Sing to Learn Chinese: Sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes in Chinese (with Video)!

Are you ready to sing the “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” song in Mandarin Chinese? Watch the video, sing along and do the movements with Jie Jie!  You know this song and the tune very well.  Now let’s try it in Mandarin Chinese! English Lyrics (translation of the Mandarin Chinese version): Head, shoulders, knees, toes Head, shoulders, knees, toes Eyes, ears, nose, and mouth Head, shoulders, knees, toes (x2) Lyrics in Pinyin: Tóu jiānbǎng xīgài jiǎozhǐ tóu

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Sing to Learn Chinese: Learn to Sing Happy Birthday in Chinese (with Video)!

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

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Music Video: Two Tigers – Liǎng zhī lǎo hǔ – 兩隻老虎

“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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Sing to Learn Chinese: Sing A Fun Chinese Song Mandarin Chinese – Zhong guo hua 中國話-中国话

Sing along and dance! Mandarin Chinese – Zhong guo hua 中國話 by S.H.E.  This video has lyrics support in pinyin and Chinese characters.  This is a song that older children will enjoy with its tongue twister lyrics part and culture content.  It is a chat generator with many cultural topics that you can touch on such as, language learning, tones in Chinese, tongue twister comparison in different languages. Lyrics courtesy of tammiest@AsianFanatics 扁擔寬 板凳長 Bian dan kuan

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Video: The Ugly Little Duckling – Chǒu xiǎo yā – 醜小鴨

Chinese Play Time with Miss Panda introduces songs and activities to children and parents. Today we are singing a classic Chinese song for children – The Ugly Little Duckling. This little duck has a small body but it has a big loud voice. Follow Miss Panda and have fun with this cute song. Let’s sing it together! Activity:(1) Xiao = small, little. We make ourselves small like a ball to show “small”.(2) Da = big, large. We

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