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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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Bilingualbees
May 16, 20211 min read
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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Mar 19, 20212 min read
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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Oct 29, 20202 min read
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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May 31, 20201 min read
Why are traditional Chinese chopsticks 7.6 inches long?
Since ancient times the length of a pair of chopsticks has been 7.6 Chinese inches long, representing our 7 emotions and the 6 senses.
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Apr 30, 20201 min read
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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Jan 2, 20201 min read
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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Nov 15, 20192 min read
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 10, 20191 min read
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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Aug 19, 20191 min read
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 4, 20191 min read
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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Apr 28, 20191 min read
Learning through songs: Belle from Beauty and the Beast (Mandarin)
♫ There goes the baker with his tray, like always The same old bread and rolls to sell Every morning just the same Since the morning...
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Feb 10, 20193 min read
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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Jan 20, 20191 min read
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 7, 20191 min read
DIY Training Chopsticks 筷子
DIY Training Chopsticks in 3 Simple Steps You will need: A rubber band A pair of disposable bamboo chopsticks (including the paper...
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Dec 2, 20181 min read
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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Oct 11, 20181 min read
Learning through songs: Coco – Remember Me 请记住我 (Mandarin)
Remember Me 请记住我 | Coco 寻梦环游记 (2017) | Chinese Mandarin Disney Coco follows a 12-year-old boy named Miguel who is accidentally...
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Sep 12, 20181 min read
Bribery? Guilty as charged
Our 7 year old son is obsessed with Nerf guns. He has been spending endless summer afternoons playing at Nerf gun wars with the other...
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Aug 27, 20182 min read
If at first you don't succeed, have realistic expectations
We have a house rule with our kids. Ever since they were of speaking age, we would not respond to them unless they spoke to us in...
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Bilingualbees
Jun 29, 20181 min read
Rainbow Flag 彩虹旗 (cǎihóngqí)
Every year during summer, lesbian (女同), gay (男同), bisexual (双性恋), and transgender (变性人) people all across the world particpate in street...
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