{"id":512,"date":"2021-09-05T19:24:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jessietalk.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2021-09-05T19:24:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T11:24:03","slug":"8-hacks-you-need-to-know-when-traveling-or-living-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jessietalk.com\/8-hacks-you-need-to-know-when-traveling-or-living-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"8 hacks you need to know when traveling or living in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Taiwan is an awesome place. When traveling or living in Taiwan, there are certain things you need to know. Either to avoid misunderstanding or adopt local custom easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 1 When traveling of living in Taiwan, you needs to know when and how to pay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In Taiwan, if you walk into a local food shop, there are 2 ways to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first way is to pay first. The shop owner or the clerk will tell you how much in total and ask you to pay. They will say\uff1a\u8acb\u5148\u4ed8\u6b3e(q\u01d0ng xi\u0101n f\u00f9 ku\u01cen)or\u8acb\u5148\u8cb7\u55ae(q\u01d0ng xi\u0101n m\u01cei d\u0101n), which means \u201cpay first, please\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second way is pay before you leave. You can either ask the shop owner\/ clerk to collect your money or go to the counter with your bill. Under this situation, nobody will ask you to pay before you leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you feel confusing about when to pay, the best way is to ask\uff1a\u5148\u4ed8\u9322\u9084\u662f\u5403\u5b8c\u518d\u4ed8(xi\u0101n f\u00f9 qi\u00e1n h\u00e1i sh\u00ec ch\u012b w\u00e1n z\u00e0i f\u00f9)\uff1fwhich means: pay first or after finish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 2 how to mark \u201camount\u201d when ordering food in a local small food shop in Taiwan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There is a fun way that Taiwanese mark amount in the food shop or tea shop. We will use one Chinese character–\u6b63 to represent \u201c5\u201d. If the amount is 1, then we will make \u201c\u4e00\u201d, if the amount is 2, then we will mark as \u201c\u4e05\u201d\u2026till five. Then we will write another \u201c\u6b63\u201d\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 3 how to pay bus fee when living or traveling in Taipei<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here, I specially indicate Taipei, because Taipei has the most convenience and popular public transportation system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you take bus, try to buy the \u201ceasy card\u201d. You can storge money in advance. Then you can use the card to take bus\u3001MRT\u3001train\u3001boat. You can also use it to pay your bill in some shop, like convenient stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you take bus with easy card, you need to punch your card(\u5237\u5361\/shu\u0101 k\u01ce) both get in and out. The machine will charge automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 4 greeting words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Except \u4f60\u597d(n\u01d0 h\u01ceo)\u3001\u65e9\u5b89(z\u01ceo \u0101n), there are still other popular greeting words, like\uff1a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5403\u98fd\u4e86\u55ce(ch\u012b b\u01ceo le ma), which means did you have your meals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u53bb\u4e0a\u73ed\u554a(q\u00f9 sh\u00e0ng b\u0101n \u0101), which means are you going to work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 5 frequently asked question in Taiwan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are some questions may lake you feel uncomfortable, but are popular questions here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4f60\u5e7e\u6b72(n\u01d0 j\u01d0 su\u00ec): how old are you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4f60\u6709\u6c92\u6709\u7537\/\u5973\u670b\u53cb(n\u01d0 y\u01d2u m\u00e9i y\u01d2u n\u00e1n \/n\u01da p\u00e9ng y\u01d2u): do you have a boy\/girl friend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u9019\u500b\u591a\u5c11\u9322(zh\u00e8 g\u00e8 du\u014d sh\u01ceo qi\u00e1n): how much did you buy that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4f60\u559c\u6b61\u53f0\u7063\u55ce(n\u01d0 x\u01d0 hu\u0101n t\u00e1i w\u0101n ma): do you like Taiwan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 6 customized service~one of the very special service in Taiwan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In Taiwan, there is special service is you can ask to adjust the flavor of your order. Like the following items are the most popular things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u534a\u7cd6(b\u00e0n t\u00e1ng): which means half sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u5c11\u51b0(sh\u01ceo b\u012bng): which means lesser ice-cube<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u4e0d\u8fa3\u3001\u5c0f\u8fa3\u3001\u4e2d\u8fa3\u3001\u5927\u8fa3(b\u00fa l\u00e0\u3001 xi\u01ceo l\u00e0 \u3001zh\u014dng l\u00e0 \u3001d\u00e0 l\u00e0): which indicate how spicy your food will be, from not hot at all to very hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 7 \u201cwait for a while\u201d doesn\u2019t really mean \u201cshort time\u201d in Taiwan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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When a Taiwanese tell you: please wait for a while, it never means \u201ca while\u201d, especially in a restaurant or food shop. People always tell you: \u5feb\u4e86(ku\u00e0i le), which means very soon, but nobody knows it will take how long actually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you hear people tell you \u201c\u7b49\u4e00\u4e0b(d\u011bng y\u012b xi\u00e0)\u201d or \u201c\u99ac\u4e0a(m\u01ce sh\u00e0ng)\u201d, it literally means very soon or quickly, but actually means \u201cwait\u201d only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hack 8 Taiwanese does not used to say \u201cNO\u201d directly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If a Taiwanese doesn\u2019t like something or doesn\u2019t have the intention to do something, he\/she will not say no directly. How to know their real idea? Normally Taiwanese use the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they don\u2019t like the flavor: they may say, \u5f88\u597d\u5403\uff0c\u53ef\u662f\u6211\u4e0d\u7fd2\u6163\u90a3\u6a23\u7684\u5473\u9053(h\u011bn h\u01ceo ch\u012b \uff0ck\u011b sh\u00ec w\u01d2 b\u00f9 x\u00ed gu\u00e0n n\u00e0 y\u00e0ng de w\u00e8i d\u00e0o). It means: the taste is good, but I am not used to eat that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they don\u2019t feel comfortable to join an activity, they will say the following sentence first: \u6211\u5148\u770b\u770b\u6211\u90a3\u5929\u6709\u6c92\u6709\u4e8b\u54e6(w\u01d2 xi\u0101n k\u00e0n k\u00e0n w\u01d2 n\u00e0 ti\u0101n y\u01d2u m\u00e9i y\u01d2u sh\u00ec o)! which means let me check my schedule first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that, they say: \u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d\uff0c\u6211\u90a3\u5929\u6709\u4e8b(b\u00f9 h\u01ceo y\u00ec s\u012b \uff0cw\u01d2 n\u00e0 ti\u0101n y\u01d2u sh\u00ec). Which means: sorry I can\u2019t go with you because I have appoint with the others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here you can read about 10 need-to-know Mandarin Chinese sentences in Taiwan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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