- 莛莛什麼時候開始教英文? When did Tingting start teaching English?

代課老師 dài kè lǎo shī - substitute teacher

全職 quán zhí - full-time

反應 fǎn yìng - response

互動 hù dòng - interaction

訣竅 jué qiào - knack, trick

自然而然 zì rán ér rán - naturally

代班 dài bān - substitute, fill in for

熱烈 rè liè - enthusiastic

單純 dān chún - simple, naive

寒暑假 hán shǔ jià - winter/summer vacation

模式 mó shì - mode, pattern, style

- 台灣人怎麼教孩子英文? How do Taiwanese people teach English to kids?

古板 gǔ bǎn - old-fashioned

KK音標 KK yīn biāo - KK phonetic system

併bìng/ 合併hé bìng - merge, combine

交代 jiāo dài - explain; give an account

入門 rù mén - entry-level; beginner's level

文理補習班 wén lǐ bǔ xí bān - cram school for both liberal arts and sciences

接觸 jiē chù - come into contact with

幼兒美語 yòu ér měi yǔ - early childhood English education

技巧 jì qiǎo - skills; techniques

打滾 dǎ gǔn - to work hard and struggle in the workplace for a long time

作秀 zuò xiù - put on a show

開場 kāi chǎng - opening act; beginning of a performance

節奏 jié zòu - rhythm

句型 jù xíng - sentence pattern

緊湊 jǐn còu - compact, tight

壓縮 yā suō - compress, condense

重複 chóng fù - repeat

回饋 huí kuì - feedback

尿尿 niào niào - urinate

道具 dào jù - prop, tool

挪 nuó - move, shift

程度 chéngdù - level

- 台灣人怎麼教大孩子英文? How do Taiwanese people teach English to adolescents?

大孩子 dà hái zǐ - (lit.big kids) adolescents

名詞子句 míng cí zǐ jù - noun clause

連結 lián jiē - to connect with

帶入 dài rù - to introduce

多媒體 duō méi tǐ - multimedia

寫板書 xiě bǎn shū - write on the blackboard

白板 bái bǎn - whiteboard

黑板 hēi bǎn - blackboard

挑重點講 tiāo zhòng diǎn jiǎng - highlight the key points and explain

相關 xiāng guān - related, relevant

聽眾 tīng zhòng - audience, listeners

關注 guān zhù - to follow

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- 一定要點什麼? What do you need to order?

正統 zhèng tǒng - orthodox; traditional

米糕 mǐ gāo - sticky rice topped with minced pork

配上 pèi shàng - match with; paired with

貢丸湯 gòng wán tāng - meatball soup; pork ball soup

排骨酥湯 pái gǔ sū tāng - crispy pork bone soup

飯糰 fàn tuán - rice ball

油條 yóu tiáo - Chinese doughnut; fried breadstick

肉鬆 ròu sōng - shredded pork; pork floss

菜脯 (Taiwanese: cài bò) - pickled vegetables; vegetable pickles

燒餅 shāo bǐng - a type of flatbread typically eaten with youtiao (fried dough sticks) and soy milk for breakfast in Taiwan and China

配 pèi - to match, to pair with

胡椒餅 hú jiāo bǐng - a type of stuffed pastry that is often filled with pork and seasoned with pepper

入口 rù kǒu - to enter the mouth, to taste

菜頭粿 (Taiwanese: cài táo guì) - a type of savory turnip cake that is commonly eaten in Taiwan and other parts of Asia

- 非常推薦的台北早餐店 Highly recommended breakfast spots in Taipei

豬血湯 zhū xiě tāng - pork blood soup

大橋頭老牌筒仔米糕 dà qiáo tóu lǎo pái tǒng zǎi mǐ gāo - Daqiaotou rice cakes, a famous restaurant in Taipei serving rice cake dishes

Address: 台北市大同區延平北路三段41號 (No. 41, Sec. 3, Yanping N. Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City)

米其林必比登 Mǐ qí lín bì bǐ dēng - Michelin Bib Gourmand, a rating given by the Michelin Guide to affordable restaurants offering high-quality food

饅頭 mántou - steamed buns

連鎖店 lián suǒ diàn - chain store

世界豆漿大王 shì jiè dòu jiāng dà wáng - "World Soymilk King," a famous chain restaurant in Taipei offering traditional Taiwanese breakfast foods like rice balls, Chinese donuts, and soy milk (https://www.soymilk.com.tw/)

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你好 lī hè - Hello

早安 áo zà - Good morning

吃飽了沒/ 吃飽了嗎? jiǎ bà muē - Have you eaten?/ Are you full?

要吃什麼? mēi jiǎ xiā -  What do you want to eat?

​不用，我吃飽了 m̄-miàn，wā jiǎ bà a - No need, I'm full.

好啊，有什麼? hè ā，wū xiā mī - Sure, what do you have?

你最近好嗎? lī  zuì-kīn hè mo - How have you been lately

還沒，我還沒吃 ā-muē，wā ā-muē jiǎ - Not yet, I haven't eaten yet.

謝謝 do xiā - Thanks

不客氣 mēin kèi-kì - You’re welcome! 

不好意思 pāi sèi - Sorry! Excuse me!

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- 我們是怎麼認識的? How did we meet?

撿酒瓶 jiǎn jiǔ píng - pick up wine bottle

碎 suì - broken

默契 mò qì - tacit understanding

閒聊 xián liáo - have small talk

試水溫 shì shuǐ wēn - (lit.testing the waters) refers to to take a trial run

- 我們是好朋友嗎? Are we good friends?

喇低賽 lā dī sài - (a Taiwanese slang) means to chat casually or idly

扯 chě - to talk about, to chat

戀情 liàn qíng - romantic relationship

投資 tóu zī - investment

開戶 kāi hù - open an account

股票 gǔ piào - stocks

大戶 dà hù - big investor

資本 zī běn - capital, funds

證券商 zhèng quàn shāng - securities firm, brokerage

契合 qì hé - fit, match, be in harmony

- 為什麼我們想要開始做播客? Why did we want to start a podcast?

被雷打到 bèi léi dǎ dào - (lit. struck by lightning) means suddenly struck with an idea

跟...相比之下 gēn...xiāng bǐ zhī xià - compared with...

露臉 lù liǎn - show one's face

吻合 wěn hé - coincide; conform to

初衷 chū zhōng - original intention; initial aim

障礙 zhàng ài - obstacle; barrier

制式 zhì shì - standard; regular; uniform

文言文 wén yán wén - Classical Chinese

氣質 qì zhì - elegance, grace

階段 jiē duàn - stage; phase

- 為什麼我們不繼續一起合作了? Why did we decide to stop working together?

探索 tàn suǒ - explore

技能 jì néng - skills

專注 zhuān zhù - focus

聽眾 tīng zhòng - audience

鼓勵 gǔ lì - encourage

個人 gè rén - individual

回饋 huí kuì - feedback

忠誠 zhōng chéng - loyalty

本業 běn yè - one's main or primary job or profession

全職 quán zhí - full-time

正職 zhèng zhí - regular job

辭掉 cí diào - to resign or quit (from a job)

暫停 zàn tíng - to pause

收穫 shōu huò - gain, benefit

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你正在學習中文嗎 ?

Are you currently studying Mandarin ?

你希望聽懂你的台灣朋友和家人在說什麼嗎 ?

Do you wish to understand what your Taiwanese friends and family are saying ?

你想要說話說得更像台灣人嗎 ?

Do you want to speak like a true Taiwanese local ?

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聽播客，提升你的中文能力 !

Level up your Chinese skills and immerse yourself in this exciting journey !

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Mark your calendars for Monday, June 12th—I'll be here waiting for you !

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