Episode 6: 为什么那么多种语言？Why Are There So Many Languages
This episode drops Tuesday, October 6.
Description
In Episode 6, we tackle a question every bilingual kid has probably wondered about: 为什么有这么多语言？Why Are There So Many Languages?
第六集，我们来探讨每个双语小朋友可能都想过的问题：为什么世界上有这么多种语言？
Together, we discover how language grew differently in different parts of the world, why people just a mountain or an ocean apart ended up speaking so differently, and what it means that your own bilingual brain is doing something pretty extraordinary.
我们一起探索语言是如何在世界各地以不同方式发展的，为什么相隔一座山或一片海洋的人们，说的话会如此不同，以及你的双语大脑其实正在做一件非常了不起的事情。
Along the way, we practice five key vocabulary words in context, with sentences your child can use right away:
语言 yǔ yán (language)
村子 cūn zi (village)
岛 dǎo (island)
隔开 gé kāi (to separate)
翻译 fān yì (to translate)
Perfect for little listeners aged 5–8. 适合5到8岁的小听众。
Discussion
Keep the conversation going after the episode. Here are a few questions to ask your little one.
What's something you can say in Mandarin that feels a little different when you say it in English?
有没有一句话，你用中文说的时候，感觉跟用英文说不太一样？If you had to invent a brand new word for something that doesn't have a name yet, what would it be for, and what would you call it?
如果你可以为一个还没有名字的东西发明一个新词，你会为什么东西发明？你会叫它什么？If you and your best friend spoke completely different languages, what's one way you could still show them how you feel?
如果你和你最好的朋友说着完全不同的语言，你觉得有什么方法可以让他知道你的心情？
