I am gonna teach you some Taiwanese.
Our teaching material is 9453.
That’s my jam!
I had translated their lyrics into English, and I put them down in the description.
If you are a professional translator and you have any suggestions, please leave comments down below.
Then, let's get started!
I checked the fair use principle. I think it is fine that I used their music video to teach.
Hopefully, I didn't violate any fair use principle.
I will put the original link down below.
Make sure you check it out.
The story in the beginning of the music video is kind of long, so let’s fast forward a little.
Ready?
I will talk about where they filmed this music video later.
周末出遠門 放鬆 阿唷 Have a weekend getaway for relaxation.
陽光照綠地 The sun shines on the grass.
海洋配beach 黑對 Sea and beach- a perfect combination.
沒錯 安排個時間給自己除鏽 That’s right. It is time for you to unwind.
沒空 都是藉口 那都是多講 If you say you don’t have time, you are making excuses. That’s baloney.
Three languages are used in this song, Mandarin, Taiwanese, and English.
What you just listen to are mostly in Mandarin.
There is only a phrase that is in Taiwanese.
That is-
long ; shi ; gei ; gong
That’s baloney.
What you are saying is completely nonsense or something that is not true
You are bullshitting.
long ＝all
shi =is
gei ＝too much/too many
gong＝ say/tell/speak
long ; shi ; gei ; gong
給我放假 我哩 作夥鬆一下 Give me a vacation! Let’s go and relax!
我若放假 厝邊隔壁都會 OH MY GOD If I take a vacation, all my neighbors will be super jealous and say, “Oh, my god!"
給我放假 我喊到火大 Give me a vacation! I was mad as hell.
這個周末請妳幫我排個假 可以嗎 Could you give me a vacation this weekend, PLEASE!
ga ; gua ; pang ; ka
gua = I or me
ga ; gua ; pang ; ka = I want to take a vacation.
It is a expression that you strongly require something.
huei ; tua
This is a very common phrase.
huei = fire
tua = big
Huei Tua = mad as hell/very angry
In the end of this part, you saw this " a side ma."
It doesn't exist in English language.
a side ma? = may I?
If you want to do something and you are not sure about it, you can ask "a side ma" to people.
The answer to this kind of questions is either yes or no.
a side= yes mei side = no
我搖擺的走在金色的沙灘上 I walked on the golden beach with a swagger.
我望著遙遠的綠色的仙人掌 I enjoyed watching those remote cactuses.
就是有鬆 Have fun!
This is the chorus part.
This whole part is written in Mandarin.
I am going to explain what 9453 means.
I have problems pronouncing them.
du＝that is
she ＝is
wu = have/has
song = relax/have fun
Du ; shi ; wu ; song
It means feeling very relaxed.
Just go and relax.
have fun!
That is the whole point of this song.
Remember that there are two hot girls sitting on a yacht?
Yachts are one of the most important and well-known exported good from Taiwan.
I put a link down below
which is about 2016 Taiwan International Boat Show in Kaohsiung held in March.
Although it had finished, you can still check out the website.
If you are interested in buying a yacht, please write to Jeanfunhappy at gmail.com
I am going to marry you.
It sounds like a serious threat!
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