Bite-size Taiwanese | Newbie

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**Bite-size Taiwanese | Newbie**

Bite-size Taiwanese is a podcast giving you a taste of real, everyday Taiwanese. Co-hosts Phil & Alan will guide you through the ins and outs of the Taiwanese language (Southern Min/Hokkien) with light-hearted, fun (and occasionally funny) conversations on how it’s used in Taiwan. The Newbie podcast is geared towards newcomers to this language and will handily equip visitors with basic survival Taiwanese skills. Listen to our other podcasts: Bite-size | Elementary, Bite-size | Pronounce it like a Pro

Latest Episodes:

Ep11: Do you speak Taiwanese? | Lí kám ē-hiáu kóng Tâi-gí 你敢會曉講台語？ Dec 03, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned how to say “Do you speak Taiwanese?” and some responses to this question.

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Pronounce it Like a Pro | Ep 02: Unaspirated & Voiceless [Re-broadcast] Nov 26, 2019

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In this episode, we learned 11 Taiwanese consonants and the important features about these sounds: voiced, voiceless, aspirated, and unaspirated.

NOTE: Today's episode is a re-broadcast of Ep02: Unaspirated & Voiceless from our Pronounce it Like a Pro podcast series.

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Ep10: Where are the restrooms? | Piān-sóo tī tó-uī 便所佇佗位？ Nov 19, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned how to describe locations in Taiwanese and some commonly used location suffixes.

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Ep09: A bowl of Chiayi Turkey Rice | Tsi̍t-uánn Ka-gī ke-bah-pn̄g 一碗嘉義雞肉飯 Nov 12, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned some Taiwanese “measure words” while Phil and Alan figure out the ingredients for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner.

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Ep08: $10K Red Envelope | Âng-pau pau tsi̍t-bān 紅包包一萬 Nov 05, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned some higher numbers in Taiwanese and talked about the “red envelope” and weddings. Also, earlier this year, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage!

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Ep07: Forever 25 | Guá jī-tsa̍p-gōo huè 我二十五歲 Oct 29, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned how to count from 11-99 in Taiwanese and talked about some cultural differences on thinking about numbers, counting age and using the calendar.

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Ep06: 1, 2, 3... | Tsi̍t, nn̄g, sann... Oct 22, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned how to count from 1-10 in Taiwanese and some idioms and phrases that use numbers.

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Ep05: What is that? | He sī siánn-mih 彼是啥物? Oct 15, 2019

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In this episode, we’ve learned how to say “what is this?” and “what is that?”.

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