Dispute with taxi driver: Route choice

💬 In Taiwan, it's pronounced more like 'sījī'.

🇹🇼 Taxi drivers in Taiwan are usually quite friendly and sometimes love to chat!

💬 This kanji can also mean 'I'. In this context, it's part of 'we'.

🇹🇼 When speaking with a group, '我' is quite often used to mean 'we'.

💬 Attach [們] to pronouns like '我' (I) to make them plural (we/us).

🇹🇼 This is a simple and widely-used way to indicate plural pronouns in Chinese.

💬 Pronounced like 'yīnggāi', represents a suggestion or obligation.

🇹🇼 Politeness and suggestions go hand-in-hand in Taiwanese culture; using '應該' shows consideration for others.

💬 Combines 'we' and 'should', sounds like 'wǒmen yīnggāi'.

🇹🇼 This phrase can be used when deciding as a group, including with a taxi driver on the preferred route.

💬 Pronounced 'zǒu', and it generally means 'to go' or 'to walk'.

🇹🇼 In a taxi, '走' would be understood as 'take this route'.

💬 Means fast or quick. Pronounced 'kuàisù'.

🇹🇼 In the context of roads, '快速' often refers to streets without frequent stops or intersections.

💬 Literal translation is road or path, pronounced 'dàolù'.

🇹🇼 Roads in Taiwan can range from big city streets to small country lanes, often with specific names like '快速道路' (expressway).

💬 [快速] means quick and [道路] means road.

🇹🇼 Expressways in Taiwan, like other places, are designed for faster traffic and often have tolls.