Ni Hao! Chinese Language Lessons

I found these from another site. We hope you enjoy!

Bù
Bù in Mandarin Chinese mean "no". It can also be used with a verb to show the negative tense. It is said in the falling tone - the way you talk if you are really frustrated. This means no playing Peek-a-Boo. When you say "BOO" the child will think you are saying "NO". Maybe try playing it as Peep-eye instead and then say the child's name at the end with a big hug.

I took a pre-adoption class which focused on baby talk and they taught us to say "Xiao bao bao Zai Na li" {ssee ow, bow, bow, z eye, na, lee}=(Where is my little treasure) and Xiao bao bao zai zhe li {ssee ow, bow, bow, z eye, j uh, lee}=(My little treasure's right here). Xiao - 3rd tone bao - 3rd tone zai - 4th tone na - 3rd tone li - 3rd tone zhe - 4th tone

Just an FYI that we found out from our guide while in china, Bao Bao also is a term of endearment which loosely means, "poor baby" or "Sweet baby" and is often used to comfort a baby or child under 6-7 yrs of age when they are crying.

A couple more terms:
Kahn (forth tone, said like a command==look!
Gei Wo (both 3rd, ie falling-rising tone) == give (it to) me
Gei Ni (also both 3rd) == Give (it to) me

You can play a baby game with these last 2, with a small object--develops object permanence, small motor skills, the idea you will give things back, and interaction with the parent--what could be better!