

Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is the time all the family will get together. It is similar to the Chinese New Year. Thanksgiving is an important holiday among all the western holidays. Learning Thanksgiving vocabulary in Chinese may impress your family and friends!
Two fun facts! First, do you know the words “turkey” and “chicken” in Chinese are similar? “Chicken” in Chinese is “鸡 jī.” “Turkey” in Chinese is “火鸡 huǒ jī,” which literally means “fire chicken!”
Second, if you have Chinese pinyin keyboard on your iPhone or Mac, try to type those letters in pinyin
huoji
mianbao
tang
pingguo
and see what emojis you get!
We list 15+ vocabulary you must know for Thanksgiving, which is one of the biggest holidays in the US, including
Turkeys have been sent to U.S. presidents as gifts from around 1870s. The official National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation started in 1947.
The turkey “pardoning” tradition seen today formally began in 1989, under former President George H.W. Bush. “But let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone’s dinner table,” Bush said in 1989, addressing nearby animal rights activists and the year’s presidential turkey. “Not this guy – he’s granted a presidential pardon as of right now.” (www.usatoday.com)
lelve
Thanks for the Thanksgiving language Placemat!
Karen
Haha! Glad you like it!
Anthony Perna
謝謝你們提供了繁體字版。連小細節你們還是注意到- 幫人分別大陸和台灣怎麼說 ‘potato‘
Karen
我自己是從台灣來的,能有機會推廣繁體中文我也很開心
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