Spring 春天 (ceon1 tin1)
Click the button below to download the accompanying flashcards. 春天 ceon1 tin1spring
Talking to kids about racism
I was listening to a podcast recently, where the interviewee raised the point that he would rather initiate a conversation about racism with his 4-year-old daughter, rather than wait for her to ask him about it. His rationale was that this meant that he could control her first exposure to the topic, and ensure that it was explained properly to her. It can be tricky to talk about these topics with your child (and definitely a personal decision as to when you wish to do so), so I thought it may be helpful do list some basic vocabulary and sentences with Jyutping translations. The sentences are a bit simplistic but…
Musical Instruments 樂器 (ngok6 hei3)
Here is the audio accompaniment to the set of 12 flashcards on musical instruments. To use in a sentence, you would add the following verbs: 吹 ceoi1 = to blow (used for flute, harmonica, saxophone, trumpet)打 daa1 = to hit/strike (used for drums)拉 laai1 = to pull (used for cello, violin) 彈 taan4 = to play (used for guitar, harp, piano, ukulele, xylophone)
Medicine 醫科 (ji1 fo1)
Some basic medical terms in a set of 12 flashcards. Two of the terms (doctor and nurse) are also in the occupations set, but I didn’t want to leave these out! 醫生 ji1 sang1doctor
Occupations 職業 (zik1 jip6)
This audio goes with the set of 12 occupations flashcards. There will be at least one follow-up set with more occupations covered. Apologies if your occupation is not covered in this set!