Elmer is a cute multi-colored little elephant. Join him as he has a fun day filled with adventure. On this post I read this popular English kids’ book in Mandarin Chinese. I hope you love it! Let me know what book you’d like me to read next! Elmer’s Day (English-Chinese) (Elmer series) [Board Book]
Read more →Kids big and small love my stuffed animals whenever I bring them to the classroom! We not only learn the names of the animals but also review the words about face and body parts. After we have learned about the animals we visit the zoo to see and describe our animal friends. You can do the same at home. Review the words in this video for your next trip to the zoo! Ready, set, ROAR!!!
Read more →Miss Panda’s Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 下 (xià). This character means “below”, “to come down”, and “next”. We can use 下 (“xià”) in the following phrases: <imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> 下車 – xià chē = to get out of the car 下樓 – xià lóu = to go downstairs 下午 – xià wǔ = afternoon 下星期 – xià xīng qí = next week 下來 – xià lái = to come down Click below to hear how
Read more →Miss Panda’s Chinese Character Series featured Chinese character: 上 (shàng) This word means “up”, “above”; “to go/come up”. We can use 上 shàng in the following phrases: 上車 – shàng chē = to get in the car 上床 – shàng chuáng = to get in bed/to go to sleep 上樓 – shàng lóu = to go upstairs 上學 – shàng xué = to go to school 上衣 – shàng yī = (clothing) top Click below to
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
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
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<imageanchor=”1″ style=”clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em”> Check out my featured Chinese character: 月 (yuè) – This is a picture word, which means “moon” or “month.” We can use 月 (yuè) in the following ways: Moon (used when referring to the phases of the moon and its brightness): Yuè liàng – 月亮 Moon (used when referencing the moon as a heavenly body as in “astronauts visited the moon”): Yuè qiú – 月球 Moon cake: Yuè bǐng – 月餅 Month
Read more →Introduction to Chinese characters Part Three and the last one provided by the publisher. In this video you are going to see 11 Chinese characters from two pictures. One is an animal, the other is a house. It is a lot of fun. Chinese characters in the pictogram group are easy for children to remember. Activity idea: It is fun to play a match up game with the characters and the pictures. Enjoy!
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