xiǎo péng yǒu，kuài lái zhè lǐ
lái dào zhōng wén de tiān dì
tīng gù shì、wán yóu xì
kuài kuài lè lè dì xué xí
wǒ men yī qǐ lái nǔ lì
hàn zì biàn dé hǎo róng yì
zài zhè lǐ ，wǒ hé nǐ
biān wán biān xué xiào xī xī
xué xí
xué xí zhōng wén，
xué xí zhōng wén，hǎo yǒu qù！
xiǎo péng yǒu，nǐ men hǎo！
Welcome back to Little Chinese Learners.
wǒ shì Cindy lǎo shī.
Before we dive in to our lesson of the day,
let’s do a quick review.
How do we say “hello” in Chinese?
That's right.
nǐ hǎo！
How do we ask for someone’s name in Chinese?
Perfect!
nǐ jiào shí me míng zì？
How do we respond to that question?
wǒ shì Cindy.
or we can say
wǒ jiào Cindy.
Fantastic!
Let’s drop these words into our learning jar.
nǐ
jiào
shí
me
míng
zì
nǐ jiào shí me míng zì？
Wow. Our pile of Chinese is quickly building.
If we want to keep track of how many words we know,
we better learn to count in Mandarin.
Let’s learn to count from one to five.
For each number, I will repeat it twice and then you try it.
Ready? Let’s go.
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
Great! Let’s try counting from one to five.
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
Now you try it.
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
You did it! nǐ zhēn bàng！
Let’s see if our Animal Friends can count too.
dà jiā hǎo，wǒ shì māo tóu yīng lǎo shī
jīn tiān，wǒ men lái shù yī shù
yī
yī、èr
yī、èr、sān
yī、èr、sān、sì
yī、èr、sān、sì、wǔ
wǒ men lái shù yī shù ，bān shàng yǒu jǐ wèi tóng xué
yī hào shì xiǎo lǎo shǔ
èr hào shì xiǎo niú
sān hào shì xiǎo hǔ
sì hào shì xiǎo tù
wǔ hào shì xiǎo lóng
wǒ men bān shàng yǒu wǔ wèi tóng xué
tóng xué men，jiào dào nǐ de shù zì shí，
qǐng nǐ huī huī nǐ de qí zǐ
sān
yī
wǔ
èr
sì
yī
wǔ
sān
èr
sì
sān
wǔ
wǒ men bān shàng de wǔ wèi tóng xué zhēn bàng！
sēn lín xiǎo xué fàng xué le！
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
It’s great that we can count from one to five.
To help us remember them better,
let’s learn to write these numbers.
The character for yī is just one line
and we write it from Left to Right.
Now you try it.
When you say yī,
your mouth is a flat line that looks just like yī.
The next number èr comes with two lines,
a shorter line on top and a longer one below.
We start with the top one from left to right.
zuǒ dào yòu
Then we draw a longer line on the bottom,
again from left to right.
zuǒ dào yòu
Now you try it.
Now that you can write yī and èr,
can you guess how sān should be written?
Let's check it out!
To write sān,
we start from the top line and go from left to right.
zuǒ dào yòu
Next, we write the second line
which is a little shorter than the top line,
again from zuǒ dào yòu.
We finish with the last line and that’s the longest one.
again from zuǒ dào yòu.
Now you try it.
That’s how we write yī、èr、sān.
I know you’re thinking that the next number sì
is probably just four lines.
But… if we keep adding lines to our numbers,
we will be drawing and counting lines all day long.
Instead, sì looks a bit like a mouth with two big teeth.
To help us write it,
it’s time for another Mandarin Secret!
The hint of this secret is...
a box?
Ah! Chinese characters are meant to fit neatly inside a square box.
This is because the Chinese people believe in balance and harmony.
Having the characters fit inside a box
also makes it much easier to read.
To write sì
we draw the box first but don’t close it.
Remember, once we close the box,
we cannot add things inside.
Next, we add the teeth,
one on the left
and another on the right.
After that, we can close the box,
again write a line from left to right.
zuǒ dào yòu
Now you try it.
Great. What number comes after sì？
yī
èr
sān
sì
wǔ
Let’s write it.
We start with the top line followed with a vertical line that leans to the left.
Then, we draw a line in the middle
that curls downward, like a tail.
We finish with a bottom line going from zuǒ dào yòu
and that’s it.
Now you try it.
If this seems hard, méi guān xì, it’s ok.
Practice makes perfect so the more we write,
the easier it will become.
For the first part of today’s homework,
take these worksheets,
use your favorite colors to trace each number
and then when you’re feeling confident,
you can write the character on your own.
For the second part of today’s homework,
we’ve got a story with some runaway words.
The pictures are there but some of the words missing
so I don’t know what they’re saying anymore.
Please cut out the Chinese words on the bottom
and paste them into the right space
so that we can read the story again.
You will need scissors, glue, and crayons to color the picture.
I can't wait to see your homework.
Until next time, zài jiàn！