Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Recent iTunes Purchase

The Shanghai Restoration Project, a musical group that blends traditional Chinese instrumentation and culture with hip-hop and electronica, has collaborated with Yip's Children's Choir Canada, a non-profit subsidiary of the internationally acclaimed Yip's Children's Choir (Hong Kong). The result is "Little Dragon Tales" a collection of 12 classic Chinese Children’s songs with a modern twist.

I found this album through an adoption blog I follow. While playing the video, Kai began to sing along with a number of the songs. I really like the musical arrangements of these pieces and they are great reinforcement to help the boys learn the songs they sing at Chinese school.


Sunday, November 13, 2011

Please & Thank You

How to say “Thank You”

谢谢
xie xie
“Thanks Thanks”

谢谢你
xie xie ni
“Thanks Thanks you”

How to say “Your Welcome”

不客气
bú kèqi
“You’re welcome ”

不用谢
bú yòng xiè
“you don’t need to thank me”

没事
mei shi
“it’s nothing”