In G1 we were practicing the Chinese song for the Lunar New Year.
In Mandarin in K1 we are learning to:
Say the names of the vehicles ( the车chē car group) in Mandarin Learning the basic words about the vehicles ( the车chē car group) is not that hard. As you may have discovered, the word车chē is the root word for many vehicles. In details, the names of the vehicles are: 汽车 qì chē-car 校车 xiào chē-school bus 火车 huǒ chē-train 摩托车 mó tuó chē-motorcycle 警车 jǐng chē-police car 救火车 jiù huǒ chē-fire engine 救护车 jiù hù chē-ambulance 自行车 zì xíng chē-bicycle 我坐校车上学。 Wǒ zuò xiào chē shàng xué.-I go to school by school bus. I have made a set of cards on Quizlet (quizlet.com or download the app for phone or ipad) to help your child practice learning the names of the vehicles. Search for laoshilinda (all one word lower case) and then choose car. The video here explains how to use Quizlet https://vimeo.com/113241642 You do not need to know any Mandrin yourself to use any of these resources. Please let me know if you have any questions. In Mandarin in K2 we are learning to:
1.Say the names of colours 2. Ask and answer questions about colours As you may have noticed, when we ask a question in Mandarin, the words order is different from that of a question in English. In details, the words of colours are: 蓝色 lán sè - blue 红色 hóng sè - red 绿色 lǜ sè - green 黄色 huáng sè - yellow 棕色 zōng sè - brown 橙色 chéng sè - orange 黑色 hēi sè - black 白色 bái sè - white 粉红色 fěn hóng sè - pink 紫色 zǐ sè - purple 颜色 yán sè- colors 你喜欢什么颜色? nǐ xǐ huɑn shén me yán sè ?-What color do you like? 我喜欢蓝色。 wǒ xǐ huɑn lán sè. - I like blue. 我的头发是棕色的。 wǒ de tóu fa shì zōng sè de. - My hair is brown. 我的头发是黑色的。 wǒ de tóu fa shì hēi sè de. - My hair is black. 我的头发是黄色的。 wǒ de tóu fa shì huáng sè de. - My hair is yellow. 我的头发是金色的。 wǒ de tóu fa shì jīn sè de. - My hair is golden. I have made a set of cards on Quizlet (quizlet.com or download the app for phone or ipad) to help your child practice learning this topic. Search for laoshilinda (all one word lower case) and then choose colours. The video here explains how to use Quizlet https://vimeo.com/113241642 You do not need to know any Mandarin yourself to use any of these resources. Please let me know if you have any questions. In G1 we were learning a Mandarin song. The lyrics and translation are here:
大年糕 Da nian gao (A Big Cake for the New Year) Xin nian zheng le yi ge da nian gao, Nian gao you xiang you tian ge ge dou shuo hao! Chi le wo de nian gao you tian yi sui liao, Wan shi ru yi yi bu yi bu gao! Song ni yi ge da nian gao zhu ni shen ti hao a, Song ni yi ge da nian gao zhu ni cai yun gao, Ha, xi shang mei shao ying xin nian na! 新年蒸了一个大年糕 , 年糕又香又甜个个都说好! 吃了我的年糕又添一岁了, 万事如意一步一步高! 送你一个大年糕祝你身体好啊, 送你一个大年糕祝你财运高, 啊... 喜上眉梢迎新年呐! English translation: I made a big cake for the New Year, It is yummy and sweet, and everyone likes it! Having the cake will make you a year older, Wish you all the best for the New Year! I give you the big cake to wish you good health, I give you the big cake to wish you good luck, Let’s celebrate the New Year! |
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