【What did we talk about in this episode】
\Have you noticed that Taiwanese often add inflections at the end of their sentences?
Not only do these inflections sound cute(?)They also carry different emotions.
Today Cathy and Cindy are going to talk about the most commonly heard inflections: 蛤
What is the most common use of the word “蛤”?
How do we use it with different expressions and tones?
Listen to what Cathy and Cindy have to say!
✅ 0:30 How do the Taiwanese resolve an awkward situation?
✅ 1:00 The topic of today
✅ 2: 23 The feature of Tawianese’s speech
✅ 3: 30 The first usage of Há
✅ 6: 12 The second usage of Há
✅ 7:05 The third usage of Há
✅ 9:38 The fourth usage of Há
【Vocabulary】
系列xìliè: series好乾喔hǎo qián ō: (used to describe a conversation) very awkward撐場面chēngchǎngmiàn: to say something to relieve the awkwardness經典jīngdiǎn: classic必學bì xué: must learn討罵tǎo mà: to invite criticism不耐煩bù nàifán: very impatient 疑惑yíhuò: confused驚訝jīngyà: surprised沒聽清楚méi tīng qīngchǔ: 對岸duì'àn: China特色tèsè: feature惱人的nǎorén de: annoying方言fāngyán: dialect腔調qiāngdiào: accent地方認同dìfāng rèntóng: local identity場合chǎnghé: occasion很敏感hěn mǐngǎn: sensitive習慣性的xíguàn xìng de: habitual 反感fǎngǎn: dislike案例ànlì: case膝反射 xī fǎnshè: knee reflex 打嗝dǎgé: hiccup打噴嚏 dǎ pēntì: sneeze高談闊論gāotánkuòlùn: Originally, it was used to describe a wide range of opinions and discussions. Later it was also used as a metaphor for talking freely and without restraint, or for talking in a vague and uninformed manner without substance.歪理wāilǐ: nonsense就是這個! jiùshì zhège! : That’s it!有違常理Yǒu wéi chánglǐ :contrary to common sense 荒謬huāngmiù: absurd政論節目 zhènglùn jiémù: Political Programmes世界觀shìjièguān: world view價值觀jiàzhíguān: value區分方法 qūfēn fāngfǎ: a way to distinguish something用法yòngfǎ: usage可惜kěxí: what a shame短促duǎncù: short and sharp撒嬌sājiāo: to act like a spoiled kid, to talk in a very cute way to gain attention 打遊戲 dǎ yóuxì: play games菜價cài jià: the price of vegetables太扯了吧!tài chěle ba!: That’s crazy!民生用品Mínshēng yòngpǐn: daily necessity漲價zhǎng jià : price increase落石luòshí: the falling of rock道路坍方dàolù tānfāng: road collapse
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