Numbers song
New words:
| New words | Pinyin | translation | Phonetic translation |
| 一 | yī (1) | one | ee |
| 二 | èr (2) | two | ar (emphasize r sound) |
| 三 | sān (3) | three | san |
| 四 | sì (4) | four | s-uh |
| 五 | wǔ (5) | five | w-oooh |
| 六 | liù (6) | six | lee-oh |
| 七 | qī (7) | seven | chee |
| 八 | bā (8) | eight | baa |
| 九 | jiǔ (9) | nine | jee-yo |
| 十 | shí (10) | ten | sh-i |
| 只 | zhī | measure word | j-i |
| 猫 | māo | cat | m-oww |
| 喵 | miāo | meowing sound | meow |
Notes for teaching:
Though the melody of this song is straightforward, be careful with the pronunciation of Number 4; children will pronounce it like “see “, instead of “sì”.
Once the students know how to speak 1-10 in mandarin, the days of the weeks and the months of the year will become so simple! These words are comprised by the pronunciation of the week followed by the numbers 1-6 apart from Sunday. The same is also true for the months of the year.
Degree of difficulty: ***
Expanded content:
Days of the week:
| New words | Pin yin | translation | Phonetic translation |
| 星期一 | xīng qī yī | Monday | shing chee ee |
| 星期二 | xīng qī èr | Tuesday | shing chee ar |
| 星期三 | xīng qī sān | Wednesday | shing chee san |
| 星期四 | xīng qī sì | Thursday | shing chee s-uh |
| 星期五 | xīng qī wǔ | Friday | shing chee w-oooh |
| 星期六 | xīng qī liù | Saturday | shing chee lee-oh |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday | shing chee rihh |
Months of the year:
| New words | Pin yin | translation | Phonetic translation |
| 一月 | yī yuè | January | ee you-eah |
| 二月 | èr yuè | February | ar you-eah |
| 三月 | sān yuè | March | san you-eah |
| 四月 | sì yuè | April | s-uh you-eah |
| 五月 | wǔ yuè | May | w-oooh you-eah |
| 六月 | liù yuè | June | lee-oh you-eah |
| 七月 | qī yuè | July | chee you-eah |
| 八月 | bā yuè | August | baa you-eah |
| 九月 | jiǔ yuè | September | jee-yo you-eah |
| 十月 | shí yuè | October | sh-i you-eah |
| 十一月 | shí yī yuè | November | sh-i ee you-eah |
| 十二月 | shí èr yuè | December | sh-i ar you-eah |
