Some links are broken because of the earthquake, I think

Some of the links to the music sites are very slow or broken. I think it might have something to do with the recent earthquake. Read the news.Please be patient, wait for a few weeks. I'll keep you posted.

What's his name? What's your name? from Chinesepod

What's his name? : from Chinesepod.

What's your name? another one from Chinesepod.
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Family members in Chinese.

爷爷  ye2ye   grandfather (paternal)

奶奶  nai3nai  grandmother(paternal)

祖父 z3f4 grandfather (maternal)

祖母  zu3mu3   grandmother (maternal)

爸爸  ba4ba    father

妈妈  ma1ma    mother

哥哥  ge1ge    elder brother

弟弟  de4de    younger brother

姐姐  jie3jie  elder sister

妹妹  mei4mei  younger sister

Family members: another flash lesson

你有，我有，他有 一个，两个 (family members)
ni3 you3, wo3 you3, ta1 you3 yi2 ge, liang3 ge (family members)
有， 没有
you3, mei2 you3 (have,have not)

How much does (fruit name) cost?

How much does ......cost? : a sample lesson from an on-line Chinese school. You can review some fruit names in Chinese again. Click the start buttons twice and there it goes.

食物:shi2 wu4 (food in Chinese)

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• 披萨: pi1 sa4 (pizza)
• 起司: qi3 si1 (cheese)
• 热狗: re4 gou3 (hot dog)
• 三明治:san1 ming2 zhi4 (sandwich)
• 汉堡: han4 bao3 (hamburger)
• 咖啡: ka1 fei1 (coffee)
• 橙子汁: cheng2 zi5 zhi1 (orange juice)
• 草莓派: cao3 mei2 pai4 (strawberry pie)
• 巧克力蛋糕: qiao3 ke4 li4 dan4 gao1 (chocolate cake)
• 水: shui3 (water)

wo3 xiang3 he1 shui3, ka1 fei1 or (huo4) cheng2 zi5 zhi1. (I'd like to dring water, coffee or orange juice.)

wo3 xiang3 chi1 pi1 sa4, qi3 si1, re4 gou3, san1 ming2 zhi4, han4 bao3.(I'd like to eat pizza, cheese, hot dog, sandwich, hanburger.)

wo3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1 cao3 mei2 pai4 and (han4) qiao3 ke4 li4 dan4 gao1.(Strawberry pie and chocholate cake are my favorite food.)

guo4 sheng1 ri4, chi1 sheng1 ri4 dan4 gao1. (Having birthday party, eat birthday cake.)

Little Friend's Song

From Chinesepod: Nice song for children learning Chinese! You will hear "peng2 you3", which means friends, repeating over and over during the song. Have fun singing along with your kids.

Chinese Zodiac 十 二 生 肖 shi2 er4 sheng1 xiao4

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1. 鼠 shu3 (Rat)
2. 牛 niu2 (Ox)
3. 虎 hu3 (Tiger)
4. 兔 tu4 (Rabbit)
5. 龙 long2 (Dragon)
6. 蛇 she2 (Snake)
7. 马 ma3 (Horse)
8. 羊 yang2 (Goat)
9. 猴 hou2 (Monkey)
10. 鸡 ji1 (Rooster)
11. 狗 gou3 (Dog)
12. 猪 zhu1 (Boar)

ni3 shu3 she2 me5? (What Chinese Zodiac animal are you?)

wo3 shu3 ______. (the Zodiac animal that fit the year you were born.)

Here is more information onChinese Zodiac.

Color Paper Cut of Twelve Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Zodiac children's song

Song: Happy Birthday to you!! zhu4 ni3 sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4

Happy Birthday Song. The first phrase of the song might be hard for you to understand, but you shouldn't have any difficulty understanding the second parts. I like this one, do you?

Happy Birthday:Flash: The first time you listen to the song, there might be some interruptions. However, if you try it the second time, the music and movie should continue without any breaks.

Fruits in Chinese

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水果 shui3 guo3 ：fruits

苹果 ping2 guo3 (apple) 梨 li2 (pear) 葡萄pu2 tao2 (grapes )芒果mang2 guo3 (mango) 香蕉xiang1 jiao1 (banana)柠檬 ning2 meng2 (lemon )橙子cheng2 zi (orange)菠萝or 凤梨 bo1 luo2 or feng4 li2 (pineapples)草莓cao3 mei2 (strawberry) 蓝莓lan2 mei2(blueberry)西瓜xi1 gua1 (watermelon)蜜瓜 mi4 gua1 (honeydews)

我最喜欢吃 wo3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1(I like to eat ...best)

Please speak slowly. Happy Birthday. I'm full.

From Chinese Pod. Please listen to:

• Newbie 133: Please speak slowly.
• Newbie 132: Happy Birthday!!
• Newbie 116: What time is it? I'm hungry.

Learn how to say these very useful phrases and constantly remind yourself to work on the tones. Cheers.

Two Tigers: The most known Chinese children's song
Here is antoher versionz:Two Tigers.

中文	PINYIN	Translation
两只老虎	liang3 zhi1 lao3 hu3,	Two tigers,
两只老虎	liang3 zi1 lao3 hu3,	two tigers,
跑得快	pao3 de2 kuai4,	Running fast,
跑得快	pao3 de2 kuai4,	Running fast.
一只没有眼睛	yi4 zhi1 mai2 you3 yan3 jing1,	One has no eyes,
一只没有尾巴	yi4 zhi1 mai2 you3 wei3 ba1,	One has no tail,
真奇怪	zhen1 qi2 guai4,	how strange,
真奇怪	zhen1 qi2 guai4.	how strange.

How to make an origami hat and a cup

Making origami hat
Chinese word for "hat"

帽子 mao4 zi

Making origami cup
Chinese word for "cup"

杯子 bei1 zi

Chinese Audio file for last time's lesson

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I'm full and other expressions in Chinese.

我肚子饿了 (wo3 du4 zi e4 le.) I’m hungry.
我很饿 (wo3 hen3 e4.) I’m very hungry.
我想吃饭(wo3 xiang3 chi1 fan4.) I want to eat.
我饱了 (wo3 bao3 le.) I’m full.
我渴了 (wo3 ke3 le) I’m thirsty.
我累了 (wo3 lei4 le) I’m tired.
我最爱吃 (wo3 zui4 ai4 chi1...) I like to eat…most
我最喜欢 (wo3 zui4 xi3 huan1 chi1...) I like... most
我想吃 (wo3 xiang3 chi1...) I’d like to eat
我想买 (wo3 xiang3 mai3...) I’d like to buy
多少钱 (duo1 shao3 qian2?) How much
太贵了 (tai4 gui4 le!! ) too expensive
一点点 (yi4 dian3 dian3.) a little
不客气 ( bu2 ke4 qi4.)ou’re welcome.

Chinese Number Characters 中文数字

一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十

小朋友, 你好！！ （Little friends, greetings!!)

Ni Hao,

From ChinesePod : Listen to newbie 107 "Little Friends" and newbie 86 "How are you?"

This is the best website for learning authentic Chinese dialogues. I am a huge fan of theirs. The only problem I have is with the sometimes too lengthy English introduction. However, you are always in control. Just move the cursor to the part you want to listen to. Save the audio files in your MP3 and you can listen to them all the time or save them in your computer file, organize them for better access.

Again, I salute them for their efforts.

Numbers and Colors in Chinese

Ni hao,

Today we'll review numbers and colors. Here is the link.

Numbers from 1 to 10.

Here is another website on numbers as well as Chinese characters for the numbers.
Click here.

Colors. If that's too much, stick with the primary colors plus black and white first.

Things we've learned this semester

Ni Hao,

I'd like to use this blog to post everything we've learned so far this semester so that you can catch up if you miss the classes or need to review some of the stuffs we've done in class. Besides, I can post other useful links here and by doing this, stop inundating your inbox. Every person has his or her own goals. In this way, you can learn Chinese at your own pace and comfort level, which I think is the best.
Hao le ma? (Ready?) Let's start.

Greetings in Chinese Always move the mouse down to the conversation part. If you click the speaker icon, you can hear the phrase repeat again and again. Try it.

Thank you! You're welcome.: Common Phrases in Chinese. Again move the mouse a little bit down until the conversation section.

That's quite a lot. We'll stop now for today.