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  • Hello, guys.

  • I am going to teach you ten Taiwanese phrases.

  • Again, our teaching material is 9453.

  • 9453 is a song by a Taiwanese band, 911.

  • Congrats to them for being nominated in The Golden Melody Awards.

  • Let's get started.

  • M=Not

  • Chai=to know

  • Who am I?

  • Chong is a verb. To do.

  • Sia Mi = What?

  • if you change your intonation when saying this phrase, it might change the meaning a lot.

  • You wanna go?

  • I guess that you have noticed there are some English words in the lyrics.

  • Apparently, theyre pronounced in a different way here.

  • For example, party is usually pronounced pa ti here.

  • It is a profound joke from a beverage commercial. I will put a link down below.

  • TAIWAN NO. 1

  • Again, there is an English word, stone, in the lyrics.l

  • I guess you know, when you say someone is stoned

  • aka someone is under the influence of marijuana.

  • Remind you: Marijuana is illegal in Taiwan.

  • If you want to invite someone to go get a drink,

  • you can say

  • Cho Hoe Qi Lim Tsiu

  • It's more commonly used between guys.

  • Usually, it is used as a compliment to girls.

  • Kin A Lit Cho Hoe Qi Lim Tsiu

  • Bin A Chai Cho Hoe Qi Lim Tsiu

  • What are you looking at?

  • Wu Sia Mi Ho Kang?

  • What are the special deals?

  • Wu Sia Mi Ho Kang?

  • 90 percent off

  • 100 percent pineapple juice

  • They are the ten Taiwanese phrases for today.

  • This music video is shot in Penghu, a group of island of Taiwan.

  • I will put a link down below which is their behind the scene video.

  • I haven't been to Penghu.

  • If I have a chance to visit, I will definitely make a lot of videos about the trip.

  • stay tuned

  • Here is the first half of this lesson.

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  • I am Jean Fun. Hope you have fun!

Hello, guys.

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