Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Hannah's first doll arrived today in the mail... and she speaks Mandarin!

The Ling Speaks Chinese! doll arrived at our door today. When one hand is pressed, the doll will recite one of a series of "kid friendly" phrases, first in English, then translated Mandarin. When the other hand is pressed, the doll will count, recite colors, numbers, days of the week, and more. How fun!

Press her right hand to hear:
Hello. - Ni Hao.
How are you? - Ni Hao Ma?
What is your name? - Ni jiao shen ma ming zi?
My name is Ling. - Wo jiao Ling Ling.
Can we be friends? - Wo men zuo peng you hao ma?

Press her left hand to hear:
I like to run. - Wo zi huan pao.
Jump - Tiao
Dance - Tiao wu
Sing - Chang ge
Play games - Wa er you xi

Press her left hand to hear:
Let's count to ten. - Rang wo men shu dao shi.
One - Yi
Two - Er
Three - San
Four - Si
Five - Wu
Six - Liu
Seven - Qi
Eight - Ba
Nine - Jui
Ten - Shi
Good bye. - Zai Jian.

Press the heart on her right knee to hear:
I love you. - Wo an ni.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Sarah,

    It was really nice to read through your blog. Hope your adoption journey goes smoothly. I'll look forward to hearing you have a referral!

    Debbie
    (from the Yahoo Taiwan group and Annie's Mom from the twointaiwan blog)

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