For parents

Sit together. Say it out loud.

Let's Go Mandarin is a kids' show with Ms. Manda and GoGo — songs, playroom lessons, and bedtime lullabies. Not homework. Not HSK. A few minutes, then use the phrase in the house.

1. You don't need Mandarin

   You are the lap, not the teacher. Ms. Manda says the word slowly. GoGo waits. The screen shows the characters, the pinyin, and the English — so you can hear it, see it, and try it together even if you've never spoken Chinese. Copy the sound. Point at the real thing. If your tone isn't perfect, that's fine. They need you next to them more than they need a native speaker.

2. The book is quiet

   The printed book is for circling and tracing. This site is the sound and the movement: songs, the playroom, and bedtime.

3. One word

   Each Playroom card is one useful line. If they only catch 走zǒu吧ba today, that is a full win.

4. The pause is the lesson

   When it says Your turn, wait. Let them say it into the room. Don't fill the silence in English.

5. Move with it

   Wave, march, sip, point to mama. The body is how the word sticks.

6. Use it the same day

   Door, cup, sink, real people, lights out. The song only works if the word leaves the screen.

7. Name vs word

   GoGo is the puppy's English name. 狗gǒu狗gou is the Mandarin word. Dip the tones on 狗gǒu.

8. Night is quiet

   Lullabies end on 晚wǎn安ān. Soft voices, lights low. Save 走zǒu吧ba for the door in the morning.

Use it today

Same words as the cards. Point at the real thing, then say it.

• 走zǒu吧ba

  Off we go

  Use this at the door. No leaving until you both say 走zǒu吧ba. 走 is walk, 吧 is come on: off we go. Let's Go Mandarin is the show's English name. It is not these words.

• 水shuǐ

  Water

  Hold the cup until they try 水shuǐ or 我wǒ要yào喝hē水shuǐ.

• 妈mā妈ma爸bà爸ba

  Mom and dad

  Point to real people in the room, not just the screen.

• 你nǐ好hǎo

  Hello

  Wave and wait. The pause is the lesson.

• 苹píng果guǒ

  Apple

  Hold a real apple. Name it, then snack.

• 洗xǐ手shǒu

  Wash hands

  Play this at the sink. Same melody every time.

• 谢xiè谢xie

  Thank you

  Snack trap: the treat arrives after 谢xiè谢xie.

• 狗gǒu狗gou

  Doggie

  English GoGo is the name. 狗gǒu狗gou is the Mandarin word. Dip the tones.

• 晚wǎn安ān

  Good night

  Lights low. Whisper. Do not shout 走zǒu吧ba at bedtime.

• 月yuè亮liang

  Moon

  Point at the real moon, or the window. Whisper 月yuè亮liang.

• 星xīng星xing

  stars

  Blink your fingers like stars. Then 晚wǎn安ān.

For grown-ups

The shop and TikTok are not part of the kids' pages. TikTok is for ages 13 and up.

Privacy

This site is for a child and a grown-up together. There are no ads, no analytics, and no forms asking a child for a name or an email. Lessons and songs stay in the browser. The typefaces live on this site, not at Google. The shop and TikTok are other sites, for grown-ups. Write to us at mail@letsgomandarin.com.