Basic Caring Phrases
- Time for bed!
睡覺時間到了!
Shuìjiào shíjiān dàole! - Have you brushed your teeth?
你刷牙了嗎?
Nǐ shuāyále ma? - Please wash your hands before eating.
吃飯前請洗手。
Chīfàn qián qǐng xǐshǒu. - Are you feeling okay?
你還好嗎?
Nǐ háihǎo ma? - Do you need help with that?
你需要幫忙嗎?
Nǐ xūyào bāngmáng ma? - Let’s put on your jacket. It’s cold outside.
我們穿上外套吧,外面很冷。
Wǒmen chuān shàng wàitào ba, wàimiàn hěn lěng. - Don’t forget to drink water.
別忘了喝水。
Bié wàngle hē shuǐ. - Take your medicine, please.
請吃藥。
Qǐng chī yào. - Hold my hand while crossing the street.
過馬路時牽著我的手。
Guò mǎlù shí qiānzhe wǒ de shǒu. - Are you hungry? Let’s eat something.
你餓了嗎?我們來吃點東西吧。
Nǐ èle ma? Wǒmen lái chī diǎn dōngxī ba.
Discipline and Boundaries
- No hitting, that’s not nice.
不可以打人,那樣不好。
Bù kěyǐ dǎrén, nàyàng bù hǎo. - We need to share toys with others.
我們要和別人分享玩具。
Wǒmen yào hé biérén fēnxiǎng wánjù. - Please clean up your toys after playing.
玩完玩具後請收拾好。
Wán wán wánjù hòu qǐng shōushí hǎo. - You have to wait your turn.
你需要排隊等候。
Nǐ xūyào páiduì děnghòu. - Don’t yell, use your indoor voice.
不要大喊大叫,用室內音量說話。
Bùyào dàhǎn dàjiào, yòng shìnèi yīnliàng shuōhuà. - That behavior is unacceptable.
那種行為是不被接受的。
Nà zhǒng xíngwéi shì bù bèi jiēshòu de. - If you keep doing that, there will be consequences.
如果你再這樣,就會有後果。
Rúguǒ nǐ zài zhèyàng, jiù huì yǒu hòuguǒ. - Say sorry to your friend.
跟你的朋友道歉。
Gēn nǐ de péngyǒu dàoqiàn. - Sit still during dinner, please.
吃飯時請坐好。
Chīfàn shí qǐng zuò hǎo. - Good job for listening!
聽話做得很好!
Tīnghuà zuò dé hěn hǎo!
Encouragement and Support
I love spending time with you.
我喜歡和你一起度過時間。
Wǒ xǐhuān hé nǐ yīqǐ dùguò shíjiān.
You did great! I’m so proud of you.
你做得很好!我很為你驕傲。
Nǐ zuò dé hěn hǎo! Wǒ hěn wèi nǐ jiāo’ào.
Keep trying, you’ll get it!
繼續努力,你一定會成功!
Jìxù nǔlì, nǐ yīdìng huì chénggōng!
It’s okay to make mistakes.
犯錯是沒關係的。
Fàncuò shì méi guānxì de.
I’m here if you need me.
如果需要我在這裡。
Rúguǒ xūyào wǒ zài zhèlǐ.
You’re so creative!
你很有創意!
Nǐ hěn yǒu chuàngyì!
Thank you for helping me.
謝謝你幫忙我。
Xièxiè nǐ bāngmáng wǒ.
That was a kind thing to do.
那是件很貼心的事情。
Nà shì jiàn hěn tiēxīn de shìqíng.
I believe in you.
我相信你。
Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.
You’re getting better every day!
你每天都在進步!
Nǐ měitiān dōu zài jìnbù!
Teaching and Learning
- Let’s read a book together.
我們一起讀本書吧。
Wǒmen yīqǐ dú běn shū ba. - Can you count to ten?
你能數到十嗎?
Nǐ néng shǔ dào shí ma? - What color is this?
這是什麼顏色?
Zhè shì shénme yánsè? - Try to tie your shoes by yourself.
試著自己綁鞋帶。
Shìzhe zìjǐ bǎng xié dài. - Why do you think that happened?
你覺得為什麼會這樣?
Nǐ juédé wèishéme huì zhèyàng? - Let’s sing the alphabet song!
我們來唱字母歌吧!
Wǒmen lái chàng zìmǔ gē ba! - Can you solve this puzzle?
你能解開這個拼圖嗎?
Nǐ néng jiěkāi zhège pīntú ma? - We can learn together.
我們可以一起學習。
Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ xuéxí. - Please use your imagination.
請用你的想像力。
Qǐng yòng nǐ de xiǎngxiàng lì. - Remember to always be curious.
記得永遠保持好奇心。
Jìdé yǒngyuǎn bǎochí hàoqí xīn.
Expressing Love and Affection
- I love you so much!
我非常愛你!
Wǒ fēicháng ài nǐ! - You’re my favorite person in the world.
你是我世界上最喜歡的人。
Nǐ shì wǒ shìjiè shàng zuì xǐhuān de rén. - You are safe with me.
跟我在一起你是安全的。
Gēn wǒ zài yīqǐ nǐ shì ānquán de. - I’m here to protect you.
- 我會保護你。
- Wǒ huì bǎohù nǐ.
- Your smile makes me so happy.
- 你的笑容讓我很開心。
- Nǐ de xiàoróng ràng wǒ hěn kāixīn.
- I’ll always be proud of you.
- 我永遠為你感到驕傲。
- Wǒ yǒngyuǎn wèi nǐ gǎndào jiāo’ào.
- You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.
- 你是我生命中最棒的事情。
- Nǐ shì wǒ shēngmìng zhōng zuì bàng de shìqíng.
- Thank you for being you.
- 謝謝你成為你自己。
- Xièxiè nǐ chéngwéi nǐ zìjǐ.
- No matter what happens, I’ll always love you.
- 不管發生什麼事,我都會永遠愛你。
- Bùguǎn fāshēng shénme shì, wǒ dōu huì yǒngyuǎn ài nǐ.
- You make my life complete.
- 你讓我的人生變得完整。
- Nǐ ràng wǒ de rénshēng biàn dé wánzhěng.