Everyday Mandarin For Parents – Ann Hamilton

该是时候出发了。 Gāi shì shíhòu chūfāle. Let’s get in the car. 我们上⻋吧。 Wǒmen shàng chē ba. Please stay still. 拜托不要动来动去。 Bàituō bùyào dòng lái dòng qù. Put on your seatbelt. 系上安全带。 Xì shàng ānquán dài. Let me fasten your seatbelt. 让我帮你系好安全带。 Ràng wǒ bāng nǐ xì hǎo ānquán dài. Do you want to listen to some music? 你想听⾳乐吗? Nǐ xiǎng tīng yīnyuè ma? We’re almost there. 我们快到了。 Wǒmen kuài dàole. Hǎohǎo zuòzhe. Sit still. 好好坐着。 I can’t help you right now, I’m driving! 我现在帮不了你，我在开⻋呢! Wǒ xiànzài bāng bùliǎo nǐ, wǒ zài kāichē ne!

Baby car seat 婴⼉安全座椅 Radio ⽆线电 Seat belt 安全带 Yīng’ér ānquán zuò yǐ. Wúxiàndiàn Ānquán dài Vocabulary 词汇 Cíhuì Car 汽⻋ Qìchē Nǐ bú shūfú ma? Do you feel sick? 你不舒服吗? Nǐ yào wǒ bǎ chuānghù dǎkāi ma? Do you want me to open the window? 你要我把窗⼾打开吗? Nǐ gǎnjué tài (rè/lěng) le ma? Are you too (hot/cold)? 你感觉太(热/冷)了吗? Bié húnàole! Stop messing around! 别胡闹了! Motion sickness 晕⻋ Yùnchē 拜访朋友 Do you want to play with your friend? 你想和你的朋友⼀起玩吗? Nǐ xiǎng hé nǐ de péngyǒu yīqǐ wán ma?

Does your friend want to play with this? 你的朋友想玩这个吗? Nǐ de péngyǒu xiǎng wán zhège ma? Remember to share. 记得要分享哦。 Jìdé yào fēnxiǎng ó. What do you want to play? 你想玩什么呢? Nǐ xiǎng wán shénme ne? Give it back to him/her. 把它还给他/她。 Bǎ tā hái gěi tā/tā. Take it in turns. 轮流玩。 Lúnliú wán. Play nicely. 好好玩。 Hǎo hǎo wán Vocabulary 词汇 Cíhuì Friend 朋友 Péngyǒu Best friend 最好的朋友 Zuì hǎo de péngyǒu Isn’t it fun? 这不是很有趣吗? Zhè bùshì hěn yǒuqù ma?

Who is your best friend? 谁是你最好的朋友? Shéi shì nǐ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu? 学校 Have you got your school bag packed? 你的书包收拾好了吗？ Nǐ de shūbāo shōushí hǎole ma? Have you done your homework? 你做完作业了吗? Nǐ zuò wán zuòyèle ma? Do you need any help? 你需要帮忙吗? Nǐ xūyào bāngmáng ma? Have you got your P.E. kit / gym bag? 你有带你的体育⽤具/运动包吗? Nǐ yǒu dài nǐ de tǐyù yòngjù/ yùndòng bāo ma?

Do you need a lift to school? 你需要搭⻋去学校吗? Nǐ xūyào dāchē qù xuéxiào ma? Hurry up or you will miss the bus! 赶紧的，否则你就赶不上公交⻋了! Gǎnjǐn de, fǒuzé nǐ jiù gǎnbushàng gōngjiāo chēle. Are there any messages from your teacher? 你的⽼师有什么信息要你带回来的吗? Nǐ de lǎoshī yǒu shé me xìnxī yào nǐ dài huílái de ma? Vocabulary 词汇 Cíhuì Wǔcān chī shénmele? What did you have for lunch? 午餐吃什么了? How was school today? 今天在学校过得怎么样啊? Jīntiān zài xuéxiàoguò dé zěnme yàng a? scan to hear audio!

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Permission may be sought by directly contacting Mooli Print at [email protected] with “Obtaining permission’ in the email subject.. Ann Hamilton For Lily, Ava & Tom Further thanks to Sharon Lee, William Lee & Nicole Yip Every day Mandarin for parents M E S S A G E F R O M T H E A U T H O R It wasn’t until I became a parent 4 years ago that I realised how much I wanted my children to learn Chinese.

Being a first generation British born Chinese (BBC) my parents and grandma raised us to speak Hakka. I do not regret that one bit as I’ll always have that Hakka connection, however sadly it is not commonly spoken these days and as I’ve gotten older, my Chinese has got rustier. I have struggled many times communicating in Hong Kong and awkwardly reverting to English.

With my basic Chinese, I soon realised that in order for my children to learn Chinese, they need to hear me speak it and I need to create a need to communicate in Chinese. As they say, it starts a home, but living in the UK, far from any Chinese playgroups or schools and my husband not speaking Chinese, the odds are stacked against us. Being a working mum, with limited time (and energy) I needed something that help will teach me and my family Chinese while taking care of and playing with them.

This is when I thought, why not just slowly convert what I say every day to Cantonese? This was when this book was born alongside the Cantonese edition. In this book I have included useful phrases used in everyday life so it will be used repetitively. This phrasebook is geared towards colloquial Chinese that would be otherwise spoken at home with family and friends. 2 The aim of this book is to help introduce key vocabulary used in everyday situations and become familiar with the sentence structure used in daily conversation.

With that said, I hope this book makes learning Chinese for you and your family less intimidating, less stressful and most importantly, fun. My kids find it highly amusing hearing their dad try to speak Chinese! Good luck and wishing you and your family all the best in your Chinese journey! 加油!

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• Pages: 97
• Language: English (en)

Reading & Word Statistics

• Estimated Reading Time: 39.59 minutes
• Total Words: 7,917
• Total Characters: 41,175
• Average Words per Page: 81.62
• Average Characters per Page: 424.48

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