Mandarin Rhyme Resources

MSTY (Mandarin StoryTime Youth) Leaders host Mandarin StoryTime sessions to play and speak Mandarin with little ones (ages 0 – 4). To date, 53 families have attended & benefited from this program. Thank you for your interest & support!

Mandarin StoryTime curriculum has been created by Auntie Yu-Han, a Mandarin language teacher with experiences working with preschool, elementary and high school students.

View/download PDF resources to continue learning at home!

Resource packages of lyrics & links to rhymes & songs from past seasons:

Season 1 (pilot): Aug 2023

Season 2: Feb-Mar 2024

Season 3+4: May-July 2024

Lyrics of individual rhymes:

Where is My Friend? — wǒ de péngyǒu zài nǎlǐ?
(traditional) Where is My Friend? 我的朋友在哪裡?

(simplified) Where is My Friend? 我的朋友在哪里?

    Look for Friend — zhǎo péngyǒu
    (traditional) Look for Friend 找朋友

    (simplified) Look for Friend 找朋友

    Five Fingers Change — wǔ gēn shǒuzhǐ
    (traditional) Five Fingers Change 五根手指

    Five Little Frogs — wǔ zhī xiǎo qīngwā
    (traditional) Five Little Frogs 五隻小青蛙

    Five Senses — yǎnjīng ěrduǒ bízǐ zuǐbā shǒuzhǐ
    (traditional) Five Senses 眼睛、耳朵、鼻子、嘴巴、手指

    Big, Medium, Small Field — dà zhōng xiǎotián

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    Head and Shoulder — tóu er jiānbǎng

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    Goose Baba — é bàba
      (traditional) Goose Baba 鵝爸爸

      Pinky Friends — dǎ gōu gōu
      (traditional) Pinky Friends 勾勾手

      Wheels on the Car — qìchē de lúnzǐ
      (traditional) Wheels on the Car 汽車的輪子

      Thumb to Pinky — dàmǔgē xiǎo niūniū
      (traditional) Thumb to Pinky 大拇哥小妞妞

      Two Tigers — liǎng zhī lǎohǔ
      (traditional) Two Tigers 兩隻老虎

      Elephant is Here — dà xiàng láile
      (traditional) Elephant is Here 大象來了