How to say

  • Traditional characters:
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard):
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄊㄚ
  • Meaning: he / him

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

晚上,我跟朋友一起去士林夜市。他說,士林夜市的雞排一定要吃。

wǎn shàng wǒ gēn péng yǒu yì qǐ qù Shì lín Yè shì tā shuō Shì lín Yè shì de jī pái yí dìng yào chī

In the evening I went to Shilin Night Market with a friend. He said the chicken cutlet there is a must.

From the story 士林夜市 (Shilin Night Market)

爸爸是台北人,他說粽子要用蒸的,米一粒一粒才香。

bà ba shì Tái běi rén tā shuō zòng zi yào yòng zhēng de mǐ yí lì yí lì cái xiāng

Dad is from Taipei. He says zongzi should be steamed, so every grain stays fragrant.

From the story 粽子大戰 (The Zongzi War)

房東的紙條我看了,他說:垃圾車晚上七點來。走,我們去買菜,好嗎?

fáng dōng de zhǐ tiáo wǒ kàn le tā shuō lè sè chē wǎn shàng qī diǎn lái zǒu wǒ men qù mǎi cài hǎo ma

I read the landlord's note — it says the garbage truck comes at seven every evening. Come on, let's go buy groceries, okay?

From the story 去買菜 (Grocery Run)

我有弟弟,還有阿公阿嬤。喔,還有我先生——他也是工程師,跟你一樣。

wǒ yǒu dì di hái yǒu ā gōng ā mà o hái yǒu wǒ xiān sheng tā yě shì gōng chéng shī gēn nǐ yí yàng

I have a younger brother, and also a grandpa and grandma. Oh — and my husband. He's an engineer too, same as you.

From the story 去買菜 (Grocery Run)

我先生也是工程師,他第一次吃臭豆腐也是被同事逼的。

wǒ xiān sheng yě shì gōng chéng shī tā dì yī cì chī chòu dòu fu yě shì bèi tóng shì bī de

My husband's an engineer too — his first stinky tofu was also a coworker ambush.

From the story 第一天上班 (First Day at Work)

Where is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 2 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: People, Actions & Questions
  • Lesson: Talking About People
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