Learning about bopomofo (zhuyin)
I have always said,”bo po mo fo” when we see “bpmf” in Mandarin class and never really wondered why. We
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General commentary about AA is also included in this category.
Pinyin dice
I went down the rabbit hole one day when I saw pinyin dice and the “similar content” that included some
Read moreSheep Village 2.0
One of the Cantonese-speaking Instagrammers I follow – cantonese4parents – posted to her stories about Sheep Village 2.0. First off,
Read moreWrapped: First year of Mandarin school (lessons)
I should post this before the new school year starts, huh? ******** Here is my background in brief: There was
Read moreMy thoughts on the Baby Bear (小熊寶寶) toddler Chinese reader series
Several months ago, Jean Wang (Extra Petite blogger) showed in her Stories the cute set of books her toddler adores
Read moreCantonese vocabulary words for emotions for toddlers
Besides the flaws I can see as a non-native Cantonese speaker continuing to speak to my five-year-old school-aged son pretty
Read moreDown By the Bay – an exercise in Cantonese poetry
Kiddo loves the song “Down By the Bay” and we listen to the Raffi version with lyrics as such: Down
Read more“M restaurant” and “brown milk” and “N channel”
Oh, the decisions regarding raising a child – large and small! One of the quirky – or you could say
Read moreChinese name numerology – Round 2
It’s been four years since I’m at this point again, picking a Chinese name! Aside from learning the sex and
Read moreCantonese vocabulary: Royalty
I’m going to throw up this short list of vocabulary related to royalty because kiddo has this adorable just-before-bed routine*
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