This audio accompanies the flashcards on measure words. Measure words (量詞) are also known as classifiers and are used in between the quantity of an object and a noun: NUMBER + MEASURE WORD + NOUN e.g. 一隻貓 (jat1 zek3 maau1) meaning one/a cat In the example above, 隻 (zek3) is the measure word. Measure words are based on the characteristics of the noun. A wide variety of them are used in Chinese. Measure words are not as widespread in English and other European languages, but they are still used. Examples include ‘one bottle of water’ and ‘one pair of shoes’, wherein ‘bottle’ and ‘pair’ are the measure words. Click here…

Here is an infographic of some basic terms related to coronavirus and basic hygiene in general. Click here to download the pdf version or here for the more print-friendly version on a white background. 新冠病毒 san1 gwun1 beng6 duk6coronavirus

This audio accompanies the flashcards on household chores. This will hopefully subliminally encourage your child to do chores by teaching them the associated vocabulary! 執床 zap1 cong4make the bed

This set of flashcards covers less common fruit that isn’t in the Food & Drink book (and yes, avocado is technically a fruit!). Click the button below to download the flashcards. 杏桃 hang6 tou2apricot

Click the button below to download the flashcards (I used hex colour codes to make sure I used the right colours!) 鮮紅色 sin1 hung4 sik1scarlet

Click the button below to download the accompanying flashcards. 秋天 cau1 tin1autumn

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Whatever your plans this year – whether it involves looking at the moon, lanterns, eating mooncakes, making mooncakes (for those who are more adventurous), or just spending time with family, I hope it’s a good one! Here are some printables, along with audio files that go with the flashcards: 中秋節 zung1 cau1 zit3mid-autumn festival

Here are some audio files to go with the daily routine flashcards on the website. Click the button below to download the accompanying flashcards. 起身 hei2 san1get up