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Oct 10, 20212 min read
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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Bilingualbees
May 9, 20211 min read
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
Oct 2, 20193 min read
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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Bilingualbees
Sep 9, 20191 min read
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
Aug 15, 20192 min read
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
May 12, 20192 min read
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
Mar 12, 20192 min read
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
Dec 30, 20181 min read
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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