In Mandarin we were learning some basic skills of Chinese paper cutting. The word that we cut means "double happiness" which is widely used during wedding ceremonies.
In Mandarin in G3 we are learning to:
Learning about the names of vegetables in Mandarin is not too difficult. As you may have discovered, there is a Chinese character肉ròu means “meat”as a base word. In details, the words of meat are: 肉 ròu (meat) 鸡肉 jī ròu (chicken meat) 牛肉 niú ròu (beef) 羊肉 yáng ròu (mutton) 猪肉 zhū ròu (pork) 鱼肉 yú ròu (fish meat) 牛排 niú pái (steak) 牛奶 niú nǎi (milk) 奶酪 nǎi lào (cheese) 牛油 niú yóu (butter) 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 this topic. Search for laoshilinda (all one word lower case) and then choose food-rou, the meat group. 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 Mandarin in G5 we are learning to:
In this unit, we combine the new words and previously learned ones to extend our vocabulary. In details, the words of travel necessities are: 旅行 lǚ xíng ( travel) 必需品 bì xū pǐn ( necessities) 护照 hù zhào ( passport) 签证 qiān zhèng ( visa) 电子签证 diàn zǐ qiān zhèng ( E-visa) 机票 jī piào ( aeroplane ticket) 钱 qián ( money) 手机 shǒu jī ( handphone) 充电器 chōng diàn qì ( charger) 药 yào ( medicine) 我需要 wǒ xū yào ( I need) 我不需要 wǒ bù xū yào ( I don't need) 带 dài ( bring) 问询处 wèn xún chù ( help desk) 请问,问询处在哪里? Qǐng wèn, wèn xún chù zài nǎ li? ( Excuse me, where is the help desk?) 在那边。 Zài nà biān. ( Over there.) 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 words of this topic. Search for laoshilinda (all one word lower case) and then choose travel necessities 1. 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. |
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