Reader Harsha wrote to me, “My 2 year old kid keeps singing a chinese rhyme that starts with ‘neevava neevava’ or may be ‘nee vah vah nee vaa vah’.” She wonders what song it is and what lyrics it is.
Well, she is right, this is a quite famous children’s song in Chinese. The name [...]
Hope this Jingle Bells bring you happiness and health to this holiday season!
Merry Christmas!
圣诞快乐！
shèng dàn kuài lè
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It always takes time for young kids to learn all the names of months in English, especially with the right spelling. But for Chinese language, it is actually the easy part. As soon as a person learns the numbers, it is time to introduce the concept of 12 months. The only word one has [...]
A lot of people know “你好“ (nǐ hǎo) as a greeting phrase in Chinese. I myself have been greeted many times in the street in Europe. Like “hello”, “你好“ (nǐ hǎo) is probably the most popular Chinese phrase known and used by foreigners.
However, do you know, actually there are a couple more greeting phrases in [...]
There are some commonly used English phrases with “keep”, for example, “keep in touch”, “keep trying”, “keep your mouth shut” etc. They are used widely in English, they are also widely used in spoken Chinese. Here I made a list of some of them and their corresponding Chinese meaning. Hope they will help you in [...]
中国（zhōng guó) means China.
中文（zhōng wén) means Chinese language.
These are the two important words for anybody who starts to learn Chinese language. Here are three clips showing how to write them in the right order.
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Many of the Chinese characters have two parts. If you know the meaning of each part, it is easier to memorize the symbol. Here is a simple song of the “spelling” of some Chinese symbols you might find interesting and helpful.
Little mouse found a biscuit.
Little mouse found an apple.
Little mouse found a piece of bread.
Little mouse found a piece of cheese.
Little mouse found some strawberries.
Little mouse brought Puppy Beibei.
Puppy Beibei brought a bone.
It is time for picnic!
A really nice book to learn some terms of picnic food.
biscuit - 饼干 （bǐng gān)
apple － 苹果 (píng guǒ)
bread － 面包 (miàn bāo)
cheese － 奶酪 [...]
The Emperor’s New Clothes is a classical story by Hans Christian Andersen. The Emperor loved new clothes so much that he had to change into new clothes everyday. He hired two tailors who promised him the finest suit made from a fabric which is invisible for people who are either not suitable for their positions [...]
It is evening.
Xingchen is sleeping.
But Huahua the kitty is awake.
She plays with her tale,
she plays with ball,
she plays with yarn,
she plays the piano.
Xingchen wakes up.
A very short but lovely story. Some words are useful:
睡觉（shuì jiào) means “sleep”
醒（ｘǐｎｇ) means “wake up”
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