One of the best ways to get your small kids excited about a new language is through nursery rhymes! Chinese nursery rhymes are an entertaining way to learn and teach Chinese.
These traditional rhymes provide an enjoyable learning experience that encourages your kids to participate in singing and other activities as they pick up vocabulary and pronunciation skills. Not only do they help children develop language proficiency, but memorizing these songs also helps with increasing memory and concentration abilities. The combination of playing games, singing along, and repeating words makes them fun experiences that your young will learners love. By introducing these songs into your child’s daily routine, you will be giving them a great head start on mastering Mandarin Chinese!
xiǎo jiě xiǎo jiě bié shēng qì
小 姐 小 姐 別 生 氣 /气
míng tiān dài nǐ qù kàn xì
明 天 帶 你 去 看 戲 /戏
wǒ zuò yǐ zi nǐ zuò dì
我 坐 椅 子 你 坐 地
Wǒ chī xiāng jiāo nǐ chī pí
我 吃 香 蕉 你 吃 皮
Dài shǔ mā mā yǒu gè dà dài zi
袋 鼠 媽 媽/妈 妈 有 個 大 袋 子
yuán lái shì xiǎo dài shǔ de jiā
原 來/来 是 小 袋 鼠 的 家
rú guǒ mā mā yě yǒu yī gè
如 果 媽 媽/妈 妈 也 有 一 個
wǒ yě jiù shì yǒu yī gè tè bié de jiā
我 也 就 是 有 一 個 特 別 的 家