Join Little Red Riding Hood on her adventure to her grandmother's house.
Little Red Riding Hood
Once upon a time there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. Xiǎo Hóng Mào).
One day, her mother (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. mā ma) asked her to take some cakes (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 诲àn gāo) to her grandmother (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. wài pó) who lived on the other side of the forest (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. sēn lín).
In the forest, Little Red saw an enormous wolf (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 濒á苍驳).
Wolf: Hello (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. Nǐ hǎo), where are you going?
Little Red: My grandmother’s house (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. fáng zi).
Wolf: That's good. Today is very nice (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. Tiān qì hěn hǎo).
Little Red: Goodbye (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. Zài jiàn).
When she arrives, Little Red can see that the wolf (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 濒á苍驳) has arrived first.
She comes up with a plan to trick the wolf.
Little Red: Grandmother, what big (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 诲à) eyes (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. yǎn jīng) you have!
Wolf: All the better to see (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. kàn 诲ào) you with.
Little Red: Grandmother, what big (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 诲à) ears (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. ěr duo) you have!
Wolf: All the better to hear (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. tīng jiàn) you with.
Little Red: Grandmother, what big (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 诲à) teeth (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. yá chǐ) you have!
Wolf: All the better to… eat (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 肠丑ī) you with!
As the wolf (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 濒á苍驳) pounces, Little Red takes out a rolling pin and hits him over the head (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 迟ó耻) with it.
The wolf (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 濒á苍驳) is defeated and Little Red goes home (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. huí jiā), enjoying her grandmother's cakes (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. 诲àn gāo) to herself.
Key Mandarin words
Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 肠丑ī | eat |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 诲à | big |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ěr duo | ears |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | huí jiā | to go home |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | kàn 诲ào | see |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 濒á苍驳 | wolf |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | mā ma | mother |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | tīng jiàn | hear |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | 迟ó耻 | head |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | wài pó | grandmother |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | yá chǐ | teeth |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | yǎn jīng | eyes |
Did you know?
In Mandarin, different words are used to describe the grandparents who are your father’s parents and the grandparents who are your mother’s parents:
- Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. wài pó - grandmother (mother‘s mother)
- Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. wài gōng - grandfather (mother's father)
- Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. nǎi nai - grandmother (father’s mother)
- Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. yé ye - grandfather (father’s father)
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