# Feelings and Manners in Chinese for Kids: Happy, Sad, Please and Thank You (Ages 3–6) Feelings words and polite words for little ones: happy, sad, angry, scared, please, thank you, sorry and sharing, with games, cards and audio for grown-ups Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/feelings-and-manners-in-chinese-for-kids ## At a glance - Level: Kids 3–6 - Format: Kids workbook · PDF · 13 pages · US Letter (prints on A4) - Price: Free · free with a saymei account · updated Nov 4, 2026 ## Download Free with a SayMei account, on the workbook's page: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/feelings-and-manners-in-chinese-for-kids. SayMei emails a copy too. ## A line from the workbook 我很高兴！ (Wǒ hěn gāoxìng!) — I'm happy! ## By the end you can - Say happy and sad, and ask what's wrong. Feeling words need no "am": say 我很 and then the feeling. Point to a face and ask 高兴还是难过？ 我很高兴！ (Wǒ hěn gāoxìng!): I'm happy! - Name angry and scared, and offer a hug. Add 有一点儿 for a small feeling, so your child can show how big the feeling is. 要抱抱吗？ (Yào bàobao ma?): Do you want a hug? - Say tired and hungry when the body says so. 了 at the end means "now". Wait for 我饿了 at snack time, and yawn together with 我累了 at bedtime. 我饿了。 (Wǒ è le.): I'm hungry. - Ask with please and answer with thank you. 请 goes at the very start, before what you want. Play shop with toy fruit and answer with 给你, here you are. 请给我水。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ.): Please give me some water. - Say sorry, help, and answer it's OK. A sorry is kinder with a helping hand, so add 我帮你. The other child answers 没关系. 对不起，我帮你。 (Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bāng nǐ.): Sorry, I'll help you. - Invite a friend, share and take turns. 吧 at the end makes a friendly "let's". Roll a ball back and forth and say 轮到你了 each time it changes hands. 我们一起玩吧！ (Wǒmen yìqǐ wán ba!): Let's play together! - Draw feelings faces and spot the kind choice. Draw happy, sad and scared faces, read Bao's face, then circle the kind picture and the polite word each friend says. 你怎么了？ (Nǐ zěnme le?): What's wrong? - Act out a playdate. Eight cut-out cards, then a short playdate with Lele and Duoduo to act out with a toy friend: invite, share, say thank you. 谢谢！我很高兴！ (Xièxie! Wǒ hěn gāoxìng!): Thank you! I'm happy! ## What's inside - Happy and Sad: Happy and Sad - Angry and Scared: Angry and Scared - Tired and Hungry: Tired and Hungry - Please and Thank You: Please and Thank You - Sorry and It's OK: Sorry and It's OK - Sharing and Taking Turns: Sharing and Taking Turns - Play: Feelings Faces · Kind or Not Kind? - Feelings cards: Feelings and Manners Cards - Review: A Playdate with Friends ## How to use this book You read everything aloud; your child points, makes faces and says the words back. The book suggests about 10 minutes: one learn page, one game, then stop while it's still fun and come back to the same page the next day. - Week 1: Feelings. Pages 3 to 5: happy and sad, angry and scared, tired and hungry. Make the faces in a mirror together and say the word for each. - Week 2: Manners. Pages 6 to 8: please and thank you, sorry and it's OK, sharing and taking turns. Play shop and roll a ball to practise. - Week 3: Play pages. Pages 9 and 10. Draw feelings faces, play the guess-the-face game with 你怎么了？, and find the kind choice. - Week 4: Cards and a playdate. Cut out the cards on page 11: show one and say it together. Then act out the playdate on page 12 with a toy friend. - Every day: Use real moments. Every feeling is OK to have. Name it in Chinese when it comes up, and say please and thank you at the table. ## Who it's for Children aged 3 to 6 learning first feelings and polite words in Chinese, with a parent at home or a teacher at nursery or in class. Grown-ups don't need to speak Chinese. Before you start: Nothing. Your child doesn't need to read: you read the lines aloud. Every line has pinyin and English, and the free audio reads each line once with a pause to say it back. You'll need crayons and scissors. ## Which feelings and polite words does it teach? Six feelings: happy, sad, angry, scared, tired and hungry. Then please, thank you, you're welcome, sorry, it's OK, here you are, let's play together and it's your turn. ## What if my child won't say sorry? The book suggests saying it together, gently: feelings come first and words come after. A sorry with a helping hand, 对不起，我帮你, is an easy place to start. ## How do I say "a little" scared or angry in Chinese? Put 有一点儿 (yǒu yìdiǎnr) before the feeling: 乐乐有一点儿害怕 means Lele is a little scared. It helps a child show how big a feeling is. ## Is this workbook free? Yes. The whole 13-page PDF is free, and you can look through its pages here before you download. There's no card and nothing to pay. ## Do I need a SayMei account? Yes, to download the PDF, and the account is free: sign up with Google, Apple or your email address. With it we email you a copy of the workbook, keep every workbook you download on your account on all your devices, save your place in the free online practice, and you can practise speaking with Mei Lin, SayMei's AI tutor. ## How do I print it? The PDF is US Letter size. On A4 paper, choose "Fit to page" (or "Scale to fit") in the print dialog so nothing is cut off. Print the whole workbook or only the pages you need; colour looks best, and black and white works too. ## Can I print copies for my class or my children? Yes. Print as many copies as you like for your own class or family. To share it, send this page: everyone can download their own copy. Version 2026-11, updated Nov 4, 2026.