The Gordon & Li Li series introduces basic Chinese words to young children. The Elmer’s book series features an adventurous elephant and the short stories keep the attention of the young children. “In the Snow”, like “At the Beach” (from our last month’s picks) introduces ten Chinese pictogram characters on a walk through a forest on a snowy day. Gordon & Li Li Words for Everyday (Mandarin for kids) [Board Book] Languages: English, pinyin and Chinese characters
Read more →Miss Panda’s Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 日 (Rì). This character means “sun” or “day.” We can use 日 – Rì in the following phrases: <imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> 生日 – shēng rì = birthday 日期 – rì qí = date 假日 – chìa rì = holiday 大日子 – dà rì zi = big day 星期日 – xīng qí rì = Sunday 生日快樂 – shēng rì kuài lè = happy birthday Click below to hear
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Are you ready to sing the Happy Birthday song in Mandarin Chinese? Watch the video and then try it out yourself! You won’t believe how simple and easy it is.If you’re wondering the answer is “yes” – this really is the way we sing “Happy Birthday” in Chinese!You only have to remember 6 words. Next time it will be your turn to sing this song in Mandarin Chinese! English Lyrics (for Mandarin Chinese version): Happy birthday
Read more →“Ding Tai Fung“, one of my favorite restaurants in Taiwan, now has branches in the U.S. and Australia! (photo/image source: DingTaiFung.com.tw) “Chī le ma?” (“Have you eaten yet?”) is a common greeting among Chinese people. It is even more popular than “Ni Hao!”(“Hello”). This serves as a good clue that food plays a very important role in Chinese culture! Cold cereal for breakfast?! While I was happy to have it when I was in college in the
Read more →We all know the story of Snow White – now let’s hear it in Mandarin Chinese! Here is a short “immersion program” for the whole family. Can you hear the following phrases? Snow White in Chinese is “White Snow Princess” – Bái xuě gōng zhǔ – 白雪公主 Queen – Huáng hòu 皇后 Princess – Gōng zhǔ 公主 Apple – Píng guǒ 蘋果 Prince – Wáng zǐ 王子 Have fun and please SHARE the post if you enjoy
Read more →Miss Panda’s Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 太 (Tài) – This word means “extremely, too, very.” 太 has one more stroke than 大 (= dà or “big”). <imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> We can use 太 tài in the following phrases: 太太 – tài tai = wife, married lady, Mrs. 太大 – tài dà = too big 太小 – tài xiǎo = too small 太餓 – tài è = too hungry 太忙 – tài máng =
Read more →Miss Panda’s Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 口 (Kǒu) – This is a picture word, which means “mouth.” Chinese characters with this radical in it always have something to do with mouth. <imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> We can use 口 kǒu in the following phrases: 一口 – yī kǒu = one bite 一大口 – yī dà kǒu = one big bite 一小口 – yī xiǎo kǒu = one small bite 吃一口 – chī yī kǒu
Read more →Here is Jeremy Lin speaking Mandarin Chinese in two interviews. Good job! This is inspiring for children who are learning the language. Can you hear the following phrases Jeremy Lin said? Xiǎo hái ＝ children 小孩 Dǎ lán qiú ＝ play basketball 打籃球 Enjoy! News report – Press Conference in Taiwan. He mentioned his favorite Taiwanese dishes in Mandarin Chinese. Delicious picks!
Read more →There was a new student in one of the classes I was teaching last week. When I entered the classroom he had tears in his eyes and was standing by the door. The home room teacher told him to go in and sit down for the class but the little boy could not stop crying. Other children in the class shared their concerns with me and told me that the new boy did not understand English, it
Read more →“Two Tigers” is a classic Chinese song for children. This is a familiar tune and is fun to sing with the little ones. Don’t forget to add movement and action along with the lyrics to make it an action-filled play-learning experience! I’ve put the lyrics below in Pinyin, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese with the English translation on top. Two tigers two tigers Liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ Liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ 兩 隻 老 虎 兩 隻
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