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, click ON DEMAND and find the Mandarin program in 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 and Mandarin for Fun gratefully acknowledge the support of 2XX and the Community Broadcasting Foundation for this program.
PROGRAM NOTES
1. Song lyrics
a) 'We Love Bilingualism' series
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 and Mandarin for Fun gratefully acknowledge the support of 2XX and the Community Broadcasting Foundation for this program.
PROGRAM NOTES
1. Song lyrics
- Do ray mi song, Fruit song 水果歌, Plant the sun song
- Open and Shut song, CLICK HERE
- Ten Little Friends/Pigs/Dogs etc CLICK HERE
- Incy Wincy Spider CLICK HERE
- Ice Age 4 in Chinese, 冰原漂移舞教學影片 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ltqyo6lXb4
- Pulling up the 'carrot' (ba luobo) 拔萝卜 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOwdoBEOBWs
- Jingle Bells www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnw6uGK3QGg
a) 'We Love Bilingualism' series
- 我长大了 我长大了 I've grown up. Lyrics: CLICK HERE
- 一家人 A family Lyrics: CLICK HERE
- My Body - 我的身体 Lyrics: My Body - 我的身体
- Additional songs from April 2020. See words in Mandarin (and English if you click on the settings icon) https://www.youtube.com/playlist…
- Sung in Mandarin with English and Chinese subtitles: https://youtu.be/zyOSV-ItoPw
- Sung in English with bilingual subtitles: https://youtu.be/pCRKPmi5VIY
- Little pianist xiaoxiao ganqingjia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpnVa7nfmVg
- Santa's Christmas www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6sUvzq870Y
- Story: 小蝌蚪找妈妈- Little Tadpoles look for their mummy
- Dr Seuss' ABC: Video link HERE (mute for visuals only) and bilingual (Mandarin/English) recording HERE
- 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)
