Mandarin phrases for home life in Taiwan 家
Talk to your landlord, handle the trash truck (lèsè!), pay utility bills at 7-Eleven, and survive typhoon season — Taiwanese Mandarin home phrases with pinyin.
| English | Pinyin | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| The trash truck is coming! | lèsè chē lái le! | 垃圾車來了！ |
| Take out the trash. | dào lèsè. | 倒垃圾。 |
| Recycling. | huíshōu. | 回收。 |
| The air conditioner is broken. | lěngqì huài le. | 冷氣壞了。 |
| Turn on the AC. | kāi lěngqì. | 開冷氣。 |
| Turn off the light. | guān dēng. | 關燈。 |
| There's no hot water. | méiyǒu rèshuǐ. | 沒有熱水。 |
| Landlord. | fángdōng. | 房東。 |
| Rent. | fángzū. | 房租。 |
| When is the rent due? | fángzū shénme shíhòu yào jiǎo? | 房租什麼時候要繳？ |
| Electricity bill. | diànfèi. | 電費。 |
| Water bill. | shuǐfèi. | 水費。 |
| You can pay the bill at the convenience store. | kěyǐ zài chāoshāng jiǎofèi. | 可以在超商繳費。 |
| The internet isn't working. | wǎnglù huài le. | 網路壞了。 |
| Keys. | yàoshi. | 鑰匙。 |
| I forgot to bring my keys. | wǒ wàngjì dài yàoshi. | 我忘記帶鑰匙。 |
| Do the laundry. | xǐ yīfú. | 洗衣服。 |
| Washing machine. | xǐyījī. | 洗衣機。 |
| A typhoon is coming. | táifēng yào lái le. | 颱風要來了。 |
| Mosquito. | wénzi. | 蚊子。 |
| There's a cockroach! | yǒu zhāngláng! | 有蟑螂！ |
| I'm home! | wǒ huílái le! | 我回來了！ |
| Let's head out. | wǒmen chūmén ba. | 我們出門吧。 |
| Scooter. (the Taiwan word) | jīchē. | 機車。 |
| Where did you park the scooter? | jīchē tíng zài nǎlǐ? | 機車停在哪裡？ |