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Learning Chinese 學中文

Chinese is the hardest language to learn! I’ve been learning it all my life the patterns uncovered are stimulating.

Learning Chinese 學中文 Parenting 3G-CBC 

Finger Family song translated

October 3, 2017 Catch Star Girl

So, there’s this nursery song I am not familiar with from my own childhood – the Finger Family. It’s a

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Learning Chinese 學中文 Parenting 3G-CBC 

Mastering similar words and tones

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 Catch Star Girl featured

It is plain to see – and utterly adorable to me – that little E’s favourite consonants are “B” and

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Learning Chinese 學中文 Parenting 3G-CBC 

Te amo: a lullaby that inspired a multi-language translation

February 15, 2017February 24, 2017 Catch Star Girl

When I was a regular at Baby Storytimes at the library – such a great resource! – in 2016, I

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Learning Chinese 學中文 Parenting 3G-CBC 

Alphabet flashcards for the (hopefully) bilingual toddler

February 2, 2017February 24, 2017 Catch Star Girl featured

This post’s title reminds me the Chinese version of the ABC song that I recently learned of (YouTube link). Of

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Learning Chinese 學中文 Parenting 3G-CBC 

Survey of the 18-month-old’s vocabulary

February 1, 2017February 24, 2017 Catch Star Girl featured

At E’s recent 18-month appointment, his family doctor quickly went through a questionnaire to assess his developmental milestones – he

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Learning Chinese 學中文 Parenting 3G-CBC 

On raising a bilingual child

September 4, 2016February 24, 2017 Catch Star Girl featured

I think that while I’ve wanted to write about this subject, I have had a difficult time getting started because

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Learning Chinese 學中文 

Cantonese proverbs poster

March 26, 2015 Catch Star Girl

I think it was back in high school when I was introduced to the Pieter Bruegel the Elder painting Flemish

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Learning Chinese 學中文 

#Top3000中文chars

April 23, 2014July 25, 2014 Catch Star Girl

The learning idea I alluded to in my previous post is outlined in the following. I’ve always been a fan

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Learning Chinese 學中文 

Learning Chinese 學中文

April 23, 2014July 25, 2014 Catch Star Girl

What got me started/reminded again about this life-long goal is when my friend @FrankLam tweeted about ChineseCubes. In the sea

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Learning Chinese 學中文 Tech-Geeky 

I made a dictionary!

May 10, 2011July 21, 2017 Catch Star Girl

Apparently I will find a way to way to make WordPress do anything! Over five years ago, I may have

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