Hello, everyone!
I’m Grace.
Today we have a special guest — Xiaolu
Hi what’s up guys
my name is Xiaolu
She also has her own Youtube channel “Chinesewith-Xiaolu”
As you can tell by the title,
we’re going to talk about vocabulary differences
in Chinese and Taiwanese Mandarin.
Xiaolu will tell us how to say certain things in China
and I’ll tell you how we say those same things in Taiwan!
Now let’s get started!
We’re going to introduce 20 things that have different names
in Chinese and Taiwanese Mandarin.
First, I’ll show you a picture and its English name
so you can think about how you would say it in Chinese.
And then we’ll reveal how it’s said in Chinese and Taiwanese Mandarin.
Let's get started!
taxi
Let’s take a taxi home!
taxi
Let’s take a taxi home!
video
This video is very popular lately.
video
This video is very popular lately.
視頻（video call / to get a video call）again, 視頻
Is it convenient for you to get a video call now?
video call / to get a video call
Is it convenient for you to get a video call now?
paper clip
Do you have any paper clips? Can I borrow them?
paper clip
Do you have any paper clips I can borrow?
printer
It seems like this printer isn’t working.
printer
It seems like this printer isn’t working.
flash drive
I forgot to bring my flash drive!
flash drive
I forgot to bring my flash drive!
instant noodles
I’m so hungry! I’m going to cook a pack of instant noodles.
instant noodles
I’m so hungry! I’m going to cook some instant noodles.
For “trash”, technically we have the same word for it,
but because we pronounce it so differently,
I’ve decided to include it here too.
We pronounce it as 垃圾
Excuse me, where's the closest garbage can?
In Taiwan, we pronounce this word as 垃圾
Excuse me, where's the closest garbage can?
yogurt
Do you want to eat some yogurt?
yogurt
The 格 is marked as the second tone,
but in daily life, we often pronounce it with the third tone in this word.
yogurt
Do you want to eat some yogurt?
broccoli / cauliflower
A dish of broccoli, please. Thank you!
broccoli / cauliflower
A dish of broccoli, please. Thank you!
salmon
The salmon sushi in this restaurant is amazing!
salmon
The salmon sushi in this restaurant is amazing!
waffle
Would you like to eat waffles?
waffle
Would you like to eat waffles?
avocado
I like avocado a lot.
avocado
He likes avocado a lot.
firework
Wow! Look at the sky! The fireworks are so beautiful!
firework
Wow! Look at the sky! The fireworks are so beautiful!
plastic bag
I don’t need a plastic bag. Thanks!
plastic bag
I don’t need a plastic bag. Thanks!
signal
Sorry, the reception here isn’t good. I can’t hear you clearly.
signal
Sorry, the reception here isn’t good. I can’t hear you clearly
link
I just sent you the link. Did you see it?
link
I just sent you the link. Did you see it?
text message
Did you see the message that I sent you?
text message
簡訊 refers to text messages sent through a phone number. (an SMS text)
However, when using different social media platforms
like Facebook or Line to text each other,
we use 訊息 to refer to the messages.
Let’s look at an example sentence:
Did you see the message that I sent you?
New Zealand
Have you been to New Zealand?
New Zealand
Have you been to New Zealand?
koala
Koalas are super cute!
koala
Koalas are so cute!
OK, that’s all for today!
There are another 20 different words on XiaoLu’s channel.
You can click here to watch it or find the link in the description below.
Also if you know of any other words that are different
in Chinese and Taiwanese Mandarin,
feel free to share them in the comments.
And last but not least,
if you want to learn some daily Mandarin expressions,
check out my Instagram @gracemandarin
I’ll see you next time! Bye!