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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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Ping Pong - 乒乓球 (pīng pang qiú)
Did you know that Ping Pong originated from 1880s Victorian England? It was invented by the upper classes as an indoor alternative to...
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May 9, 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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年糕 (nián gāo) - New Year Cake
年糕 (nián gāo), New Year Cake, is one of our favourite traditional dishes that we would eat during Chinese New Year. It’s a simple sweet...
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Feb 10, 20211 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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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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May 31, 20201 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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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - 减用,重用,再利用
The ban on ozone-destroying chemicals such as CFCs in products like aerosols cans in 1987 has resulted in the hole shrinking, and is the...
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Feb 2, 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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Learn languages in 3 simple steps
Learning languages can be easy as 1,2,3 if you break it down to simple steps.
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Oct 2, 20193 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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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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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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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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Oct 11, 20181 min read
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Learning through songs: Frozen 冰雪奇缘 - Let It Go! 随它吧! (Mandarin)
Let it Go 随它吧| Frozen 冰雪奇缘 (2013) | Chinese Mandarin Singing makes learning fun and easier to remember. Think of how we remember our...
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Aug 22, 20171 min read
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