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.
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In Mandarin we are learning to:
Say the greetings duirng Lunar New Year in Mandarin Ask and answer qustions about which animal year we were born Learning the greetings during Lunar New Year is not that hard, as you may have seen or heard them in Singapore. In details, the words about Lunare New Year are: 新年 xīn nián (new year) 恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái (Happy Lunar New Year) 红包 hóng bāo (red packet) 鼠 shǔ (rat) 牛 niú(ox) 虎 hǔ (tiger) 兔 tù (rabbit) 龙 lóng (dragon) 蛇 shé (snake) 马 mǎ (horse) 羊 yáng (goat) 猴 hóu (monkey) 鸡 jī (rooster) 狗 gǒu (dog) 猪 zhū (pig) 你属什么? nǐ shǔ shén me? (Which animal year were you born?) 我属狗。 Wǒ shǔ gǒu. ( I was born in the year of the dog.) 我属猪。 Wǒ shǔ zhū. (I was born in the year of the pig.) 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 “Lunar New Year”. 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 G2 we are learning to:
1. Say what they like/dislike in Mandarin 2. Ask and answer questions about preference 3. Write a short essay about one’s preference in Chinese characters Learning how to ask and answer questions about preference is not that hard. As you may have noticed, you only need to add the word 不bù (no) right before the verb to mean “no”. In details, the words and sentences are: 喜欢 xǐ huan ( like) 不喜欢 bù xǐ huan ( do not like) 都 dōu ( all) 所有的食物 suǒ you de shí wù ( all the food) 你喜欢吃什么? Nǐ xǐ huan chī shén me? ( What do you like to eat?) 我喜欢吃意大利面。 Wǒ xǐ huan chī Yì dà lì miàn. ( I like to eat pasta.) 你喜欢什么运动? Nǐ xǐ huan shén me yùn dòng? ( Which sports do you like?) 我喜欢游泳。 Wǒ xǐ huan yóu yǒng. ( I like swimming.) 你喜欢什么颜色? Nǐ xǐ huan shén me yán sè? ( What colours do you like?) 我喜欢蓝色。 Wǒ xǐ huan lán sè. ( I like blue.) 你喜欢什么动物? Nǐ xǐ huan shén me dòng wu? ( Which animals do you like?) 我喜欢大熊猫。 Wǒ xǐ huan dà xióng māo. ( I like the giant panda.) 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 preference. 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 G2 we are learning to:
1. Say the names of languages in Mandarin 2. Ask and answer questions about languages Learning how to say the names of language is not that hard. As you may have noticed, you only need to add the root word 语yǔ (languague) right after the name of a country. In details, the names of languages are: 语言 yǔ yán (languagues) 英语 Yīng yǔ (English) 汉语 Hàn yǔ (Mandarin) 韩语 Hán yǔ (Korean) 日语 Rì yǔ (Japanese) 法语 Fǎ yǔ (French) 印尼语 Yìn ní yǔ (Indonesian) 瑞典语 Ruì diǎn yǔ (Swedish) 德语 Dé yǔ (German) 西班牙语 Xī bān yá yǔ (Spanish) 你会说什么语言? Nǐ huì shuō shén me yǔ yán? (Which languages can you speak?) 我会说英语和日语。 Wǒ huì shuō Yīng yǔ hé Rì yǔ. ( I can speak English and Japanese.) 你会说汉语吗? Nǐ huì shuō Hàn yǔ ma? (Can you speak Mandarin?) 一点点。 Yì diǎn dian. ( A little bit. ) 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 languages. Search for laoshilinda (all one word lower case) and then choose language. 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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