Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

yǔ
雨
rain (n.)

Jīn tiān de yǔ xià dé hěn dà.
今天的雨下得很大。
It's raining really heavily.

You have to watch this!

He is only 22.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

máng
忙
busy

Wǒ zuì jìn hěn máng.
我最近很忙。
I have been really busy lately.

Chinese Kids Song - 中国儿歌 zhōng guó ér gē

Shàng Xué Gē

上学歌

Going to School

Tài yáng dāng kōng zhào,

太阳当空照,

Huā ér duì wǒ xiào,

花儿对我笑,

Xiǎo niǎo shuō: zǎo zǎo zǎo,

小鸟说:早早早,

Nǐ wèi shén me bēi shàng xiǎo shū bāo?

你为什么背上小书包?

Wǒ qù shàng xué xiào,

我去上学校,

Tiān tiān bù chí dào,

天天不迟到,

Ài xué xí, ài láo dòng,

爱学习,爱劳动,

Zhǎng dà yào wèi rén mín lì gōng láo!

长大要为人民立功劳!

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

dòng wù
动物
animals

Dòng wù yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō dòng wù.
动物园里有很多动物。
There are a lot of animals in the zoo.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

dǎ suàn
打算
plan to

Wǒ dǎ suàn xīng qī sān qù chī zhōng guó zì zhù cān
我打算星期三去吃中国自助餐。
I plan to go eat Chinese buffet on Wednesday.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

xīng qī tiān
星期天
Sunday

Míng tiān shì xīng qī tiān.
明天是星期天。
Tomorrow is Sunday.

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Pattern: 星期 + number

xīng qī yī
星期一
Monday

xīng qī èr
星期二
Tuesday

xīng qī sān
星期三
Wednesday

xīng qī sì
星期四
Thursday

xīng qī wǔ
星期五
Friday

xīng qī liù
星期六
Saturday

xīng qī tiān
星期天
Sunday

Notes:
You can also use 星期日 (xīng qī rì ) for Sunday.  This is a more formal way to say it and you will only see 星期日on the calendar.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

jǐn zhāng
紧张
nervous

Nǐ wèi shén me hěn jǐn zhāng?
你为什么很紧张？
Why are you so nervous?

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

mǎ mǎ hū hū
马马虎虎
so so

Zhè cì kǎo shì wǒ kǎo dé mǎ mǎ hū hū.
这次考试我考得马马虎虎。
I did so so on this exam.

古天乐 Gǔ Tiān Lè - 男朋友 nán péng yǒu

Although this song is in Cantonese which seems kind of odd to put it in my "Mandarin Chinese Classroom".  But.., we can still do some reading practice, right? (The real reason is that I really love this song.)  :D Enjoy the melody. :P 

nán péng yǒu

男朋友 

boyfriend

光良 Guāng Liáng - 第一次 dì yī cì

One of his best songs, enjoy! :)

dì yī cì

第一次

first time

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

yòu
又
again

Yòu xià yǔ le
又下雨了。
It's raining again.

Chinese Kids Story

Xiǎo Kē Dǒu Zhǎo Mā ma 
小蝌蚪找妈妈
Little Tadpoles are looking for their mom

Source: http://www.cultural-china.com/

Shanghai Animation Film Studio

Released in 1961

Awards:

• Silver Sail Awards for short films at the 14th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland
• Children’s Film Awards at the 4th Annecy International Animation Festival in France
• Honorable prize at the 17th Cannes International Film Festival in France
• The first prize at the 3rd Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films in Yugoslavia
• The second prize at the 4th International Children and Youth’s Festival at the Center Georges Pompidou in France
• Best Cartoon Awards at the 1st Chinese Film "Hundred Flowers" Festival

Plot outline:A school of tadpoles were born. “Who is our mom?” Then, an interesting and affecting mom-searching journey started. After mistaking goldfish, crab, tortoise and even a big catfish for their mother, the tadpoles eventually found their real mom - frog. The story tells that where there is a will there is a way. It is also kind of a film on popular science.

The water-ink animations of China in the 1950s and 1960s were treasures in the world’s animation field. Little Tadpoles Look for Mamma was one of the representative works. It originates from the fish and shrimp figures drawn by Qi Baishi, which established the art foundation of the film. The opening of the film is very “Chinese.” With the opening of a simple but elegant album of traditional Chinese paintings, a sequestered lotus pond appeared into the scene, creating a delicate and expressive water-ink world against the backdrop of melodious ancient musical instrument and lute. This film breaks the limits of the single-line animated mode. Without edge lines, it builds a graceful and vivacious artistic conception. It won a lot of international laurels.

This is a really classic Chinese kids story.  Enjoy!

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Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

ān jìng
安静
quiet

Tú shū guǎn zhēn ān jìng.
图书馆真安静。
The library is really quiet.

Zhōng Guó huān yíng nǐ 中国欢迎你 Welcome to China!

Your visual tour to China!

Zhōng Guó 中国 China

huān yíng  欢迎 welcome

Learn How to say: Red, Green and Yellow

This is an interesting and helpful video to help you (age 4-6) learn how to say three basic colors in Chinese.  Enjoy!

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

yǒu yì si
有意思
interesting

Xué zhōng wén hěn yǒu yì si.
学中文很有意思。
Learning Chinese is very interesting.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

fù xí
复习
review

Wǒ měi tiān dōu fù xí zhōng wén.
我每天都复习中文。
I review Chinese everyday.

Dish of the week - 本周最佳菜品 Běn Zhōu Zuì Jiā Cài Pǐn

Hóng Shāo Niú Ròu Miàn

红烧牛肉面

Red-cooked (stewed in soy sauce) Beef Brisket with Noodles

It can be a little bit spicy. :P

Happy April Fools' Day!

Yú rén jié kuài lè!
愚人节快乐！

Rén men xǐ huān zài yú rén jié zhuō nòng qí tā rén.
人们喜欢在愚人节捉弄其他人。
People like to trick other people on April Fools' Day.

Word of the day - 每日一词 Měi Rì Yì Cí

chēng
称
weigh

Nà gěi wǒ chēng liǎng jīn mó gū ba.
那给我称两斤蘑菇吧。
Then, just give me two jin of mushrooms.

Note: 1lb = .907 jin (catties); 1 jin = 1.103 lbs