A celebration is always a joyful time. Festivals and holidays add excitement to language and culture learning. Add playful learning to Valentine’s Day with music, songs, and Valentine’s day free printables!
Song to Sing for Valentine’s Day
“Treasure My Precious” is an adorable Chinese song written by a Dad to his baby son. It is a song and a story of the early years of parenting. You will hear the phrase, “to treasure, precious-bǎo béi-寶貝|宝贝” in the lyrics. Many Chinese parents call their babies, “precious- bǎo béi-寶貝|宝贝!” Young Chinese adult also call their girlfriend or boyfriend, “precious- bǎo béi-寶貝|宝贝.” If you have something you cherish very much you can call that special item “precious or treasure – bǎo béi-寶貝|宝贝” as well.
Valentine’s Day Activities
Baking cookies is always a hit. I like to bake Valentine’s Day cookies with my kids. Recently we have been trying out smoothies with different fresh fruit. The colors from the fruits really make the whole process fun. We also like to make Valentine’s cards.
Valentine’s Day Card Deco
I have Valentine’s card deco printables that kids can play and have fun with making their own cards. I have teamed up with Multicultural Kid Blogs talented authors and there are a multilingual collection of circle toppers you can pick and choose from. Here I have the printables in traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese with pinyin and English support. Click the images below to download.
Is Chinese Valentine’s Day the same as Valentine’s Day in the United States?
Chinese have their own Chinese Valentine’s Day. It is on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. This date is called Qī xì 七夕 or Qī xì qíng rén jié 七夕情人節. Qī 七 means number seven (7) and xì 夕 means evening. When you put the two words together, Qī xì 七夕 means the evening of the 7th.
In some Asian countries, Qī xì 七夕 is celebrated in July or August. In Japan, it is called “tanabata festival” and the celebration starts on July 7th on the western calendar. In Korea, it is called “Chilseok” and it is celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th month on the lunar calendar like Chinese. The enchanting story of Niú láng zhī nǚ 牛郎織女 – Cowboy and Weaver is the legend behind Qī xì 七夕 that originated in China over 2000 years ago.
Qíng rén jié 情人節 literally means “lovers’ festival” and that is “Valentine’s Day” in English. Be creative and design your Valentine’s day cards or decoration by using these lovely circle toppers in Chinese characters and pinyin.
Valentin’s Day Chinese Rhyme
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Traditional Characters – pinyin – [Simplified Characters] – English translation
情人節快樂 Qíng rén jié kuài lè [情人节快乐] – Happy Valentine’s Day.
親一個 qīn yī gè [亲一个] – One kiss.
抱一個 bào yī gè [抱一个] – One hug.
說一句我愛你 shuō yī jù wǒ ài nǐ [说一句我爱你] – Say “I love you!”
吃一個巧克力 chī yī gè qiǎo kè lì [吃一个巧克力] – Have a piece of chocolate.
Important Words/Phrases to know:
1. 情人節 – Qíng rén jié = Valentine’s Day
2. 快樂 – kuài lè = Happy .
3. 親 – qīn = to kiss; kiss.
4. 一個 – yī gè = one (general counter)
5. 抱 – bào = to hug; hug.
6. 說 – shuō = to say; to speak.
7. 說一句 – shuō yī jù = to say one sentence.
8. 我愛你 – wǒ ài nǐ = I love you.
9. 吃 – chī = to eat.
10. 巧克力 – qiǎo kè lì = chocolate. ( Does that sound like English?)
Happy Valentine’s Day! – Qíng rén jié kuài lè – 情人節快樂
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