🐎馬年 Year of Horse: wishing you 馬上有錢 become rich immediately
下禮拜就是過年了
Next week is Lunar New Year.
今年是馬年
This year is the Year of the Horse.
想教你們一個馬年好玩的吉祥話
I want to teach you a fun New Year blessing for the Year of the Horse.
祝你們「馬上有錢」
Wishing you “mǎ shàng yǒu qián.”
Let’s take a look at the Chinese characters 馬上有錢
on the image.
馬上 on the horse,
馬上”means “on the horse,”
有錢 means “to have money” or “to get rich.”
literally it means
You sit on a horse and you receive money, you become rich.
有一個梗喔
There is a pun here
馬上 also means immediately
so it actually means you immediately get rich
超好笑
It’s super funny.
我給我朋友看，她也大笑
I showed it to my friend and she burst out laughing too.
因為要想一下才懂這個意思
Because you have to think for a moment to get the meaning.
很妙
It’s very clever.
現在臺灣的吉祥話都很好玩很有創意
Nowadays Taiwanese New Year blessings are very fun and creative.
小故事
A little story:
這個是去年十月回臺灣，我爸送給我的桌上行事曆
This is a desk calendar my dad gave me when I went back to Taiwan last October.
他公司出的產品
It’s a product made by his company.
大家看一下 這四個字
Everyone, look at these four characters.
哈哈 初學者也一定要學起來
Haha, beginners should definitely learn this too.
也是ＴＯＣＦＬ(A1-A2)的程度 哈哈
It’s also TOCFL level(A1-A2), haha.
「馬上有錢」這個吉祥話也太口語、太直接了吧
This blessing “馬上有錢” is so colloquial and direct, right?
昨天有學生他說他很欣賞臺灣人對錢很低調的事，
不過其實過年不會喔
Yesterday a student told me he admires how Taiwanese people are low-key about money
but actually not during New Year! :)
好 在這裡祝你們
Alright, here I wish you all:
新年快樂、馬上有錢、馬年行大運
Happy New Year, may you get rich immediately, and may you have great
fortune in the Year of the Horse.
我也祝你們心靈富足
I also wish you spiritual abundance.
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功課 Homework:
Use these new year blessings next week to impress friend:p
I know many of your goals are to be able to converse with Taiwanese friends and family with confidence
and feel connected to Taiwan. That’s exactly what I want to help you achieve.
🎧
I've also made an audio version for all the Patreon
members (all levels). I speak just like talking to a friend and explain key vocabulary.
P.S..
Many of you have been asking me which course you should join based on your level.
So I’ve structured them in the ideal learning order from beginner-friendly to more advanced levels.
1. Boost TOCFL score in 4 steps: the ultimate guide to 1000 TOCFL Band A vocabulary
2. Master Spoken Chinese: Taiwanese Mandarin conversation training
3. Master Conversational Taiwanese Mandarin: Eating, Drinking, and Chatting
4. Level up & Connect to Taiwan Program (progress from Intermediate to advanced level)
5. Learn more effectively with my podcast transcripts and bonus episodes (starting from pre-intermediate)
If you're still not sure, do not hesiate contact me. I'll reply.
Finally, I just wanted to say --
Most of you are passionate about Taiwanese Mandarin or you’re Taiwan travel lovers
or heritage learners.
And I’m truly in love with Taiwan and teaching this language
(maybe too much that i have to take a step back...)
Anyways, I’m so grateful that Taiwan has brought us all together.
再次感謝你們❤️
