Day 15: Animal Friends! Mandarin Words for Pets 🐶🐱
welcome to Day 15 of our 30-Day Thematic Chinese Word Challenge!
FHalfway there! Incredible job finishing Week 2! Today, we’re talking about our beloved animal companions: Pets (宠物 – chǒngwù)! Many families have pets, and learning their names is fun for kids.
Let’s learn 10 common types of pets in Mandarin Chinese!
Today’s 10 Thematic Words: Pets
Do you have a pet? Let’s learn how to name them! Listen carefully to the pronunciation.
狗 (gǒu) – Dog
猫 (māo) – Cat
鱼 (yú) – Fish
鸟 (niǎo) – Bird
兔子 (tùzi) – Rabbit
仓鼠 (cāngshǔ) – Hamster
乌龟 (wūguī) – Turtle / Tortoise
宠物 (chǒngwù) – Pet (general term)
豚鼠 (túnshǔ) – Guinea Pig
蜥蜴 (xīyì) – Lizard
(Learning animal names is always fun for young learners!)
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Amazing job reaching the halfway point – Day 15! You’re building a fantastic vocabulary.
Tomorrow’s Theme (Day 16): We’ll be learning about Clothing (服装 – fúzhuāng)! See you then! 再见 (Zàijiàn)!
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