Weekly radio program

A chance to practice Mandarin via a weekly Mandarin language program from 7pm to 7.30pm on Friday evenings on community radio 2XX:  98.3 FM or online at www.2xxfm.org.au. To listen to past programs, visit the program guide.

The program was founded by the 'Mandarin for Fun' group but is currently being organised by ALMA with the help of Chinese community volunteers. Each program aims to encourage the learning and practicing of Mandarin skills in a fun way. There will be a story and songs in Chinese, which will be discussed in English and Mandarin, followed by some bilingual community announcements.

Parents and teachers are invited to send a recording (MP3 or WAV format preferred) of children singing a song or reading a short story or poem for broadcast on the show. This has proved to be a good way to encourage interest in practicing Mandarin. It may also be possible to invite children to broadcast live from the 2XX studio in Civic on a Friday evening. Contact canberraalma@gmail.com for more details.
  
ALMA gratefully acknowledges the support of community radio 2XX and the Community Broadcasting Foundation for this program. 

PROGRAM NOTES

1. Song lyrics 

2. Youtube links and words for songs produced by Richard Wan in Singapore for their 
    a)  'We Love Bilingualism' series 

   b)  Environment Day Campaign 

3. Links for stories

4. Other rhymes

  • Little Butterfly '小蝴蝶'   蝴蝶蝴蝶飞飞，彩云彩云追追，蝴蝶蝴蝶落落， 朵朵花儿乐乐。​(Butterflies, butterflies flying; clouds, clouds chasing; Butterflies, butterflies perching; flowers, flowers smiling.)

  • Little Ducks  小鸭子： 小鸭鸭嘎嘎嘎，黄毛毛扁嘴巴，跳进水里会游泳， 爱吃小鱼和小虾。
    (Little ducks, quack quack quack, Yellow hair, flat mouth, Jump into the water, know how to swim, love to eat small fish and shrimp)

​5. Other stories

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