小燕子(Xiǎo yànzi): The Little Swallow
Lyrics:
Xiǎo yànzi, chuān huā yī, 小 燕子，穿 花 衣， The little swallow, brightly dressed,
Niánnian chūntiān lái zhèlǐ. 年年 春天 来 这里。 Comes every spring to visit us.
Wǒ wèn yànzi nǐ wèishá lái? 我 问 燕子 你 为啥 来？ I ask the swallow: “Why do you come here?”…
Tù māma yào qù shàngbān, tā qǐng Lǎoláng zhàokàn xiǎo bǎobao. 兔 妈妈 要 去 上班， 他 请 老狼 照看 小 宝宝。 When Mother rabbit would go to work she would ask the wolf to take care of her little baby.
Xiǎo bǎobao xiǎng māma, tā wèn: “Lǎoláng Lǎoláng jǐ diǎn le?”…
Listen to the whole story:
Chūnqiū shí, wèiguó yǒu gè jiào Kǒng Yǔ de dàfu. 春秋 时，卫 国 有 个 叫 孔 圉 的 大夫。 In the Spring and Autumn period, there was a senior official named Kong Yu in the State of Wei.…
Nǐ yě shuā, wǒ yě shuā, 你 也 刷， 我 也 刷， You brush and so do I,
Xiǎoxiǎo yáshuā shǒuzhōng ná. 小小 牙刷 手中 拿。 Hold the toothbrush in your hand.
Shàng xià zuǒ yòu quán shuā biàn, 上 下 左 右 全 刷 遍， Up, down, left, right, brush everywhere.…
蚂蚁报恩 (Mǎyǐ bào’ēn) The Ant and the Dove
Key Learning Points (Preview): 蚂蚁 (mǎyǐ) n. ant
咬 (yǎo)v. to bite
Xiàtiān, yǒu yìzhī mǎyǐ bèi fēng guādàole chítáng lǐ. 夏天， 有 一只 蚂蚁 被 风 刮到了 池塘 里。 In summer, an ant fell into a pond.…
The Pig Baijie is a much-loved character in the classic Chinese TV series Journey to the West《西游记》(Xīyóujì). He has the head of a pig and the body of a human, and is fat and greedy for food. The following story is an episode from Journey to the West:
猪 (zhū): n.…
和尚 (héshang): n. monk
挑水 (tiāoshuǐ): v.to draw water
Shānshàng yǒu zuò xiǎomiào, miàolǐ yǒu gè xiǎo héshang. 山上 有 座 小庙， 庙里 有 个 小 和尚。 There once was a teenage monk who lived in a temple on a mountain.…
The Year of the Monkey is upon us! Hopefully it will be one of luck and prosperity for you all! We know monkeys can be mischievous little creatures, and the unlucky monkey in this story is no different. Let his mistakes teach you a little Chinese and show you how to appreciate the good fortune that will surely come your way this year.…
压岁钱的故事 (Yāsuìqián de gùshi) The Story of Pocket Money for Children on Lunar New Year’s Day
哭 (kū):
to cry
宝贝 (bǎobèi):
baby/ take sth/ sb as treasured one
告诉 (gàosù):
to tell
Gǔ shíhou, yǒu yígè xiǎoyāo jiào “Suì.” …
Mandarin Chinese Course: 横行的螃蟹 (Héngxíngde pángxiè) The Crab that Walks Sidewise
Key Learning Points (Preview):
螃蟹 (pángxiè) n. crab
难看 (nánkàn) adj. ugly
Yígè yuèguāng míngliàngde yèwǎn, xiǎo pángxiè zài shātān shàng zǒuzhe. 一个 月光 明亮的 夜晚， 小 螃蟹 在 沙滩 上 走着。 On a bright night, a little crab was walking on the beach.…
“对牛弹琴 (Duìniútánqín)” is used by Chinese people to describe someone who is explaining something complicated to a fool, or sometimes this idiom is used to describe a person who is trying to tell something to the wrong audience. In English, people sometimes joke around by sarcastically saying “whistle jigs to a milestone” or “cast pearls before swine” to mean “对牛弹琴(duìniútánqín).”…
The Chinese idiom “井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā)” is derived from a story about a frog who lived at the bottom of an unused well. People now use it to refer to people who are short-sighted and arrogant. Read the story below to improve your Chinese learning.
Yì kǒu fèijǐng lǐ zhùzhe yìzhī qīngwā.…
Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè, 我们 祝 你圣诞快乐， Merry Christmas to you, Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè, 我们 祝 你圣诞快乐， Merry Christmas to you, Wǒmen zhù nǐ Shèngdàn kuàilè, 我们 祝 你圣诞快乐， Merry Christmas to you, Zhù nǐ xīnnián kuàilè, 祝 你 新年 快乐， Happy New Year to You.…
Key Learning Points (Preview):
飞机 (fēijī): n. plane
一心一意 (yìxīnyíyì): adj. focused
Yì tiān, xiǎo māo gēn māo māma qù diàoyú. 一 天， 小 猫 跟 猫 妈妈 去 钓鱼。 One day, a little cat goes fishing with his Mom.…
(Learn Chinese through Cartoons)
Cóngqián yǒu yígè gōngzhǔ, tāde pífū báide xiàng xuě, suóyǐ guówáng gěi tā qǐmíng wéi báixuě 从前 有 一个 公主， 她的 皮肤 白得 像 雪，所以 国王 给 她 起名 为 白雪 gōngzhǔ. Dànshì gōngzhǔ de māma qùshì dé hěnzǎo. 公主。 但是 公主 的 妈妈 去世 得 很早。 Once upon a time, there was a princess whose skin was as white as snow.…
(Learn Chinese through listening to popular kids’ songs.) Xiăobáitù guāiguai, bă mén kāi kāi, kuàidiăn kāi kāi, wǒ yào jìnlái. 小白兔 乖乖， 把 门 开 开，快点 开 开，我 要 进来。 Little rabbit, hurry up and open the door, I want to come in.
Bù kāi bù kāi bùnéng kāi, māma méi huílái, bùnéng bă mén kāi.…
xiǎomāo zhòng yú 小 猫 种鱼 A Kitten Planted Fish
Yǒu yìzhī cōngmíng de xiǎomāo, zǒngshì xǐhuan pǎoláipǎoqù. 有 一只 聪明 的 小猫， 总是 喜欢 跑来跑去。 There was a clever kitten who liked trotting up and down.
Chūntiān lái le, māma dài tā qù zhòngcài. 春天 来 了，妈妈 带 他 去 种菜。 When spring came, his mother took him to plant vegetables.…
雪地里的小画家 (Xuědìlǐ De Xiǎohuàjiā) Young Painters in Snowfield
Xiàxuě la, xiàxuě la! 下雪 啦，下雪 啦！ It is snowing! It is snowing!
Xuědìlǐ láile yìqún xiǎohuàjiā. 雪地里 来了 一群 小画家。 A group of young painters came to snowfield.
Xiǎojī huà zhúyè, xiǎogǒu huà méihuā, xiǎoyā huà fēngyè, xiǎomǎ huà yuèyá.…
