I discovered this YouTube channel a while ago. Yan makes in-depth videos exploring different Chinese provinces, giving a great insight into the unique aspects of each part of the country. Brilliant for those who want to learn more about China 🇨🇳 and its culture. The videos are in English, with English and Mandarin subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/@littlechineseeverywhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9wyEGE3Ro

知道 zhī dào - to know / realise / be aware of - 不知道 bù zhī dào - don’t know/ not be aware of - 谁知道 shéi zhī dào - who knows (?) - 你知不知道 nǐ zhī bù zhī dào - do you know? - 早知道 zǎo zhī dào - to know in advance/ if I had known earlier… - 我知道了 wǒ zhī dào le - I get it / I understand now. Example sentences: 1. 你知不知道比赛什么时候开始？- Do you know when the match/competition starts? Nǐ zhī bù zhī dào bǐ sài shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ? 1. 我不知道你说什么。- I don’t know what you’re saying. Wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ shuō shén me. 1. 谁知道他在哪儿? - Who knows where he is?/ Does anyone know where he is? Shèi zhī dào tā zài nǎ’r Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist). 1. Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio. 2. Write the sentences in characters. 3. Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise. 4. Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it. 5. Make sentences of your own with the new word. 6. Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context. 7. Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.) Submit your speaking / writing for feedback!

You’ve probably seen / heard me talk about the 7 Power Verbs by now. It might even be the reason you joined the community. I just released a new YouTube video, showing off how you can use these 7 verbs to build sentences, with 25 useful examples. Here’s the link if you want to check it out!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4bDZzqrHfw

I’ve recently discovered this YouTube channel aimed at supporting children with learning Chinese in an immersive way. It’s great immersion for beginners + pre-intermediates and a good way to expose yourself to other Mandarin accents (they speak with a southern accent). For beginners: Listen for key words e.g. like / is / what / have / good etc. Learn some words from the list below, then listen again. For upper beginners/pre-intermediates: Listen to see how much you understand. Listen to see how many words from the list you can hear. Learn the words from the list. Listen again to see if you can understand more. Practice shadowing with some key words/phrases to practice intonation + tones. ……… This video shows a mum and her daughter creating a volcano experiment 🌋 at home and narrating the process to the audience. ………. That said, there are no subtitles to support listening and the characters are in traditional Chinese. So, I have prepared a list of key words for you with pinyin, English + simplified characters. This way you can learn some key words and enjoy some brilliant Mandarin immersion! 😊🎧📝. Leave a comment/like to let me know if you liked it and I’ll post more in the future! 妈妈 mā ma - mum 老师 lăo shī - teacher 同学 tóng xué - classmate 火山 huǒ shān - volcano 实验 shí yàn - experiment 一起 yī qǐ - together 学习 xué xí - to study 大家好 dà jiā hǎo - hi everyone 今天 jīn tiān - today 做一个实验 zuò yī gè shí yàn - do an experiment 很好玩 hěn hǎo wán - very fun 小朋友 xiǎo péng you - child / children 什么 shén me - what 是 shì - is 很特别 hěn tè bié - very special 不一样 bù yī yàng - different / not the same 有的 yǒu de - some 海 hǎi - sea 危险 wēi xiǎn - dangerous 想象力 xiǎng xiàng lì - imagination 东西 dōng xi - thing(s) 用 yòng - to use 我们的 wǒ men de - our 不放弃 bú fàng qì - not give up 一点 yī diǎn - a little (Bit) 准备 zhǔn bèi - to prepare 里面 lǐ miàn - inside 水 shuǐ - water 红色 hóng sè - red 然后 rán hòu - and then / next 非常好 fēi cháng hǎo - excellent 太小了 tài xiǎo le - too small 大 dà - big

问 wèn - to ask - 问题 wèn tí - question / problem - 有问题 yǒu wèn tí - have a question/problem - 没有问题 méi yǒu wèn tí - don’t have a question/problem - 问问题 wèn wèn tí - to ask questions - 没问题！méi wèn tí - no problem - 你有问题吗？nǐ yǒu wèn tí ma? - Do you have any questions?/ Do you have a problem? - 你有什么问题？nǐ yǒu shén me wèn tí? - What problem/question do you have? - 请问 qǐng wèn - may I ask… / Excuse me Example sentences: 1. 请问一下，火车站在哪儿？qǐng wèn yī xià, huǒ chē zhàn zài nǎ’r? - Excuse me, where is the train station? 2. 你可以问问题。nǐ kě yǐ wèn wèn tí. - You can/you’re allowed to ask questions. 3. 我没有问题了。wǒ méi yǒu wèn tí le. - I don’t have (any more) questions. (Audio + how to write the characters can be found below!) Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist). 1. Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio. 2. Write the sentences in characters. 3. Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise. 4. Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it. 5. Make sentences of your own with the new word. 6. Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context. 7. Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.) Submit your speaking / writing for feedback!