Pronunciation ChallengeAmerican & Taiwanese People Swap Snacks

What’s up? VoiceTubers! My name is Ingrid and you’re listening to today’s pronunciation challenge. What is your favorite snack? Popcorn, chocolate, or are you one of those health people whose snack on fruit? Well, my favorite snack are potato chips, let me tell you why. First, they come in all kinds of different flavors. There are the original flavors, cheese, seaweed(海苔), barbecue, you name it. People never get tired of those classic flavors. However, recently, famous brands like Lays, and Pringles have started to develop odd flavors like hamburgers, curry, shrimp. Some of them are good, I guess, but their popularity eventually dies down, and then you’ll never see those flavors ever again. Well, today’s video talks about snacks, more specifically, the difference between Taiwanese snacks and American snacks. After watching the video, I found out that although my favorite snack, potato chips, are not so Taiwanese, we have many delicious snacks as well. If you’re interested, go watch the video, but before that, let’s practice today’s sentence. “ I have pineapple cakes which are our specialty. National treasure of Taiwan. This’s what we gift friends.“

1-1. specialty [ˋspɛʃəltɪ] (n.)
It means a product that is extremely good in a particular place, or a subject that someone knows a lot about.
* Chicken rice is our specialty here in Chiayi, today we’re going to try some for lunch.
* This’s the card of my therapist, Dr. Orsens, hypnotherapy([͵hɪpnoˋθɛrəpɪ]催眠療法) is her specialty.

1-2. special [ˋspɛʃəl] (adj.)特殊的，特別的；不尋常的
Special is the adjective of specialty. It means not ordinary or usual. * Henry is a special kid, he believes the people around him were all secretly fairytale characters.

1-3. special [ˋspɛʃəl] (n.)（電視）特別節目/ （餐館通常只在特定日子供應的）特製菜餚
So special also can be used as a noun. It means a television program that is made for a particular reason or occasion, and it is not a part of a series. Or it could also mean a dish that is available in a restaurant on a particular day, that is not usually available.
* Because of the change of airing schedule, the Christmas special they filmed was pushed to mid-January.
* air (v.) means to broadcast something or be broadcast on radio or television.

2-1. treasure [ˋtrɛʒɚ] (n.)財寶；珍寶
Treasure can be used as a noun, and it can also be used as a verb. So first, let’s talk about the noun. It means very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, or money.
* According to the captain, the hidden treasure is not far from where we are now. Just keep sailing north.

2-2. treasure [ˋtrɛʒɚ] (v.)珍愛；珍惜；珍藏
When treasure is a verb, it means to take great of something because you love it, or consider it very valuable.
* I treasure every moment of our friendship, even though it ended up a disaster.

3-1. gift [gɪft] (v.)贈送
When gift is used as a verb, it means to give something in an official or formal way.
* This painting was gifted by the former President of the United States, Barack Obama.

3-2. gift (n.)
When gift is used as a noun, it means a present, or something that is given. Or it can mean a special ability to do something.
* I told him that this Avengers’ mug was a gift from Santa Claus, he believed it.

* Molisa has a gift from music. At the age of sixteen, she mastered six different musical instruments.

Okay, that’s it for today’s pronunciation challenge. Be sure to leave a comment and recording. Tell me, what’s your favorite snack? My name is Ingrid and I’ll see you next time!

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I have pineapple cakes which are our specialty. National treasure of Taiwan. This is what we gift friends.