HsinYeh Taiwanese Mandarin 欣葉臺灣華語

EP17: Happy National Day 😘

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【What did we talk about in this episode】



October 10th is Taiwan's National Day!

National Day is also known as Double Ten Day, and every year, there are many celebrations in shops around the country.

What are your impressions of National Day?

Is it the Chinese military planes, the performances, the raising of the national flag, or the trips to the greenery?

What do people in Taiwan usually do on this day?

And what does the previous election have to do with Zhou Ziyu?

In today's episode, we're going to talk about National Day!


【Vocabulary】

  1. 國慶日guóqìngrì：National Day
  2. 插滿國旗chā mǎn guóqí：plant the national flags everywhere
  3. 明顯míngxiǎn： Obvious
  4. 轉播zhuǎnbò：broadcast
  5. 國家元首guójiāyuánshǒu： head of state
  6. 主播zhǔbò：anchor
  7. 農場文nóngchǎngwén：content farm
  8. 侍者shìzhě：waiter/waitress
  9. 校花xiàohuā：campus belle
  10. 直播zhíbò：live broadcast
  11. 禮賓lǐbīn： protocol
  12. 重點大誤zhòngdiǎndàwù：literally means "totally miss the point."
  13. 樂儀隊yuèyíduì：marching band and honor guard
  14. 閱兵yuèbīng： military parade
  15. 精彩jīngcǎi： Wonderful
  16. 某種層面上mǒuzhǒngcéngmiànshàng： to some extent
  17. 軍演jūnyǎn： military exercise
  18. 不錯看bùcuòkàn： a phrase only used by Taiwanese, which means "not bad for watching"
  19. 連假liánjià ：long weekend
  20. 觀禮guānlǐ：watch the ceremony
  21. 管制guǎnzhì：regulation
  22. 可惜kěxí：kěpitiful
  23. 搭配match
  24. 商機business opportunity
  25. 蝦皮Shopee
  26. 兌換券voucher
  27. 看好戲let me get my popcorn
  28. 噱頭gimmick
  29. 愛國意識Patriotism
  30. 高漲upsurge
  31. 周子瑜Tzuyu Chou, the only Taiwanese member of the k-pop group TWICE
  32. 壓迫 Yāpò: oppression
  33. 被逼著道歉 bèi bīzhe dàoqiàn : be forced to apologize
  34. 神來一筆shén lái yībǐ: a stroke of genius
  35. 中間選民zhōngjiān xuǎnmín: median voter
  36. 選票xuǎnpiào: ballot paper
  37. 敏感話題Mǐngǎn huàtí :sensitive topic
  38. 兩黨制 liǎngdǎngzhì: the two-party system
  39. 左右 zuǒyòu: influence
  40. 知名度zhīmíngdù:reputation
  41. 盤踞 pánjù: forcibly occupy
  42. 慘了 cǎnle: I’m screwed
  43. 台灣價值 táiwān jiàzhí :Taiwan value
  44. 元旦yuándàn: New Year's Day
  45. 搞混 gǎo hùn: get it wrong
  46. 升旗典禮Shēngqí diǎnlǐ : flag raising ceremony
  47. 求證 qiúzhèng: verify
  48. 冬至 dōngzhì :winter solstice
  49. 混亂hǔnluàn: confusion
  50. 全家就是你家quánjiā jiùshì nǐ jiā :Familymart is your home
  51. 把…當作後花園bǎ…dàng zuò hòu huāyuán : see…as the back yard
  52. 把我當塑膠 bǎ wǒ dāng sùjiāo: it means "see me as plastic," and Taiwanese use this expression a lot when they feel being looked down upon.
  53. 小看 xiǎo kàn: look down on somebody


    54. 【Contact us】

    Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese


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