Say “Hello” in Other Languages

Learning languages other than your mother tongue helps us better understand other cultures and traditions. Join Elliot who is practicing Mandarin, and Cowy who is picking up some Italian. Learning is fun, as Cowy would say “Molto bene!” 😉
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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Manis welcome to Music to our Ears, where we share
some interesting tidbits and stories related to our favorite lingo
kids songs.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Hi, Elliot, mee? How huh me? How?

Speaker 3 (00:20):
What are you saying?

Speaker 2 (00:21):
Elliot? I'm saying hello.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
Elliott is speaking in a different language, Cawi. He's saying
hello in Mandarin, which is the main language that is
spoken in China. We should try saying it together. Repeat
after me? Me?

Speaker 2 (00:38):
How me?

Speaker 1 (00:40):
How well done? Why are you practicing Mandarin? Elliott?

Speaker 3 (00:45):
I would love to visit the panda bears in China.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
That's great, Elliot? What about you?

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Cawie, Is there anywhere you'd like to go? Aga? Wait?

Speaker 2 (00:56):
See how beautiful.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
Art molto be?

Speaker 3 (01:01):
Now you are speaking Gibberish.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
No Gali, I'm speaking Italian. Molto bene means very good
in Italian. And to say hello in Italian you say choo.
Now you try it choo.

Speaker 2 (01:18):
Great job.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Now let's try French. Do you know how to say
hello in French?

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Banjou?

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Banjo is an instrument that sounds like this. To say
hello in French, you say bonjou. Let's say it together, banjo.
That's it, Hai Yes. Billy Spain is a beautiful country too.

(01:50):
In Spain, people say oh la to say hello. Do
you know what language that is? Here's a hint. It
kind of sounds like Spain, Spanish, almost Spanish.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
That's right, Elliot.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
I like Spanish.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
I know how to say audios.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
That's great, Lisa, that's how you say goodbye in Spanish.
Learning words in different languages is very fun. Did you
know there are more than seven thousand languages around the world. WHOA,
that's a lot, yes, Eliot. Our world is a very
diverse place, which means there are many different kinds of people,

(02:34):
each with their own languages and traditions.

Speaker 2 (02:38):
What's a tradition.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
A tradition is something that's been done a certain way
for a very long time. Col Learning about different traditions
helps us understand and appreciate other people. That's the beauty
of diversity.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
That's music to what is well?

Speaker 1 (02:58):
How about we sing a song about different countries and
languages in honor of diversity. We can sing it together.

Speaker 2 (03:05):
So what I speak?

Speaker 3 (03:06):
Tai and I live in the country of Thailand. We're
part of Southeast Asia and we have hundreds of beaches
and islands.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
We love to see the tropic golfish in the beautiful
blue them.

Speaker 3 (03:26):
I really love my country and I know that you
would too. Where are you from?

Speaker 2 (03:36):
What do you speak? Where you live? Tell me all
about your country? Jambo.

Speaker 3 (03:48):
I'm from Kenya and my language is Swahi. Our country
is part of Africa and we're known for out to
farse You love to watch the lions probus, You're the
beautiful African guy.

Speaker 2 (04:09):
I really love my country. I hope you stop on bay.

Speaker 4 (04:15):
Where are you from?

Speaker 2 (04:19):
What do you speak? Where you live? Tell me all
about your country? Hello.

Speaker 3 (04:31):
I'm from Germany and the language I speak is German.
Our country is part of Europe and our capital is Berlin.

Speaker 4 (04:44):
We're home to the alpine Ibat and the towering rock Susta.
I really love my country and you should come see Why.

Speaker 2 (04:58):
Where are you from? What do you see? Tell me
all about your country?

Speaker 1 (05:16):
Now? That was music to our ears. We hope you
like the song. It was very fun getting to learn
how to say hello in different languages. Now it's time
to say audios, but we sure had fun learning about
diversity and singing a song about it. If you are
ready for interactive play learning time, explore our Lingo Kids

(05:37):
app it offers fun and educational songs and games to
help kids ages two and older learn and develop important
skills such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity. That's
the power of play learning. See you in our next episode.
Goodbye until next time. The stock