Family & Dining
Chapter 1 of 6
Beginner5 minDining with Taiwanese Elders: The Art of "Taiwanese Politeness"
跟台灣長輩吃飯的「台式客套」gēn tái wān zhǎng bèi chī fàn de 「 tái shì kè tào 」
When eating with your Taiwanese partner's family for the first time, you will find that textbook phrases like "No, thank you" sound too cold and rigid. Taiwanese elders love to pile food onto your plate to show love. You need a warm, polite, and natural way to respond.
第一次去台灣另一半的家裡吃飯，你會發現課本教的『謝謝，不用了』聽起來很不自然。台灣長輩習慣不斷幫你夾菜，這時候你需要的是既禮貌又帶有親切感的台式回應方式。dì yī cì qù tái wān lìng yí bàn de jiā lǐ chī fàn ， nǐ huì fā xiàn kè běn jiào de 『 xiè xiè ， bú yòng le 』 tīng qǐ lái hěn bú zì rán 。 tái wān zhǎng bèi xí guàn bú duàn bāng nǐ jiā cài ， zhè shí hòu nǐ xū yào de shì jì lǐ mào yòu dài yǒu qīn qiè gǎn de tái shì huí yìng fāng shì 。
Dialogue
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Taiwanese Elder
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Come on! Eat more. This chicken is home-raised, very nutritious!
The Rigid Textbook Way
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Thank you, I am full already, I cannot eat anymore. (Sounds like a robot)
The Natural Taiwanese Way
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Auntie, no need! It's truly delicious, thanks for picking so much for me, but I'm so full, I really can't eat any more! (Warm & perfectly polite)
