Learn Trad Chinese

From bakeries and cocktail menus to dance studios and football chatter, Spanish slips into Traditional Chinese more often than you’d think. This guide rounds up high-frequency items you’ll actually see in Taiwan—food and drinks, music and dance, place names, and everyday culture—with Traditional Chinese first, pinyin right after, and a clean English gloss. Where a […]

English sneaks into everyday Traditional Chinese on menus, in shops, in tech, and all over social media. This guide rounds up high-frequency English loanwords and calques you’ll actually meet in Taiwan, with Traditional Chinese first, pinyin right after, and a clear English gloss. You’ll also get common code-switching patterns, pronunciation tips, false friends, and copy-ready

French sneaks into Traditional Chinese through bakeries, fashion houses, ballet studios, and wine lists. This guide rounds up high-yield French loanwords and famous names the way you’ll actually meet them in Taiwan: on menus, signs, product labels, and small talk. You’ll see Traditional Chinese first, pinyin right after, and a clear English gloss, plus natural

Business calls in Mandarin don’t need drama—just clean openings, clear requests, and polite closings. This guide gives ready-to-use lines in Traditional Chinese with pinyin right after and concise English glosses, plus sample scripts for common situations: answering, calling, transferring, scheduling, clarifying, following up, and voicemail. Tone is Taiwan-natural: professional, warm, and efficient. Professional Starters: Answering

House party in Taipei or rooftop in Tainan, party talk in Traditional Chinese runs on friendly slang, quick compliments, and polite face-saving lines. This guide teaches high-yield expressions you’ll actually use at gatherings, with Traditional Chinese first, pinyin right after, and a short English gloss. Tone leans Taiwan-natural: upbeat, respectful, a little cheeky—never cringe. Core

From sushi counters to Taiwanese night markets, fish words pop up everywhere—and many sound nothing like English. This guide gives you high-frequency species in Traditional Chinese, with pinyin right after and clear English glosses. You’ll also get “menu traps,” measure words, cooking verbs, market phrases, and mini dialogues so you can point confidently without resorting

Office Chinese is a whole dialect: polite hedges, playful sarcasm, and metaphors sharp enough to cut a meeting short. This guide collects high-yield Traditional Chinese work idioms and slang with pinyin right after and a clear English gloss. Use them in chats, standups, and emails without sounding like a textbook. How This Guide Works Each

From A-line classics to wrap-dress wizardry, this guide gives you the most useful Traditional Chinese terms for women’s dress styles, with pinyin right after and clear English glosses. You’ll get silhouettes, lengths, necklines, sleeves, fabrics, patterns, occasions, measure words, and natural shopping phrases that work from Taipei boutiques to online carts. Core Dress Silhouettes English

Graphs and charts are story machines. In Traditional Chinese, a few precise words let you narrate rises, dips, peaks, and “uh-oh” moments like a pro. This guide gives essential vocabulary for chart types, axes, units, trend verbs, comparison frames, and ready-to-speak sentence patterns. Traditional Chinese appears first, followed by pinyin, then a clear English gloss.

Kitchens are language gyms. Every pot, spoon, and whirring machine is a new word you can actually use at breakfast. This guide gives you high-yield Traditional Chinese utensil names with pinyin right after, plus natural phrases so you can ask for the whisk without miming a tornado. Core Cookware English Traditional Chinese Pinyin Notes /