Chinese Language Learning

Each fairy tale starts in English, then slowly "morphs" into Chinese!

Learn 20 words in a new language! This audio file contains narration, pronunciations of new words, sound effects, and fully orchestrated original music composed, arranged, and performed by "Slangman" David Burke.

By Hangzhou’s picturesque West Lake lived a young man named Xu Xian. He fell in love with Bai Suzhen, a beautiful and kindhearted young lady. The two of them lived happily together, until Fahai, an evil monk, discovered Bai’s secret and tried to separate them by taking Xu away forcibly. To get Xu back, Bai fought against Fahai and summoned a flood using her magic powers.... Would Bai Suzhen succeed against Fahai?

How did people weigh an elephant in ancient China? A young child came up with a brilliant solution.

The 1000 essential words. How to learn a language differently ? With our learning method : I listen, I repeat, I speak. We rely on pronunciation, oral rehearsal, listening, combined with words, essential phrases, and a vocabulary list. 20% of the words are used 80% of the time.

Each fairy tale starts in English, then slowly "morphs" into Chinese! Learn 20 words in a new language! This audio file contains narration, pronunciations of new words, sound effects, and fully orchestrated original music composed, arranged, and performed by "Slangman" David Burke. By the end of the story, 20+ new words have been learned! Slangman's method is progressive! Start with Level 1 and continue through Level 3 to gain a strong foothold in a new language.

A villager named Li Er found his cow’s tongue was mysteriously cut. He then reported his case to Bao Zheng. The judge used a clever way to find out the truth….

Use your mind's natural rhythm to learn a language with Rhythms Easy Chinese (Mandarin) from EuroTalk. It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Rhythms put your mind painlessly to work: you don't even need to focus! Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes.

Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo wants to marry Princess Wencheng of the Tang, so he sends his clever envoy, who travels all the way from Tibet to propose before the Tang emperor.

Two imperial concubines become pregnant. The emperor tells them that whoever gives birth to a boy first will be the queen. No one expected the emperor’s offer to embroil the palace in the gory intrigue that follows....

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates a legend of how a mischievous little white fox, with all his grand adventures, became the red fox we all know today. How the Fox got His Color may well become an all-time children's classic and a perfect book for the young reader. English as a second language students will enjoy it as a valuable study tool, as well as those learning a foreign language.

While watching her Chinese immigrant son-in-law learn the English language, it became apparent to the author that prepositions are one of the most difficult concepts to comprehend. Therefore, The Dance of The Caterpillars was written as a fun way to teach prepositions. This exciting children's book contains 22 prepositions, one two-word multiple, and two three-word multiples. It is destined to become a valuable learning tool for children as well as English as a second language students.

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates a legend of where hummingbirds come from. Where Hummingbirds Come From may well become an all-time children's classic. A perfect book for young children.