Intermediate - Taipei (C0889)

A 你是台湾哪里人?
nǐ shì Táiwān nǎli rén?
Where in Taiwan are you from?
B 台北的。
Táiběi de.
Taipei.
A 噢,很不错的城市啊。
ō, hěn bùcuò de chéngshì a.
Oh, that's quite a nice city.
B 对,有台北101。是台湾最高的楼。看起来很特别。
duì, yǒu Táiběi yī líng yī. shì Táiwān zuì gāo de lóu. kàn qǐlai hěn tèbié.
Yeah, there is the Taipei 101 building. It's the tallest building in Taiwan. It's very unique-looking.
A 听说台北的夜市也很好。
tīngshuō Táiběi de yèshì yě hěn hǎo.
I've heard the night markets are really good too.
B 嗯,小吃超好吃。
ng4, xiǎochī chāo hǎochī.
Yeah, the snacks are so great.
A 我口水都流下来了。哎,你去过台北的故宫吗?
wǒ kǒushuǐ dōu liú xiàlai le. āi, nǐ qù guo Táiběi de Gùgōng ma?
My mouth is watering. Have you been to the National Palace Museum?
B 去过,是博物馆。
qù guo, shì bówùguǎn.
Yes, I have, it's a museum.
A 真想去台北看看。
zhēn xiǎng qù Táiběi kàn kan.
I really want to go to Taipei to see it.
B 到时候我请你吃小吃。
dào shíhou wǒ qǐng nǐ chī xiǎochī.
When you come I'll treat you to some snacks.

Key Vocabulary

台湾 Táiwān Taiwan
台北 Táiběi Taipei
台北101 Táiběi yī líng yī Taipei 101 Building
看起来 kàn qǐlai to look
特别 tèbié special
夜市 yèshì night market
小吃 xiǎochī snack
chāo super
口水 kǒushuǐ saliva
liú to flow
故宫 Gùgōng National Palace Museum
博物馆 bówùguǎn museum
到时候 dào shíhou when the time comes

Supplementary Vocabulary

dǎo island
阳明山 Yángmíngshān Yangming Mountain
捷运 Jiéyùn subway
木瓜牛奶 mùguā niúnǎi papaya milkshake
高雄 Gāoxióng Kaohsiung City