How to Buy Seafood in Mandarin! Visit a Fishing Harbor - Mandarin on the Go

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Fishing harbors in Taiwan are great places to buy fresh fish and seafood. Come learn the Mandarin vocabulary you'll need for your next visit! **Vocabulary list below!** Taiwanese Mandarin teacher Peggy has brought her student Bertie to a fishing harbor so he can experience some unique aspects of Taiwan's fishing culture. In addition to sampling local fish, Bertie learns how to ask which fish are the freshest and the price of fish, which he also learns are weighed differently in Taiwan. After watching this episode, you will learn how to use Mandarin to make comparisons and purchase fish at a fish market. 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** 新鮮 xīn xiān Fresh 請問 qǐng wèn Excuse me. 有比較新鮮的嗎 yǒu bǐ jiào xīn xiān de ma Is there anything that's fresher? 比較 bǐ jiào Compare 有 虱目魚 yǒu shī mù yú Yes, the milkfish. 台南 tái nán Tainan 虱目魚 shī mù yú Milkfish 斤 jīn Catty (600g) 一斤多少 yì jīn duō shǎo How much for one catty? 多少 duō shǎo How much 虱目魚一斤130 shī mù yú yì jīn 130 Milkfish is NT$130 per catty (600g). 條 tiáo (unit for fish) 我要兩條魚 wǒ yào liǎng tiáo yú I would like two fish. 謝謝 xiè xie Thank you. 港口 gǎng kǒu Harbor 漁市場 yú shì cháng Fish market 比較好看 bǐ jiào hǎo kàn Better looking 玩 Wán Fun/Play 好玩 hǎo wán Fun

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