Learn Mandarin at Taipei's Longshan Temple - Mandarin on the Go

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Join Peggy and Bertie as they head to Longshan Temple in Taipei to learn some Mandarin phrases that will come in handy when visiting your first local temple in Taiwan. **Vocabulary list below!** Bertie has never been to a Taiwanese temple before, and he is unfamiliar with proper temple etiquette. Fortunately, Bertie's Taiwanese Mandarin teacher Peggy is here to show him the ropes. In this episode, Bertie learns how to pray, how to enter and exit the temple and what other kinds of activities are available to temple-goers. After learning these Mandarin phrases, viewers will have attained basic vocabulary and phrases they can use to begin acquainting themselves with Taiwanese temple culture. Mandarin on the Go teaches Taiwanese Mandarin (aka Mandarin Chinese) in easy-to-digest segments that are both practical and reflect how Taiwanese people use the Mandarin language in daily life. We incorporate real-life scenarios and elements of local culture to provide a fun learning environment while encouraging authentic connections. **Vocabulary & Phrases** 想要 xiǎng yào Would like 拜拜 bài bài Pray 我想要拜拜 wǒ xiǎng yào bài bài I would like to pray. 先拜裡面 再拜外面 xiān bài lǐ miàn zài bài wài miàn Pray inside first, then pray outside. 先拜裡面 xiān bài lǐ miàn Pray inside first 再 zài Then 先____再____ xiān ____ zài ____ ____ first, then _____. 再拜外面 zài bài wài miàn Then pray outside 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me. 哪個 nǎ ge Which 是 shì Is/Are 入口 rù kǒu Entrance 請問哪個是入口 qǐng wèn nǎ ge shì rù kǒu Which side is the entrance? 一邊是入口 另一邊是出口 yì biān shì rù kǒu lìng yì biān shì chū kǒu One side is the entrance. The other side is the exit. 一邊是入口 yì biān shì rù kǒu One side is the entrance. 一邊是出口 yì biān shì chū kǒu The other side is the exit. 除了___還能___ chú le ____ hái néng ____ Besides ____, you can also ___. 除了拜拜還能做什麼 chú le bài bài hái néng zuò shén me Besides praying, what else can I do? 除了拜拜 chú le bài bài Besides praying, 還可以跟神明求護身符 hái kě yǐ gēn shén míng qiú hù shēn fú you can also ask the gods for amulets.

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Mandarin On the Go

Mandarin on the Go teaches Taiwanese Mandarin in easy-to-digest segments that are both practical and reflect how Taiwanese people use the Mandarin language in daily life. We incorporate real-life scenarios and elements of local culture to provide a fun learning environment while encouraging authent