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Learning through songs: 听我说谢谢你 (Mandarin)
听我说谢谢你| Listen to me say Thank You 李凯稠 Here's another simple and beautiful song by Li Xin Rong (李凯稠) which we hope you will like as much...
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Oct 10, 20212 min read
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The Overlooked Struggle of Bilingualism.
Bilingual children are often mistakenly diagnosed with early learning disabilities because the standardised tests for academic competence...
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May 16, 20211 min read
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Are native Chinese-speaking children better at math?
Numbers are surprisingly easy to learn in Chinese because they are simply logical. Once you have learnt how to count from 1 to 10 in...
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Mar 19, 20212 min read
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Learning through songs: 你笑起来真好看 (Mandarin)
你笑起来真好看| It’s really pretty when you smile 李昕融 | 樊桐舟 | 李凯稠 作词| Lyrics:周兵 作曲| Music:李凯稠 We spent the October half term learning this...
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Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Top 10 Must Know Chinese Radicals
Chinese radicals or 部首 (bùshǒu) help us to understand the correct meaning of characters in the Chinese language. They are graphical...
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Apr 30, 20201 min read
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Hotpot Hotpot Hot diggity pot - 火锅 (huǒguō)
Hotpot is a Chinese cooking method similar to fondue, is a very popular Chinese New Year dish. Find out why!
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Jan 15, 20201 min read
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What kind of animal are you?
Do you know the meaning or significance of the Chinese zodiac system and what each of the 12 animals represent?
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Jan 2, 20201 min read
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Eat; Sleep; Football; Repeat.
Our children have started playing football matches in the local school league and as you can imagine it's now Eat, Sleep, Football,...
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Nov 15, 20192 min read
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Learning through songs: Bolt – Barking to the Moon (Mandarin)
Barking to the Moon 对月高昌 | Bolt 闪电狗 (2008) | Chinese Mandarin Singing makes learning fun and easier to remember. What better way to...
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Nov 10, 20191 min read
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Tang Poem (唐诗) -《静夜思》李白 Thoughts on a Tranquil Night
Li Bai, 李白, one of China's most prolific poets, used 4 lines of 5 Chinese characters while he reminisced about being with his family.
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Sep 9, 20191 min read
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Learning through songs: Aladdin – A Whole New World 新的世界 (Multilingual)
A Whole New World 新的世界 | Aladdin 阿拉丁 | Multilingual including Chinese Mandarin Singing makes learning fun and easier to remember. What...
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Aug 19, 20191 min read
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Ghost Festival 鬼节
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, 鬼节 (guǐ jié) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain...
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Aug 15, 20192 min read
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Learning through foods: Fast Food (KFC)
Useful vocabulary: KFC or 肯德基 (Kěn dé jī) Set meal - 套餐 (tào cān) Fast food - 快餐 (kuài cān) Ketchup or 番茄酱 (fān qié jiàng) French...
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Aug 4, 20191 min read
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Remarkable Mothers, this one’s for you.
Behind every great man is a great woman, or so the saying goes, which generally implies that the great women is often the wife or...
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May 12, 20192 min read
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Tang Poem (唐诗) -《清明》杜牧 Qing Ming by Du Mu
Qing Ming 清明 is a day for the Chinese to celebrate life and honour their ancestors. This is a popular Tang Dynasty poem written by Du Mu...
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Mar 12, 20192 min read
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Demystifying My Little Pony - 小马宝莉 (xiǎomǎ bǎo lì)
I spent quite a bit of time getting my head around the characters of My Little Pony whilst writing descriptions of the books on our...
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Feb 10, 20193 min read
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Chinese New Year Greetings to Impress the Relatives!
If you want to impress the in laws, grandparents or the other halves during Chinese New Year, here are few basic phrases (if you don’t...
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Jan 20, 20191 min read
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The Humble Chopsticks 筷子
The Chinese are thought to have used chopsticks as early as 1200 B.C., firstly as a cooking utensil. It was not until A.D. 400 that...
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Dec 31, 20181 min read
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Learning through songs: The Little Mermaid – Part of Your World 属于你的世界 (Mandarin)
Part of Your World 属于你的世界 | The Little Mermaid 小美人魚 (1989) | Chinese Mandarin This was first released almost 30 years and yet the music...
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Dec 2, 20181 min read
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The many types of Chinese dumplings - 饺子(jiǎozi)
饺子 (jiǎozi) or Chinese dumpling is a quintessential dish in China that is consumed and appreciated throughout the country all year round...
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Nov 12, 20182 min read
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