Tag Archives: Korean

Paris Baguette 亞式蛋糕

我比較喜歡吃亞式蛋糕。美式蛋糕有時太甜，有時奶油太多。今年我特別找亞式蛋糕。Paris Baguette 是一間韓國法式麵包店。雖然食品是法式，可是口味是亞式。連蛋糕上的裝飾也是亞洲風格。吃了一口之後，就想起台灣的蛋糕。真好吃!

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Signs teaching Korean in Taiwan

Posted on 2012年07月16日 | 07/16/2012 by

中興街 in 永和 (新北市) is a street that is known for stores selling goods imported from Korea. There were posters next to each store with a phrase in Korean and the translation in Chinese. 注音符號 was placed next to the … Continue reading →

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Word of the week #204: strawberry

Posted on 2012年06月27日 | 06/27/2012 by

One day the word ichigo came to mind, but I could not figure out the meaning of the word. It means strawberry! Chinese: 草莓 [ㄘㄠˇㄇㄟˊ] Japanese: 苺 (イチゴ) (ichigo) Korean: 딸기 (ddalgi) French: une fraise Remember to visit my other … Continue reading →

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Word of the week #203: firefly

Posted on 2012年06月08日 | 06/08/2012 by

We’re back to the original format for “Word of the Week” posts. Once a week, I explore a word in different languages. The word for this week is firefly, the little insect that lights up. Chinese: 螢火蟲 [ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ] … Continue reading →

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So Gong Dong Tofu House

Posted on 2011年08月30日 | 08/30/2011 by

I often pass by So Gong Dong Tofu House, but had not given it a try until recently. I kept seeing the “Tofu House” sign. There is a good sized parking lot in front. From the outside, it looks like … Continue reading →

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Word of the week #43: 燥

Posted on 2011年08月25日 | 08/25/2011 by

The word 燥 (zao) means dry. It is commonly used with the character 乾 (gan), to form the word 乾燥, which also means dry or arid. In Japanese, 乾燥 is かんそう (kansou). In Korean, 燥 is 조 (jo).

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Word of the week #40: summer

Posted on 2011年08月03日 | 08/03/2011 by

Chinese:    夏天    (xia tian) Japanese:    夏    (なつ) (na tsu) Korean:    여름    (yeo reum) Credit: Free images from acobox.com

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Word of the week #39: turtle

Posted on 2011年07月27日 | 07/27/2011 by

Chinese:    烏龜    (wu guai) Japanese:    亀    (かめ) (ka me) Korean:    거북    (keo buk)

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Word of the week #38: cat

Posted on 2011年07月19日 | 07/19/2011 by

Chinese:    貓    (mao) Japanese:    猫    (ねこ) (neko) Korean:    고양이    (go yang i) Credit: Free images from acobox.com

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Word of the week #37: dog

Posted on 2011年07月12日 | 07/12/2011 by

Chinese:    狗    (gou) Japanese:    犬    (いぬ) (inu) Korean:    개    (gae) Credit: Free images from acobox.com

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