In this post, I will talk about a song I wrote for the purpose of learning Mandarin-Chinese and English: Colors of the Rainbow (彩虹的颜色).
Language
If I ask you a question (问题) (wen4 ti2): Do you know how to greet people in Mandarin-Chinese?
I am sure many of you will answer with confidence (自信) (zi4 xin4): “Of course. (当然) (dang1 ran2) I know it. (我知道) (wo3 zhi1 dao4) 你好! (ni2 hao3) (hello)”
Let me tell you: “你好” is just one way to greet people.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Stars might be one of the most famous songs in the world, no wonder, there was a Chinese version many years ago.
The Chinese title of this song is 小星星 (xiao3 xing1 xing1) (little stars).
Before we talk about basic rules for reading Chinese characters, we have to know a bit about how Chinese characters are formed.
Generally, there are four main forms of Chinese characters.
We will sing a song in Mandarin Chinese: ten little friends (十个小朋友)(shi2 ge4 xiao3 peng2 you3).
If you don’t know how to count numbers in Mandarin-Chinese, you have to learn number song first, then come back to learn this song.