In this episode, we’ve talked about traveling by train to the beautiful east side of Taiwan, and also how to use prepositions to talk about your route and manner of transportation.
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SENTENCES AND VOCABULARY
| TAIWANESE | ENGLISH |
| Hua-liân / Hua-lian | Hualien, a city in eastern Taiwan |
| Thài-lóo-kok / Tha-lóo-khooh | Taroko Gorge, or the name of the Truku indigenous people
Culture note: Taroko is one of Taiwan’s most popular and beautiful national parks, and it’s on the east side of the island near the city of Hua-liân. |
| Lí án-tsuánn khì? | How are you going? / How are you getting there? |
| án-tsuánn | how |
| khì | to go
Grammar note: “khì” can also be used like “away” or “off” to show that direction of movement is away from the position of the speaker. |
| lâi | to come
Grammar note: “lâi” can also be used to show that direction of movement is towards the position of the speaker. |
| Guá tsē hué-tshia khì. | I'll go there by train. |
| tsē | to sit; to ride as a passenger on vehicles |
| hué-tshia | train |
| Tsū-kiông-hō | the name of the class of express trains on the Taiwan Railways System |
| tshia | car or vehicle with wheels |
| Lí beh àn/tuì tó tsi̍t tsām tsē kàu tó tsi̍t tsam? | You’re going from which station to which station? |
| Guá beh àn/tuì Tâi-pak-tsām tsē kàu Hua-liân-tsam. | I’m going from Taipei Main Station to Hualien Station. |
| àn / tuì / uì | from |
| tuì | facing towards, in the direction of |
| kàu | to; to arrive, to reach |
| Guá tsē hué-tshia tuì Hua-liân khì. | I took a train towards Hualien. (the speaker is currently not in Hualien as he says it.) |
| Guá tsē hué-tshia tuì Hua-liân lâli. | I took a train from Hualien (the speaker is already in Hualien as he says it.) |
| Tsái-khí peh tiám kàu tiong-tàu tsa̍p-jī tiám, ū la̍k pang. | From 8am to 12pm, there are 6 trains. |
| ū | to have, there exists |
| pang | a measure word for trains, flights or classes that happen at scheduled times |
| Tuì Hua-liân àn-tsuánn khì Thài-lóo-kok? | How are you getting from Hualien to Taroko Gorge? |
| Guá àn Hua-liân khiâ oo-tóo-bái khì. | From Hualien, I'm taking a scooter to go there. |
| khiâ | to ride (a horse, scooter, or bicycle) |
| oo-tóo-bái | scooter |
| kha-ta̍h-tshia | bicycle |
| kiânn-lōo | to walk |
| Guá àn/tuì Biâu-li̍k tsē kheh-ūn kàu Ka-gī. | I took a bus from Miaoli to Chiayi. |
| kheh-ūn | shuttle bus or long-distance bus |
*Syllables that have been greyed out require tone changes.
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