By Two Chinese Characters
Some questions to consider:
1. Why do you think people confuse Thailand with Taiwan?
2.If you were from Thailand or Taiwan, would you be offended if someone confused them? Why or why not?
Vocabulary
Character | Pinyin | English |
---|---|---|
台湾/台灣 | Táiwān | Taiwan (PN) |
泰国 | Tàiguó | Thailand (PN) |
岛 | dǎo | island (N) |
海岸 | hǎi’àn | coast, coastline (N) |
泰语 | Tàiyǔ | Thai (language) (N) |
中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese (language) (N) |
汉字 | hànzì | character (N) |
字母表 | zìmǔbiǎo | alphabet (N) |