For mandarin lesson this week EY1 students reviewed some sources of light in mandarin and sang xiaoxingxing(小星星).  And this week we learned the instructions: Please sit down, Sit well, and Stand up in Mandarin.

Mandarin Word for EY1:

手电                Shǒudiàn      Flashlight

蜡烛                Làzhú             Candle

星星                Xīngxīng        Star

月                    Yuè                 Month

太阳                Tàiyáng          Sun

天                    Tiān                Sky

请坐                Qǐng zuò        Please sit down

坐好                Zuò hǎo         Sit well

站起来            Zhàn qǐlái      Stand up

Asking permission in Mandarin：

老师，我要喝水                    Lǎoshī, wǒ yào hē shuǐ                  Teacher, I want to drink

老师，我要去洗手间            Lǎoshī, wǒ yào qù xǐshǒujiān        Teacher, I want to go toilet