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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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Bilingualbees
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Trick or treat! 不给糖，就捣蛋
Trick or treat! 不给糖，就捣蛋 (bù gěi táng, jiù dǎo dàn) Unless you have been too flustered with the kids this half term, you'd probably have...
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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
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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Bilingualbees
Aug 30, 20181 min read
Mooncakes 月饼 - A traditional delicacy to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
The Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 24th of September this year, is an important date in the Chinese calendar, second only to...
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Bilingualbees
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
Aug 18, 20181 min read
Qixi Festival 七夕节 - Chinese Valentine's Day
Qixi festival (七夕节), falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar and is also known as the Chinese...
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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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Bilingualbees
Jun 11, 20182 min read
Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
The Dragon Boat Festival is known as 端午节 (duān wǔ jié) in Chinese. The festival is also known as the Double Fifth Festival as it is...
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Bilingualbees
May 29, 20181 min read
Story of Qu Yuan 屈原 - The Origins of Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a 2,000 year old tradition. It commemorates the life and death Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and respectable...
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Bilingualbees
May 19, 20184 min read
Learning through songs: Moana – How Far I’ll Go (Mandarin)
How Far I'll Go 能走多远 | Moana 海洋奇缘 (2016) | Chinese Mandarin Singing makes learning fun and easier to remember. What better way to enhance...
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Bilingualbees
Apr 14, 20181 min read
Fortune Cat - What does it symbolise?
If you’ve ever visited a Chinese or Japanese restaurant, Asian supermarket, or any shop in Chinatown, you’ve probably noticed a little...
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Bilingualbees
Apr 5, 20182 min read
Qing Ming Festival 清明节
Qingming festival 清明节, known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, is a traditional Chinese festival observed universally on the third day of...
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Bilingualbees
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Learning through songs: The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait to be King (Mandarin)
The Lion King cartoon is so adorable (such as the music video below) for the little ones to watch but we forget that there are some...
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Bilingualbees
Mar 26, 20181 min read
Aesop Fables: 狼来了 - The Boy Who Cried Wolf
One of my favourite Aesop Fable. The moral stated at the end of the Greek version is, "this shows how liars are rewarded: even if they...
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Bilingualbees
Mar 18, 20181 min read
Learning through songs: Tale as old as Time - Beauty and the Beast (Mandarin)
There is something really beautiful about Disney cartoons. This cartoon was created in 1991 and still as contemporary as ever. Indeed, a...
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Bilingualbees
Jan 4, 20181 min read
Learn Chinese Through Foods: What is your favourite Bubble Tea?
My son's favourite Bubble Tea is the classic Pearl Bubble Tea 珍珠奶茶 zhēn zhū nǎi chá. It is simply shaken milk tea with tapioca pearls. As...
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Bilingualbees
Oct 9, 20171 min read
Embracing Technology
The single most important factor in learning a language is the amount of exposure that the child gets to it. This is not easy if you are...
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Bilingualbees
Sep 21, 20172 min read
Mid-Autumn Festival Legends 中秋节传说
Of the many legends in relation to Mid-Autumn Festival, the story of Chang Er flying to the moon 嫦娥奔月 (cháng é bēn yuè) is the most...
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Bilingualbees
Sep 17, 20171 min read
Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. The festival is always held on the 15th day of...
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