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Meet my friends from China 

There are many different languages spoken in 

China. Some of them are Mandarin, Cantonese 

and Zhuang. 

In English, we use the an alphabet made up of 

letters A-Z. Chinese languages do not use the 

alphabet, they use Hanzi or caligraphy made 

up of symbols. 

Say Hello in Mandarin: Ni Hao

It is pronounced knee how and is spelled like 

this: 

"Ni Hao, Timmy," said Lucy, "It must be really hard to learn 

how to write Chinese languages." 

"Yes, Lucy, but it is part of their culture. If they don't learn 

how to speak it and write it, then it becomes very hard to 

communicate with each other."  

Activity 1

Learn more about languages. Ask you parents to help 

you learn more about languages.

Ask them to help you learn how to say hello is your 

favorite new language and find out where it is spoken. 

Is the language very different than yours? 

It is important to understand that language is a very 

important part of who you are and your culture. Some 

people may even know more than one different 

language. 

Language is not the only thing that can be different. 

Religion is also very important. Religion is the belief in 

a higher power. Different cultures practice different 

religions.

My friends from India practice a 

religion called Buddhism. They go 

to a Buddhist temple to meditate 

and they believe that things are 

always changing. 

Activity 2

Ask your parents to explain more to you about the 

religion that your family practices. 

1. What religion does your family practice? 

_____________________________________________

2. What things do you do differently than others in order 

to follow your religion? 

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

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3. What religious holidays do you celebrate? 

____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

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Now that you know more about your religion. Draw 

a picture of your favorite holiday that shows how 

your family celebrates it. 

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