🇹🇼 In Taiwan, 你好 is understood but can sound a bit textbooky with strangers. In many everyday situations, people often just start with 不好意思 or go straight to the question.
🇹🇼 早安 is fine, but in everyday Taiwan you'll also hear 早 a lot in casual situations. It's a friendly morning greeting, not something saved for very formal settings.
🇹🇼 對不起 is a real apology and can sound heavier than English "sorry." For getting attention or lightly excusing yourself, 不好意思 is often the more natural choice in Taiwan.
🇹🇼 不好意思 is extremely useful in Taiwan: it can mean "excuse me," "sorry," or a soft way to get someone's attention. It often sounds warmer and less heavy than 對不起.
🇹🇼 Saying this usually earns warm praise like 你的中文很好 "your Chinese is great" — Taiwanese people are delighted by any effort, so the modest phrasing lands well.
💬 捷運 is Taiwan's word for MRT/metro, so this is the local term to learn. Use the same pattern with other places: 便利商店在哪裡？
🇹🇼 In Taiwan, asking for a 捷運站 is very natural in cities like Taipei. On the mainland, you'd more often hear a different word for metro, so 捷運 is a Taiwan-specific win.
💬 一點 after an adjective means "a bit," so 便宜一點 is "a bit cheaper." The 一 is pronounced (yì) here because it comes before another falling-tone syllable.
🇹🇼 This is a polite way to bargain in markets or small shops, but not something to use in fixed-price chain stores or department stores. In Taiwan, tone matters a lot here: keep it light and friendly.
🇹🇼 Night markets, small eateries, and street stalls are often cash-only, so it's worth asking before ordering; transit cards like EasyCard also work at many convenience stores.
💬 Adjectives can be the whole sentence in Chinese, so 好吃 already means "It's delicious" with no extra word for "is." You can build others the same way, like 好喝 for drinks.
🇹🇼 救命！ is a real emergency cry, like shouting for immediate help. For non-danger situations, people would usually say something calmer like 幫我一下 or explain the problem.
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