My boy now has ting xie or Chinese Spelling at his kindergarten. The other day, I was helping him to prepare for it.
However, I noticed that he thinks in English or uses English to learn Mandarin.
MG: Baby, write "huo"
My Boy: What is huo in English?
MG: Fire
My Boy: Oh Ok. (Writes the Chinese Character for "huo" or fire)
MG: Now, write shui.
My Boy: What is shui?
MG: It is water.
My Boy: Oh Ok (Writes the chinese character for "shui" or water)
After a while........
MG: Hey, you can't do it like this you know. Mummy cannot tell you the words in English. You have to listen to the Chinese words then write it.
Eventually........
He received a 6/6 for his ting xie.
MG: Wow! Thats good. Well, done. Did you listen to the Chinese words?
My Boy: No. Teacher told us "Huo" is fire. "Shui" is water.
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