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Family Relationship in Chinese
Have created a simple Family tree sheet for the children. Then many questions came up:”how to call my uncle?”"what about my cousin?” So I created this sheet, hoping to provide a more detailed look at the complicated family relationship in China.
We have been to Senkenberg Natural Meusem in Frankfurt, Germany and were impressed by its collections. My son was especially impressed by its dinosaur collection.
Senkenberg Natural Meseum, Frankfurt
Several days ago, I chatted with a friend who lives in Beijing and was told that there is one museum in Beijing which has also a great collection of dinosaurs. This museum is quite big and features many exhibitions where children learn not only through visiting but also through interactivity such as touching, assembling, games and so on. It looks like a great museum to be explored. I definitely put it into my list of places to visit in Beijing!
Beijing Museum of Natural History
Beijing Museum of Natural History
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
今日事,今日毕
jīn rì shì, jīn rì bì
If you are happy, clap your hands
If you are happy, clap your hands quickly
Hey, everyone, let’s clap our hands altogether.
If you are happy, stomp your feet
If you are happy, stomp your feet quickly
Hey, everyone, let’s stomp our feet altogether.
If you are happy, stretch your back
If you are happy, stretch your back quicly
Hey everyone, let’s stretch our backs together.
When we learn a foreign language, sometimes we find it helpful to use our native language to memorize the pronunciation of the foreign language. But sometimes, it is … funny. Here is a joke I read recently.
A man is learning Chinese. Here is his notes on the Chinese text.
ear Tim,
shall by too dull doll by too jack won,
dolphin long can Jim shall by too low,
shall by too when dull low, doll car low,
dolphin long doll Ham Eason
“more power!”The Chinese text is
yī tiān,
一天
xiǎo bái tù dào dà bái tù jiā qù wán
小白兔到大白兔家去玩
dà huī láng kàn jiàn xiáo bái tù le
大灰狼看见小白兔了
xiǎo bái tù wén dào le, duǒ kāi le
小白兔闻到了，躲开了
dà huī láng dà hán yī shēng,
大灰狼大喊一声
“mò pǎo!”
莫跑！
Have a wonderful weekend.
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智.
chī yī qiàn, zhǎng yī zhì
Family is very important according to Chinese culture. Because of this, family relationship in China is quite complicated. You can not call a grandmother from Father’s side the same as from Mother’s side. You should use different terms to call your older sister and your younger sister. Here is an interesting song which aims to teach Chinese kids the right terms. Helpful for adults who want to learn them too.
爸爸的爸爸叫什么？
爸爸的爸爸叫爷爷。爸爸的妈妈叫什么？
爸爸的妈妈叫奶奶。爸爸的哥哥叫什么？
爸爸的哥哥叫伯伯。爸爸的弟弟叫什么？
爸爸的弟弟叫叔叔。爸爸的姐妹叫什么？
爸爸的姐妹叫姑姑。妈妈的爸爸叫什么？
妈妈的爸爸叫外公。妈妈的妈妈叫什么？
妈妈的妈妈叫外婆。妈妈的兄弟叫什么？
妈妈的兄弟叫舅舅。妈妈的姐妹叫什么？
妈妈的姐妹叫阿姨。
