How to Say ‘That's the smell of mugwort and calamus.’ in Traditional Chinese
那是艾草跟菖蒲的味道。
nà shì ài cǎo gēn chāng pú de wèi dào
[nà shir àicǎo gēn chāngpú de wèidào]
💬 Usage Tip: In Taiwan, 跟 (gēn) is the everyday word for joining two nouns with "and". 和 (hé) sounds more bookish in casual talk.
Phrase Breakdown
那是艾草
nà shì ài cǎo
that is mugwort
艾草 (àicǎo) is mugwort, a fragrant herb hung up during the Dragon Boat Festival.
那是艾草，不是草。
That is mugwort, not grass.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nà]
that
A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific thing.
那房子是我的。
That house is mine.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
艾草
ài cǎo
[àicǎo]
mugwort
An aromatic herb hung on doors during the Dragon Boat Festival.
奶奶買了一把艾草。
Grandma bought a bunch of mugwort.
跟菖蒲的味道。
gēn chāng pú de wèi dào
and calamus's smell.
跟 (gēn) means 'and'. 菖蒲 (chāngpú) is calamus, another festival plant. 的味道 (de wèidào) means 'the smell of'.
我喜歡菖蒲的味道。
I like the smell of calamus.
Words in this phrase
跟
gēn
[gēn]
and
Colloquial word joining two nouns.
我買了麵包跟牛奶。
I bought bread and milk.
菖蒲
chāng pú
[chāngpú]
calamus; sweet flag
A sword-shaped aromatic plant hung with mugwort at Dragon Boat Festival.
菖蒲的葉子像一把劍。
Calamus leaves look like a sword.
的
de
[de]
possessive particle
Indicates ownership, similar to 'of'.
這是我的書。
This is my book.
味道
wèi dào
[wèidào]
smell; scent
Here refers to an odor rather than taste.
這個味道很特別。
This smell is very special.
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