Chinese tongue twisters—known as ‘绕口令’ (rào kǒu lìng)—stand out as an exciting cultural gem that not only makes language practice lively but also builds key pronunciation skills.
Why introduce tongue twisters to your child? Unlike traditional drills, these playful phrases challenge children to stretch their …
Tongue twisters are a kind of language art, an art which can greatly help develop children’s language and thinking!
Tongue twisters also give children the chance to exercise their eloquence, memory, and reaction abilities. Not only are tongue twisters different than how many students are …
Listen to the tongue twister. Nánnán yŏu gè lánlán， 南南 有 个 篮篮， Nannan has a basket,
Nánnán yŏu gè lánlán, 南南 有 个 篮篮， Nannan has a basket.
Lánlán zhuāng zhe pánpán, 篮篮 装 着 盘盘， A plate is in the basket.
Pánpán …
Xiǎoniū hé xiǎoniú, 小妞 和 小牛， The little girl and the little calf, Yìqǐ lái pāiqiú, 一起 来 拍球。 They bounce the ball together. Xiǎoniū pāi dào liù, 小妞 拍 到 六， The little girl bounces six times, Xiǎoniú pāi dào jiǔ. 小牛 拍 到 …
Huánghuār huáng, hónghuār hóng. 黄花儿 黄， 红花儿 红。 The yellow flowers are yellow and the red flowers are red.
Hónghuār huánghuār hóng yòu huáng. 红花儿 黄花儿 红 又 黄， The red flowers and the yellow flowers are red and yellow.
Huánghuār hónghuār huáng yòu …
Chū dōngmén, guò dà qiáo, dà qiáo dǐ xià yí shù zǎo , 出 东门， 过 大 桥， 大 桥 底 下 一 树 枣， Going across the bridge after getting out of the eastern gate. There are a lot of dates on the tree. …
Lǎohǔ yù lǎoshǔ, 老虎 遇 老鼠， The tiger met the mouse, Lǎoshǔ yù lǎohǔ, 老鼠 遇 老虎， The mouse met the tiger, Lǎohǔ yǎo lǎoshǔ, 老虎 咬 老鼠， The tiger tried to bite the mouse, Lǎoshǔ duǒ lǎohǔ, 老鼠 躲 老虎， The mouse hid itself …
Shān shànɡ yìzhī hǔ, 山 上 一只 虎，
There is a tiger in the mountain, lín zhōng yìzhī lù, 林 中 一只 鹿，
there is a deer in the forest, lù biān yìzhī zhū, 路 边 一只 猪，
there is a pig by the roadside, …
In the video the husband tries to master the four tones of “ma.”
In the process, he made a lot of mistakes. But with the help of his wife, he gradually mastered the four tones.
Is it really so hard to master Chinese tones?
Today …
Dàtù dùzi dà, xiǎotù dùzi xiǎo. 大兔 肚子大，小兔 肚子 小。
The abdomen of the big rabbit is big. The abdomen of the small rabbit is small. Dàtù bǐ xiǎotù dùzi dà, xiǎotù bǐ dàtù dùzi xiǎo. 大兔 比 小兔 肚子大，小兔 比 大兔 肚子 小。
The …
三石山 (Sānshíshān) Three-stone Mountain
Wǒjiā zhùzài Sānshíshān, 我家 住在 三石山，
My family is living on the Three-stone Mountain.
shānqián shānhòu sānzuòshān, 山前 山后 三座山，
Front and back, there are three mountains in total.
shānxià yǒuzuò shuǐdiànzhàn, 山下 有座 水电站，
A hydropower station is located at …
Chinese Tongue Twister (Beginner) 采蘑菇 (Cǎi mógu) Pick Mushrooms
蘑菇 (mógu): n mushroom
Hēitù hé báitù, 黑兔 和 白兔，
The black rabbit and the white rabbit, Shàngshān cǎi mógu. 上山 采 蘑菇。
Climbed up the mountain to pick mushrooms. Xiǎohóu hé …
