In the past few weeks, kids have learned how to say 1-10 in Chinese.
Here they are:
一(1)
二(2)
三(3)
四(4)
五(5)
六(6)
七(7)
八(8)
九(9)
十(10)
I started teaching Chinese with numbers because, as in 15 Reasons Why Learning Chinese Is Easier than English (see link below): Numbers are used wayyyy more effectively and efficiently. Months, for example, are just number + word for month. So January is 1 month, February is 2 month, etc.
And... for me, because Chinese characters are monosyllabic, counting and calculating are a lot quicker when it comes to Chinese.
Here's a video I used in my class to help students to learning numbers in Chinese. Guess what, with the help of the video, they can also say tiger and squirrel in Chinese now!
Here they are:
一(1)
二(2)
三(3)
四(4)
五(5)
六(6)
七(7)
八(8)
九(9)
十(10)
I started teaching Chinese with numbers because, as in 15 Reasons Why Learning Chinese Is Easier than English (see link below): Numbers are used wayyyy more effectively and efficiently. Months, for example, are just number + word for month. So January is 1 month, February is 2 month, etc.
And... for me, because Chinese characters are monosyllabic, counting and calculating are a lot quicker when it comes to Chinese.
Here's a video I used in my class to help students to learning numbers in Chinese. Guess what, with the help of the video, they can also say tiger and squirrel in Chinese now!