture will not only help you communicate with Taiwanese people more naturally, but also connect with our hearts.
(Transcript) If You Can Play, You Can Volunteer: Wendy's Volunteer Journey from the U.S. to Taiwan (Cake, Magician) ็ถๅฟๅทฅ่ฆใๆ็ฉใ: Wendy ๅพ็พๅๅฐ่บ็ฃ็ๅฟๅทฅๅฟ่ทฏๆญท็จ
Can you feel the weight behind words ? ( why we switch from ็ฒพ็ฅ็ง to ่บซๅฟ็ง?) ไฝ ่ฝๆๅๅฐ่ช่จ่ๅพ็้้ๅ?
๐งI made a wish to Tokyo disneyland while hospitalized (ft. ๅ้กๅๆๅฟๅทฅ Make-A-Wish Taiwan Volunteer)
็ๆฏๅ็: The Taiwanese Expression That Will Level Up Your Conversations With Locals
็ๆฏๅ็ is a common Taiwanese Mandarin expression used during sports games. It means anything can happen until the very end โ no matter how strong or weak a team is. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and how to use it naturally in conversation.
Learn to Speak Taiwanese Mandarin Through a Real Hiking Conversation in Taipei
๐ง ๐บ๐ธ ๐น๐ผ็ด็ด่ก NYC Trip (Taiwanese Tourist's eyes ่บ็ฃ่งๅ ๅฎข่ฆ่ง)
็ด็ด่ก NYC Trip (Taiwanese Touristโs Eyes ่บ็ฃ่งๅ
ๅฎข่ฆ่ง)
As a Taiwanese, I explore New York City from a Taiwanese touristโs perspective! From Broadway shows, NBA games, and iconic sightseeing spots, to local tips on restaurants, bookstores, and navigating NYC life, I share my stories (talking with american locals), cultural insights, and practical advice for Taiwanese travelers. Discover NYC like a local and experience the city through the eyes of a visitor from Taiwan.
Language Learning Tip: Donโt Forget to โPlay the Languageโ ไธๅฟ่จใ็ฉ่ช่จใ
โSpring Has a Stepmotherโs Heartโ ๆฅๅคฉๅพๆฏๅฟ: A Taiwanese Phrase for Unpredictable Spring Weather. But Is It Still Appropriate Today?
Why are Taiwanese fans shoutใ่บ็ฃๅฐๅ siลng-iรณng ใ& Team ๆบ Taiwan (Taiwanese Identity & spirit)
๐้ฆฌๅนด Year of Horse: wishing you ้ฆฌไธๆ้ข become rich immediately
Expression ๅนณๅธธๅฟ (Inner Peace) โ Life Wisdom from my dad | Real Taiwanese Mandarin Conversation
Be kind to myself ๅฐ่ชๅทฑๅฅฝไธ้ป๏ฝMental Health & New Year Resolutions๏ฝTaiwanese Mandarin Listening Practice
What is ๅๆฅๅคซๅฆป weekend couple?
Family Culture in Taiwan: ่ฆชๅญ้ไฟ (ParentsโChild Relationship) :Love or Pressure?
๐น๐ผ 4 expressions for you if your phone ran out of battery:)
usse these real taiwanese mandarin expressions when your phone is dying and you need to borrow phone cable or need a power bank:)
Pay first or pay after eating? (2 real-life Taiwanese Mandarin expression)
โ่ฆๅ ็ตๅธณๅ?โ and โๅๅฎๅไปๅฐฑๅฅฝโ theyโre real-life Taiwanese Mandarin expressions, but for some reason, theyโre not taught in textbooks. :( I guess thatโs part of the reason why many learners struggle to understand Taiwanese clerks.
Q: ใๆจ nin ใใงใฃหใ: Polite or Strange? If I say it in Taiwan, will people think Iโm strange ?
How to Pronounce "ๅ"? ใใขห (hร n) Fourth Tone or ใให (hรฉ) Second Tone? ใๅใๆ้บผ็ผ้ณ? ๅ่ฒ้ๆฏไบ่ฒ?
Q:ใๅใๆ้บผ็ผ้ณ?
ใใขห (hร n)ๅ่ฒ้ๆฏใให (hรฉ)ไบ่ฒ?
How to Pronounce "ๅ"? ใใขห (hร n) Fourth Tone
or ใให (hรฉ) Second Tone?
ไฝ ่ฆบๅพๅข?
What do you think?
I often get asked this by my course students,
and I'm surprised that many learners tend to pronounce ๅ ใให hรฉ.
While thatโs understandable, itโs not common in everyday spoken Mandarin, at least not in Taiwan.
A:ใๅใ้ๅ้ณ๏ผๅฃ่ชๆๅ้ๅธธ่ชชใใขห
In speaking, we almost always pronounce ๅ
as ใใขห hร n.
If youโre speaking with Taiwanese locals, friends, or family, just stick with ใใขห hร n.
่บ็ฃ็งๆฟ Renting in Taiwan: Scam Warnings; 591 & My Sisterโs Experience
Renting apartment in taiwan
๐น๐ผ Learning Taiwanese Mandarin as a Beginner: Essential Videos to Build Confidence with Natural Input
Speak conversational Taiwanese mandarin with friends and family