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Today we are learning "Time to Eat!" in Chinese. Expressions are in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) I am hungry. - wǒ èle Time to eat! - chī fàn le Time to have breakfast! - chī zǎo fān le Time to have lunch! - chī wǔ fàn le Time to have dinner! - chī wǎn fàn le salad - shā lā hamburger - hàn bǎo donut - tián tián quān   Q&A: Don't eat it! - bù yào chī. Don't eat that! - bù yào chī nà gè! It'...

Today we are learning about expressions you can use on Valentine's Day and every day in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) kisses - qīn qīn  (often used by kids) (give someone) a kiss - qīn yī gè   give mom a kiss - gěi māmā qīn yī gè  give dad a hug - gěi bàba bào yī gè  Happy Valentine's Day - qíng rén jié kuài lè  hug - bào Happy -  kuài lè  Who loves you? - sh...

Today we are learning more Chinese Lunar New Year greetings in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Happy New Year - Xīn nián kuài lè Everything Go As You Wish - wàn shì rú yì Celebration & Prosperity - gōng xǐ fā cái Lantern Festival - yuán xiāo jié Happy Lantern Festival - yuán xiāo jié kuài lè Rice balls (for the Lantern Festival) - yuán xiāo or tāng yuán Explore...

Today we are learning about Lunar New Year greetings in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Congratulations!  gōng xǐ 恭喜 Have a Good New Year xīn nián hǎo 新年好 Wow wà 哇 Fantastic hǎo bàng 好棒 thanks xiè xie thank you (all)  xiè xie nǐ men  Learning more about Chinese Lunar New Year at  https://www.misspandachinese.com/chineselunarnewyearguide/ The h...

Today we are exploring world culture and we are learning "mouse and mickey mouse." in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) no - bú shì tiger - hǎo hǔ (everyday conversaton); hǔ (used in 12 Chinese animal signs) mouse, rat -  lǎo shǔ (everyday conversation); shǔ  (used in 12 Chinese animal signs.) Happy New Year of the Mouse (2020) -  Shǔ nián kuài lè (literal...

Today we are learning about "I love you." in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) You are welcome.   = bù kè qì,  I love you. = wǒ ài nǐ. baby = bǎo bao something or someone precious; treasure. = bǎo bèi.  I love you, baby. = wǒ ài nǐ, bǎo bao.  small = xiǎo  big = dà  panda = xióng māo  (China);    māo xióng  (Taiwan) giant panda = dà xióng māo (China), also  dà māo...

We are learning about "Good Night" in Chinese. Expressions are in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) traditional Chinese | simplified Chinese Good night - Wǎn'ān 晚安。 tired - lèi le 累了。 Are you tired? - nǐ lèi le ma? 你累了嗎？| 你累了吗？ You are not tired. - nǐ bú lèi 你不累。 Mom, are you tired. - Māmā nǐ lèi le ma 媽媽 你累了嗎？| 妈妈 你累了吗 ？ Mom is tired. - māmā lèi le 媽媽累了。...

Today we are talking about "Good Morning!" in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese Good morning - zǎo shang hǎo 早上好 Good morning -  zǎo 早 Good morning -  zǎo ān 早安 Mom - māmā  媽媽 | 妈妈 Dad  - bà ba 爸爸 Grandma (Dad's side)  - nǎi nai  奶奶 Grandpa (Dad's side) - yé yé 爺爺 | 爷爷 Get up - qǐ chuáng 起床   Playful Chi...

Today we are talking about Thanksgiving, turkey and pie in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese Happy Thanksgiving - Gǎn'ēn jié kuài lè  感恩節快樂！ | 感恩节快乐！ Thanksgiving - Gǎn'ēn jié  感恩節。 | 感恩节。 Gratitude - gǎn xiè 感恩。  Turkey - huǒ jī 火雞。|火鸡。 Let's eat roasted turkey! - wǒ men lái chī kǎo huǒ  jī 我...

Today we are learning Magic Word, "thank you" in Chinese. Expressions are in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Traditional Chinese characters | Simplifed Chinese characters Thanks  - Xiè xiè   謝謝。 | 谢谢。 Thank you - xiè xiè nǐ   謝謝你。 | 谢谢你。 Appreciation, being grateful for... - gǎnxiè nǐ   感謝。 | 感谢。 What are you grateful for today? - jīn tiān nǐ yào gǎn xiè shén me ne?  今天...

Today we are learning about happy, sad, and angry, the expressions for feelings in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) traditional Chinese | simplified Chinese   happy  - kāi xīn 開心。 开心。 - kuài lè。 快樂。快乐。 I am very happy. - wǒ hěn kāi xīn。我很開心。 | 我很开心。 sad - shāng xīn。 傷心。 | 伤心。 I am very sad. - wǒ hěn shāng xīn。我很傷心。| 我很伤心。...

Today we are talking about "Please pick up your toys." in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide)   Pick up your toy(s) - bǎ wán jù jiǎn qǐ lái 把 玩具 撿起來 | 把 玩具 捡起来   Please pick up your toy(s) - qǐng bǎ wán jù jiǎn qǐ lái 請把玩具撿起來 | 请 把 玩具 捡起来 book(s) - shū 書 | 书 stinky sock(s) - chòu wà zi 臭襪子 | 臭袜子 stinky - chòu 臭  sock(s) - wà zi 襪...

There are two parts in this interview.  The first part is in English.  The second part with the same questions (at 10:30)  is in Mandarin. Expression note is in  English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Traditional Chinese  | Simplified Chinese Key expressions:  English - pinyin - traditional Chinese | simplified Chinese teacher - lǎo shī 老師 | 老师 Mid Autumn Festival - zhōng qiū jié 中秋節 | 中秋节...

Today we are learning the word "chocolate" in Chinese and we have a review of the expressions we've learned earlier. Miss Panda's young guest for this episode is Emily. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Chinese traditional | simplified You are not hungry. -Nǐ bù è. 你不餓。 | 你不饿。   I am hungry. -Wǒ è le 我餓了。 | 我饿了。   Miss Panda is hungry. -Miss Panda è le. Mis...

Today we are learning about "Goodbye." in Chinese. Expressions are in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Chinese (traditional | simplified) goodbye -zàijiàn   再見。| 再见。   Dad, goodbye. -bàba zàijiàn  爸爸， 再見。| 爸爸，再见。   Mom, goodbye -māma zàijiàn  媽媽，再見。| 妈妈，再见。   Dad (and) Mom, -goodbye. -bàba māma zàijiàn  爸爸 媽媽， 再見，| 爸爸妈妈，再见。   We'll see you next tim...

Today we are learning about "I am hungry." in Chinese. Chinese Expressions used in this episode are listed in Engish Traditional Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese I am hungry. 我餓了 wǒ è le 我饿了 Are you hungry? 你餓了嗎 nǐ è le ma 你饿了吗 I am not hungry. 我不餓 wǒ bú è 我不饿 Thank you. 謝謝 xiè xie 谢谢 You are welcome. 不客氣 bù kè qì 不客气 Go! Go! Go! 加油 jiā yóu 加油 Host: The...

Today we are llearning about "Hello!" in Chinese. Expression note is in English Pinyin (pronunciation guide) Chinese characters Hello nǐ hǎo 你好 How are you? nǐ hǎo ma? 你好嗎？ Host: Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, "Miss Panda" Website: https://www.misspandachinese.com/ Music credit: Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett Love Playful Chinese Podcast! Give Support and Encourage the Team - Buy Mi...

A new podcast with Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, "Miss Panda," premiere in August. Are you thinking about introducing Mandarin Chinese to your children? Do you want to explore world culture with your kids? Learning the Chinese language is learning about Chinese culture. Playful Chinese is a podcast about learning everyday Chinese that you can use with your children. About seeing Chinese culture beyond t...