Maomi Voice Competition 2020 Sentence List (Mandarin)

This is the sentence list and demo audio recordings for the Mandarin Competition, please refer to this page for Cantonese version. Please record your child record sentence 0 as an english introduction about him/herself and then complete the rest of the sentence by saying the Mandarin sentences below. Click here for more information on Maomi Voice Competition 2020.


Sentence 0

Please have your child give a short english introduction about him/herself. Perhaps say his/her name, what city you live in and what he/she enjoys most about learning Chinese.


Sentence 1

TC:  你好!

SC:  你好!

EN:  Hello!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 2

TC:  拜拜!明天記得來跟我玩哦!

SC:  拜拜!明天记得来跟我玩哦!

EN:  Bye!  Come again tomorrow!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 3

TC:  你回來跟我玩,太好了,我等好久呀!

SC: 你回来跟我玩,太好了,我等好久呀!

EN:  I’m so glad you are here to play again!  I’ve been waiting for you! 

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 4

TC:  好幾天沒吃東西了,好餓呀!

SC:  好几天没吃东西了,好饿呀!

EN:  I haven’t eaten for a few days, I’m starving!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 5

TC:  米飯班主到了!可以買些東西給我吃嗎?

SC:  米饭班主到了!可以买些东西给我吃吗?

EN:  You’re back!  Can you get me something to eat?

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 6

TC:  你來了,太好了!找個玩具大家一起玩吧!

SC:  你来了,太好了!找个玩具大家一起玩吧!

EN:  So glad to see you again!  Let’s find a toy and play together!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 7

TC:  哇!你太棒了!

SC:  哇!你太棒了!

EN:  Wow! You are a super star!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 8

TC: 好幾天沒有梳毛了!可以給我一把梳子嗎?

SC:  好几天没有梳毛了!可以给我一把梳子吗?

EN:  My fur is a mess… can I have a brush?

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 9

TC:  好幾天沒有洗澡了!可以幫我洗乾淨嗎?

SC:  好几天没有洗澡了!可以帮我洗干净吗?

EN:  I haven’t had a bath in days!  Can you wash me?

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 10

TC:  我最喜歡跟你一起學中文了!

SC:  我最喜欢跟你一起学中文了!

EN:  I love learning Chinese together with you!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 11

TC:  你是貓咪明星!

SC:  你是猫咪明星!

EN:  You are a Maomi Star!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 12

TC:  謝謝你!

SC:  谢谢你!

EN:  Thank you!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Sentence 13

This sentence is different for each kitty, choose the right one!

Red Kitty (boy)

TC:  你好,我是紅色貓咪!我最喜歡交朋友!我經常會安排聚會,跟朋友一起玩!

SC:  你好,我是红色猫咪!我最喜欢交朋友!我经常会安排聚会,跟朋友一起玩!

EN:  Hello!  I am red kitty!  I love making new friends.  I like organizing parties and playdates to play with all of my friends!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Green Kitty (boy)

TC: 你好,我是綠色貓咪! 我很喜歡美味的食物,研究怎麼煮出最好吃的大餐!

SC: 你好,我是绿色猫咪!我很喜欢美味的食物,研究怎么著出最好吃的大餐!

EN: Hello!  I am green kitty!   I love yummy food and learning how to cook the best gourmet meals to treat my friends!  

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Orange Kitty (girl)

TC:  你好,我是橘色貓咪! 我很喜歡運動。不管是跑步,踢球,游泳,我都行!

SC:  你好,我是橘色猫咪!我很喜欢运动。不管是跑步,踢球,游泳,我都行!

EN: Hello!  I am orange kitty!  My favorite activity is doing sports.  I can do all kinds of sports:  soccer, running, swimming…. you name it!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Yellow Kitty (girl or boy)

TC:  你好, 我是黃色貓咪! 不要以為我很懶惰,我閉上眼睛是在思考創作!

SC:  你好,我是黄色猫咪! 不要以为我很懒惰,我闭上眼睛是在思考创作!

EN: Hello! I am yellow kitty!  Some people think I sleep all the time but when I close my eyes, I’m actually brewing up creative ideas in my mind!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Cyan Kitty (boy)

TC: 你好,我是青色貓咪! 我很喜歡畫畫。  我最喜歡到郊外畫大自然的美景!

SC:  你好,我是青色猫咪! 我很喜欢画画。  我最喜欢到郊外画大自然的美景!

EN: Hello!  I am cyan kitty!  I’m an artist and love to paint.  My favourite activity is to go into the wilderness and draw beautiful landscape drawings.  

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Blue Kitty (girl)

TC:  你好,我是藍色貓咪! 我很喜歡看書。什麼書都喜歡,特別喜歡科幻小說!

SC:  你好,我是蓝色猫咪! 我很喜欢看书。什么书都喜欢,特别喜欢科幻小说!

EN:  Hello!  I am blue kitty!  I love reading books.  I like all genres but I especially love science fiction novels!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Purple Kitty (girl)

TC:  你好,我是紫色貓咪! 我最喜歡音樂和跳舞。 我會跳芭蕾舞和爵士舞,正在學小提琴。

SC:  你好, 我是紫色猫咪! 我最喜欢音乐和跳舞。  我会跳芭蕾舞和爵士舞,正也在学小提琴。

EN:  Hello!  I am purple kitty!  I am a musician and dancer!  I know how to do ballet and jazz, and am also learning the violin!

Mandarin Demo by Aime Ortiz, Maomi Parent Contributor

Credits:

Many thanks to Aime Ortiz for the Mandarin Demo Recordings. Aime Ortiz is a Taiwanese-American mother to four trilingual kidlets ages 2, 4, 6, 8. She is the author of the blog Trilingual Texpats with many tips and resources for parents looking to teach Chinese to multi-lingual children.