Mandarin for Kids
Chinese Nursery Rhyme: 中秋节(Zhōngqiūjié) Mid-Autumn Festival
Zhōngqiūjié 中秋节 Mid-autumn Festival
Zhōngqiūjié, yuèguāngguāng, 中秋节, 月 光光, Mid-autumn Festival, the moon is shining,
Quánjiā yìqǐ kàn yuèliɑng. 全家 一起 看 月亮。 All of us get together to see the moon.
Yuè ér yuán, yuè ér liàng, 月 儿 圆, 月 儿 亮, The …
Learn Chinese Colors From A Chinese Song For Children (Elementary)
Yánsè gē 颜色 歌 The Song of Color
Lánsè shì měilì tiānkōng de yánsè 蓝色 是 美丽 天空 的 颜色 Blue is the color of the beautiful sky.
Hóngsè shì xióngxiong ránshāo de huǒyàn 红色 是 熊熊 燃烧 的 火焰 Red is the color of …
Chinese Nursery Rhym: 小花猫 (Xiǎohuāmāo) The Little Cat
Xiǎohuāmāo 小花猫
The Little Cat Xiǎohuāmāo zhēn měilì. 小花猫 真 美丽。
The little cat is so pretty.
Yìtiāndàowǎn xiàomīmi. 一天到晚 笑眯眯。
It smiles all day long.
Xiǎohuāmāo wǒ ài nǐ. 小花猫 我 爱 你。
Little cat, I love you.
Qǐng nǐ tóng wǒ lái yóuxì. …
Learn Chinese Language From A Chinese Zodiac Song
Shíèr shēngxiāo gē 十二 生肖 歌 The Chinese Zodiac Song
Xiǎolǎoshǔ dǎtóur lái, 小老鼠 打头儿 来, The little rat is the first to come.
Niú bǎ tír tái, 牛 把 蹄儿 抬, The ox lifts up its hoof.
Lǎohǔ huítóu yìshēng hǒu, 老虎 回头 一声 …
Chinese Story: Little Bear Tells Lies
shuōhuǎng de xiǎoxióng 说谎 的 小熊
The Little Bear That Lied Měilì de dà sēnlín lǐ, yǒu yípiàn jīnhuángsè de xiàngrìkuí. 美丽 的 大 森林 里,有 一片 金黄色 的 向日葵。
In a beautiful forest, there is a section of golden sunflowers.
Ér sēnlín de lìng …
Chinese Story: Little Mice Move Their House (Beginner)
xiǎo lǎoshǔ bānjiā 小 老鼠 搬家
Chūntiān dào le, tiānqì mànman zhuǎn nuǎn, bīngxuě yě kāishǐ rónghuà le. 春天 到 了,天气 慢慢 转 暖, 冰雪 也 开始 融化 了。
As spring comes, the weather turns …
The Crow Drinks Water
wūyā hē shuǐ 乌鸦 喝 水
Zhèyìnián xiàtiān lǎo yě búxiàyǔ, 这一年 夏天 老 也 不下雨,
It didn’t rain in the summer this year. xiǎohé lǐ hé shuǐtáng lǐ de shuǐ dōu bèi shàigān le。 小河 里 和 水塘 里 的 …
Chinese Tongue Twister: Three-Stone Mountain (Beginner)
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 Nursery Song: Clap Your Hands (Elementary)
小手拍拍 (xiǎoshǒu pāipāi): Clap Your Hands
Xiǎoshǒu pāipāi, xiǎoshǒu pāipāi. 小手 拍拍, 小手 拍拍。
Clap, clap, clap. Shǒuzhǐ shēn chūlái, shǒuzhǐ shēn chūlái. 手指 伸 出来, 手指 伸 出来。
Stretch your finger out. Yǎnjing zài nǎlǐ? 眼睛 在 哪里?
Where are your eyes? Yǎnjing zài …
Chinese Nursery Rhyme: Make A Phone Call (Elementary)
打电话 (dǎdiànhuà):Make a Phone Call
Lyrics:
Liǎngge xiǎo wáwa ya. 两个 小 娃娃 呀. Two little kids.
Zhèngzài dǎ diànhuà ya. 正在 打 电话 呀。 Dialing on the phone.
Wèi wèi wèi. 喂 喂 喂。 Hello, hello, hello.
Nǐ zài nǎlǐ ya? 你 在 哪里 …
Chinese Song: 五指歌 (Wǔ zhǐ gē) The Five Fingers Song
五指歌 (Wǔ zhǐ gē): Five Fingers Song Lyrics:
Yī èr sān sì wǔ, 一 二 三 四 五, One, two, three, four, five,
shàng shān dǎ lǎohǔ. 上 山 打 老虎。 hunt for a tiger alive.
Lǎohǔ méi dǎ dào, 老虎 没 打 到, We …
It’s Yummy. (Beginner)
The child is learninging Chinese. At first, his teacher teaches him to say numbers in Chinese. After that, she gives the child candy and asks him: 好吃吗? (Hǎo chī ma?) Is it yummy? And the kid replies: 好吃 (hǎo chī). It’s yummy. Now, let’s try …
I Have A Great Daddy.
“父亲节 (Fùqinjié) Father’s Day” is coming up soon. “I Have a Great Daddy” is a well-known nursery rhyme in China. This is a song that has been around for quite sometime and has deep cultural roots. Sharing its theme with a popular television drama …
What’s Your Favorite Animal?
Let’s look at the pictures and say their names in Chinese.
狗 (gǒu) dog
You can also say “小狗 (xiǎogǒu)” which means “puppy.”
大象(dàxiàng) elephant
猫 (māo) cat
You can also say “猫咪 (māomī)” which means “kitty” or “kitten.”
猴子 (hóuzi) monkey Example: Nǐ zuì …
Chinese Nursery Rhyme: 妈妈您歇歇吧 (Māma nín xiēxie ba) Have A Rest, My Dear Mom
“Have a rest my dear mom” is a well-known nursery rhyme in China. Children can sing it to their mothers on “母亲节 (Mǔqīnjié)Mother’s Day” as a way to give thanks to their mothers for working so hard to take care of them.