How to say 跟

  • Traditional characters: 跟
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): gēn
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄍㄣ
  • Meaning: with / and

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

跟 in example sentences

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

所以台南跟花蓮差不多？

suǒ yǐ Tái nán gēn Huā lián chà bù duō

So Tainan and Hualien are about the same?

From the story 台南還是花蓮？ (Tainan or Hualien?)

台南跟花蓮差不多啦！那就…都去！

Tái nán gēn Huā lián chà bù duō la nà jiù dōu qù

About the same! So... let's do both!

From the story 台南還是花蓮？ (Tainan or Hualien?)

我也喜歡蛋糕跟蠟燭！沒有蠟燭，怎麼許願？

wǒ yě xǐ huān dàn gāo gēn là zhú méi yǒu là zhú zěn me xǔ yuàn

I like the cake AND the candles! No candles, no wish!

From the story 驚喜派對 (The Surprise Party)

新竹那家公司啊，跟他們說你不去。

Xīn zhú nà jiā gōng sī a gēn tā men shuō nǐ bù qù

The Hsinchu company. Tell them you're not coming.

From the story 要不要換工作 (Should I Change Jobs?)

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)

Where 跟 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Band A (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: Comparing & Talking About Time
  • Lesson: Together and the Most
  • Taught just before: 常常
  • Taught just after: 一起