Playful Chinese

Happy Birthday in Chinese with Miss Panda

Episode Summary

Everyday Chinese: Let's say "Happy Birthday" in Mandarin! Come and have fun learning Mandarin with Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett, "Miss Panda"

Episode Notes

Today we are learning "Happy Birthday!" in Chinese.

Expression note is in

English
Pinyin (pronunciation guide)

wow! - Wa!
(They are) so pretty - Hǎo piào liàng.
(There are) a lot of balloons. - Hǎo duō qì qiú!
balloon - Qì qiú.
(It smells) so good. - Hǎo xiāng.
birthday cake - Shēng rì dàn gāo.
Happy birthday! - Shēng rì kuài lè
Do you want to give it a try? - nǐ yào bù yào shì shì kàn
(I) wish you a happy birthday. - zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè
Is it fun? - hǎo wán ma
one more time. - zài yī cì
chocolate birthday cake - qiǎo kè lì shēng rì dàn gāo
I like chocolate birthday cake the most. - wǒ zuì xǐ huān qiǎo kè lì shēn grì dàn gāo
Do you like ti? - nǐ xǐ huān ma
(It's) delicious. - hào chī
Whose birthday? - shéi de shēng rì
Mom's birthday - māma de shēng rì
Dad's birthday. - bà ba de shēng rì
(It's) a surprise. - yī gè jīng xǐ
Take a guess. - cāi cāi kàn
Kitten's birthday. - xiǎo māo de shēng rì
Today is kitten's birthday. - jīn tiān shì xiǎo māo de shēng rì
my birthday - wǒ de shēng rì
(I) wish you a happy birthday. - zhù nǐ shēng rì kuài lè
stand upside down (people) - dào lì
Can you stand upside down? - nǐ huì dào lì ma

HOST of the PLAYFUL CHINESE Podcast

is Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett and many parents and children know her as "Miss Panda."

You can visit Miss Panda at

https://www.misspandachinese.com/

Miss Panda writes songs, music, and stories for children so they can learn Chinese in an adventure-filled and engaging environment! The theme music for the podcast is composed and performed by Amanda Hsiung-Blodgett "Miss Panda." The title of the song is “Hello Nǐ Hǎo” and it is the title song in the “Let’s Learn Mandarin Chinese with Miss Panda!” MP3 and streaming album and you can listen to the album on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, GooglePlay, and all major music streaming platforms.