When it comes to religion, it seems to be very personal and sensitive information. Yet, Taiwan is famous for its various religious culture, as well as most Taiwanese have an open attitude toward religions. In this episode, we will introduce the major religions in Taiwan, also the often-seen religious phrases, expressions in our daily life. Next time when you visit Taiwan, see if you can recognize the characteristics we've talked about in the podcast.

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During the weekend, do you prefer to go traveling or to stay at home enjoying indoor activities? In this episode, we will first talk about the way to describe an indoorsy person in Chinese. Then we will explore the meaning of '旅' and its common combinations with other characters. In addition, we will discuss the reasons for having a trip and the types of traveling.

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above).

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Do you like gardening? Are you a plant lover? For most plant lovers, found a new leaf on the plant is such an inspiring thing---that proved the growth of life and the accumulation of time. Why do people like to plant plants in their houses? Why do people get energy from quiescent plants? How do we call people in Chinese who are bad at gardening and planting? In this episode, Lisa and April will discuss things about planting plants.

你喜歡在家種些「花花草草」嗎？假日的時候逛逛花市、帶些盆栽回家，對喜歡在家裡種植物的人來說，是非常療癒的事情。為什麼人們能從「園藝」活動中獲取能量？哪些地方能買到適合養在家裡的植物？ 快來加入「綠手指」的行列，擺脫「植物殺手」的稱號！

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above).

Camping is the best way to feel nature. Yet, some people think preparing for camping outside is troublesome and exhausting, they'd rather stay at home. In this episode, the camping-lover, Joanne, will tell you the new trend of camping in Taiwan. You will learn some knowledge about camping and the reason why camping is getting popular in Taiwan recently. If you are wondering about the pleasure of camping, you will find some explanations in this episode.

住在都市裡，空間總是有點小，假日的時候就到大自然裡住一晚吧！「露營」是接近大自然最好的方法之一。你覺得露營一定又辛苦又累嗎？「豪華露營」真的可以什麼東西都不帶嗎？露營的時候有哪些活動呢？別急著說你不露營，先來聽聽看吧！

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In Taiwan, it is easy to find a restaurant that provides various choices of vegetarian dishes and meat at the same time. So people with different food preferences can enjoy their mealtime together. In this episode, we will tell you some tips and useful sentences for requesting vegetarian food in a restaurant.

「素食」、「蔬食」怎麼分？全素、奶蛋素...你吃的是哪一種素？該怎麼讓店家知道你不能吃哪些東西？這裡有給素食者的實用中文！

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above)

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above).

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"búcuò"(不錯) is a common adjective that Chinese native speakers used a lot for showing their positive reviews of things. However, "búcuò" contains various pragmatic meanings, which often make learners confused. In this episode, we will make some authentic examples of "búcuò" to investigate the many faces of "búcuò".

「不錯」的意思是「很好」，還是「還可以」？台灣人說「不錯」的時候，到底是覺得好還是不好？！一起來聽什麼時候我們會用「不錯」！

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above).

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The traditional market provides us fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, and cooked food. It is also a perfect place to train your Chinese proficiency. The language we come across in the market is full of functional purposes. We count objects and address people in a very different way. Well, at least very different from the textbook we studied in class. Explore the 'real' market language with us in this episode.

買菜了！你平常都在哪裡買菜？在市場買菜的時候你看得懂多少錢嗎？一把菜、一包菜、一斤菜、一籃菜，你要多少菜？美女、帥哥、老闆娘，說的是誰？快來聽聽看怎麼到菜市場裡「練習中文」！

In this new series, we will invite our 'foreign' audiences to come to have a chat with us in Chinese. Who will be our first special guest?

We are very glad to be able to invite Akiko(亞希子, yǎxīzǐ) coming to our podcasts. Akiko is a fan of Taiwan. She is a Japanese girl who has visited Taiwan more than 20 times! In <好土 café>, she will talk about why and how she started studying Chinese? She will also share the amusing experiences she had while learning Chinese in Taiwan.

Grab a cup of coffee, enjoy the first episode of the new series <好土 café>.

「好土咖啡館」開張了！在「好土咖啡館」中，我們會邀請一些朋友來聊聊跟學習中文有關的各種話題。今天來自日本的亞希子會來跟我們聊聊她在台灣學中文的有趣經歷，也會分享一些她學習中文的方法！一起來聽來過台灣二十幾次的亞希子告訴你，為什麼要學中文～

Recommend Level: CEFR A2 (and above).

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