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) |
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