Video Story in English + Chinese

? How to Use This Lesson

This is a story video read in English with embedded Mandarin words. It’s designed as a low-pressure, high-enjoyment experience for young learners and their families.

Watch together: Sit with your child and enjoy the story like a picture book.

Listen for the Mandarin words: Words like “狗gǒu狗gou” (dog), “你nǐ好hǎo” (hello), and “拜bāi拜bai” (bye) appear in natural context.

Rewatch for repetition: Repetition builds familiarity, confidence, and connection.

Repeat out loud: Pause the video and invite your child to say simple words or phrases along.

Print the storybook: Download the printable storybook (PDF) to read offline.

No need to explain everything — just enjoy the rhythm and vocabulary, and let exposure do the work. 

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? Story Transcript with Time Markers

狗gǒu狗gou找zhǎo朋péng友yǒu

Little Dog’s Friend

00:05

The dog 狗gǒu狗gou wakes up and goes outside.

狗gǒu狗gou says, “I want to find a friend!”

00:15

He walks and walks.

“Who will be my friend?”

00:20

He sees a cat 猫māo咪mī.

00:24

狗gǒu狗gou says, “猫māo咪mī！”

“你nǐ好hǎo，猫māo咪mī！”

00:29

猫māo咪mī says, “你nǐ好hǎo，狗gǒu狗gou！”

00:33

“Let’s play together!”

They run and jump.

狗gǒu狗gou says “wāng wāng!”

猫māo咪mī says “miāo miāo!”

00:44

Then, they see a duck 鸭yā子zi.

“你nǐ好hǎo，鸭yā子zi！”

00:51

鸭yā子zi says, “gā gā! I want to play too!”

00:56

Now they are three — 狗gǒu狗gou,

猫māo咪mī, and 鸭yā子zi.

They laugh and play.

“wāng wāng! miāo miāo! gā gā!”

01:10

The sun is going down.

“拜bāi拜bai，猫māo咪mī！”

“拜bāi拜bai，鸭yā子zi！”

01:18

狗gǒu狗gou goes home.

“wāng wāng~ Good night!”