Chinese Tea
By Mandy and Daren
Each episode includes a silly story (guaranteed to make your kids laugh) and 'three little words' for your children to learn and practice.
Come join us for some tea and laughter! And if you'd like to drop us a line, please leave us a message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Chinese TeaNov 21, 2020
Intermediate - Crowded - 人山人海
In today's story, two sisters take a trip to the beach to get away, only to find a sea of people at the seashore.
TODAY'S WORDS
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姐妹
jie3 mei4
sisters
游泳衣
you2 yong3 yi1
bathing suit
沙滩
sha1 tan1
beach
人山人海
ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3
crowded
Intermediate - Forgetful - 丢三落四
In today's story the children of Number Island learn how to properly dress for school: by wearing numbers.
TODAY'S WORDS
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岛
dao3
island
穿好衣服
chuan1 hao3 yi1 fu2
get dressed
数数
shu3 shu4
to count
丢三落四
diu1 san1 la4 si4
forgetful
Intermediate - Horse Horse Tiger Tiger - 马马虎虎
In today's story, a little girl learns a funny way to greet people.
TODAY'S WORDS
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狗和猫
gou3 he2 mao1
dogs and cats
奶奶
nai3 nai
grandmother
马马虎虎
ma3 ma3 hu1 hu1
so-so
Intermediate - Strike While the Iron is Hot - 趁热打铁
In today's story, a boy learns how to strike before his little brother does.
TODAY'S WORDS
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吃饭
chi1 fan4
time to eat
饺子
jiao3 zi
dumplings
趁热打铁
chen4 re4 da3 tie3
strike while the iron is hot
Intermediate - Ride Donkey, Find Donkey - 骑驴找驴
In today's story, a girl has lost her donkey...right under her nose!
TODAY'S WORDS
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骑驴找驴
qi2 lü2 zhao3 lü2
ride a donkey to find a donkey
眼镜
yan3 jing4
glasses
帽子
mao4 zi
hat
Intermediate - Prince Halfway - 半途而废
In today's story, a boy learns the consequences of doing things halfway...you turn into a pumpkin head!
Join us for the first episode of season two and learn the chengyu (Chinese proverb) 半途而废.
TODAY'S WORDS
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半途而废
ban4 tu2 er2 fei4
do things halfway
对啊 热狗
re4 gou3
hotdog
刷牙
shua1 ya2
brush teeth
南瓜灯
nan2 gua1 deng1
jack o'lantern
Advanced - It's not fair
In today's story, our main character is very unhappy! Life is not fair! It's just not fair! And her mother agrees.
After you listen to the episode, please drop us a line by leaving us a voice message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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公平
gong1 ping2
fair
每天
mei3 tian1
every day
蛋糕
dan4 gao1
cake
Advanced - Voice Inside My Head
In today's story, our main character hears a voice inside her head. Her daddy's hears one too and it keeps saying "pizza, pizza, pizza."
After you listen to the episode, please drop us a line by leaving us a voice message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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脑袋
nao3 dai4
Brain
注意
zhu4 yi4
Notice
声音
sheng1 yin1
Voice
Advanced - Dinosaur Courtesy
Little dino learns how to be polite while her mother forgets how to be courteous.
After you listen to the episode, please drop us a line by leaving us a voice message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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礼貌
li3 mao4
courtesy
请
qing3
please
谢谢
xie4 xie4
thank you
Advanced - No, Maybe, Whatever
Let's meet a silly family with three kids named "No", "Maybe" and "Whatever". And an Auntie named "Stop it!"
After you listen to the episode, please drop us a line by leaving us a voice message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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也许
ye3 xu3
maybe
随便
sui2 bian4
whatever
停
ting2
stop
Advanced - Hiccups
Oh no! Hiccups! What can you do? We'll learn some creative suggestions for getting rid of them.
After you listen to the episode, please tell us what you do to get rid of hiccups by leaving us a message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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打嗝
da3 ge2
hiccup
胡椒
hu2 jiao1
pepper
打喷嚏
da3 pen1 ti4
sneeze
Advanced - Brushing Teeth
Wen Wen loves brushing her teeth. But her teeth feel a bit differently.
After you listen to the episode, please tell us about your favorite candy by leaving us a message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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牙齿
ya2 chi3
teeth
主意
zhu3 yi4
idea
臭臭地
chou4 chou4 de
stinky
Advanced - Pirate Piggies
Four pirates set sail to steal some treasure but discover an unexpected sailor.
After you listen to the episode, please tell us your pirate nickname by leaving us a message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.
Today's Three Little Words
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海盗
hai3 dao4
pirate
宝藏
bao3 zang4
treasure
船
chuan2
ship
Advanced - The Library is Closing
Wang Wang visits the library, but he's running out of time. Will the library close before he checks out his books? Will he be locked in?
Today's Three Little Words
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图书馆
tu2 shu1 guan3
library
分钟
fen1 zhong1
minute
书
shu1
book
Advanced - When I grow up
Two brothers talk about what they want to be when they grow up, and one of our hosts gets a bit silly.
Advanced - Veggie Ice Cream
Which ice cream flavors do you like most? Tomato? Cabbage? Cauliflower? Join us to find out Mandy & Daren's favorites.
Advanced - I love waiting
A little girl learns that patience is good, but too much of a good thing turn out to be bad.
Advanced - Left at work
Oh no! The kids have forgotten about their daddy and left him at work. He's so sad and crying.
Advanced - 99,999
Xin Xin loves to count. And her favorite number isn't 8 or 7, it's 99,999. Until 99,999 wolves change her mind.
Advanced - Broccoli Beef
Broccoli doesn't like Beef. Beef doesn't like Broccoli. But they were destined to be the best of friends.
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