How to say 派對

  • Traditional characters: 派對
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): pài duì
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄆㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
  • Meaning: party

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

派對 in example sentences

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

明天？明天…不行，明天有派對。

míng tiān míng tiān bù xíng míng tiān yǒu pài duì

Tomorrow? Tomorrow... no, can't — there's a party tomorrow.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

什麼派對？

shén me pài duì

What party?

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

呃…沒有派對！沒有！我是說…明天要工作。

è méi yǒu pài duì méi yǒu wǒ shì shuō míng tiān yào gōng zuò

Uh... no party! None! I mean... I have to work tomorrow.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

好啦好啦！是你先生要給你一個驚喜派對，禮物、氣球、蛋糕都買好了。

hǎo la hǎo la shì nǐ xiān sheng yào gěi nǐ yí ge jīng xǐ pài duì lǐ wù qì qiú dàn gāo dōu mǎi hǎo le

Fine, fine! Your husband's throwing you a surprise party. Presents, balloons, cake — all bought.

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

哇！派對！我完全不知道！

wā pài duì wǒ wán quán bù zhī dào

(the next evening) Wow! A party! I had NO idea!

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

Where 派對 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Band A (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Festivals & Culture
  • Lesson: Party Time
  • Taught just before: 邀請
  • Taught just after: 送