KiaraChinese for kids — learning through stories
Kiara teaches Chinese the way children learn best: through story, picture and sound. Every story is narrated in Chinese, page by page, and your child taps an object in the illustration to hear the word pronounced.
The interface stays in the native language, so the child always knows where they are, and the memory game pairs the same word in both languages. No grammar, no exercises — just stories a child wants to hear again.
How Kiara teaches a language
Pick two languages
A native language for the interface and a learning language for the stories. Any of the 14 combinations works — e.g. English and German, or Croatian and English.
Listen and tap
The story is narrated in the learning language, page by page. Your child taps an object in the picture and hears the word pronounced.
Play memory
Words from the story become pairs of cards: the same word in the native and the learning language. The game repeats and reinforces what the child heard in the story.
Stories in Chinese
Free
Words your child will learn
Words from the illustrations of all stories — each one is spoken on tap in the app and appears as a pair in the memory game.
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 床chuáng | Bed |
| 窗户chuāng hù | Window |
| 小柜子xiǎo guì zi | Dresser |
| 地毯dì tǎn | Rug |
| 画huà | Picture |
| 灯dēng | Lamp |
| 球qiú | Ball |
| 娃娃wá wá | Doll |
| 基亚拉jī yà lā | Kiara |
| 泰迪熊tài dí xióng | Teddy bear |
| 太阳tài yáng | Sun |
| 狗gǒu | Dog |
| 朋友péng yǒu | Friend |
| 女孩nǚ hái | Girl |
| 滑梯huá tī | Slide |
| 沙坑shā kēng | Sandpit |
| 鸟niǎo | Bird |
| 云yún | Cloud |
| 小铲子xiǎo chǎn zi | Shovel |
| 耙bà | Rake |
| 灌木guàn mù | Bush |
| 妈妈mā mā | Mother |
| 拖鞋tuō xié | Slippers |
| 月亮yuè liàng | Moon |
| 盒子hé zi | Box |
| 窗帘chuāng lián | Curtain |
| 枕头zhěn tou | Pillow |
| 树shù | Tree |
| 影子yǐng zi | Shadow |
| 帕特里克pà tè lǐ kè | Patrick |
| 叶子yè zi | Leaf |
| 草cǎo | Grass |
| 鱼缸yú gāng | Aquarium |
| 飞机fēi jī | Airplane |
| 书shū | Book |
| 书本shū běn | Books |
| 巧克力qiǎo kè lì | Chocolate |
| 小桶xiǎo tǒng | Bucket |
| 鞋xié | Shoe |
| 运动鞋yùn dòng xié | Sneakers |
| 人行道rén xíng dào | Sidewalk |
| 烟囱yān cōng | Chimney |
| 秋千qiū qiān | Swing |
| 衣架yī jià | Coat hanger |
| 夹克jiá kè | Jacket |
| 橱柜chú guì | Cupboard |
| 门把手mén bà shǒu | Doorknob |
| 门mén | Door |
| 包bāo | Bag |
| 头发tóu fà | Hair |
| T恤T xù | T-shirt |
| 裤子kù zi | Trousers |
| 连衣裙lián yī qún | Dress |
| 植物zhí wù | Plant |
| 耳环ěr huán | Earring |
| 篮子lán zi | Basket |
| 电视diàn shì | Television |
| 玩具wán jù | Toy |
| 沙发shā fā | Couch |
| 毛毯máo tǎn | Blanket |
| 手shǒu | Hand |
| 闹钟nào zhōng | Alarm clock |
| 遥控器yáo kòng qì | Remote control |
| 眼睛yǎn jīng | Eye |
| 腿tuǐ | Leg |
| 牛仔裤niú zǎi kù | Jeans |
| 面包miàn bāo | Bread rolls |
| 架子jià zi | Shelf |
| 玻璃杯bō lí bēi | Glass |
| 家庭jiā tíng | Family |
| 火鸡huǒ jī | Turkey |
| 靴子xuē zi | Boots |
| 爷爷yé yé | Grandfather |
| 帽子mào zi | Hat |
| 牛niú | Cow |
| 耙子pá zi | Rake |
| 铲chǎn | Shovel |
| 水桶shuǐ tǒng | Bucket |
| 鸡jī | Chicken |
| 猫māo | Cat |
| 鹅é | Goose |
| 鸭子yā zi | Duck |
| 水井shuǐ jǐng | Well |
| 玉米yù mǐ | Corn |
| 卷心菜juǎn xīn cài | Cabbage |
| 菜园cài yuán | Garden |
| 猪圈zhū quān | Pen |
| 果汁guǒ zhī | Juice |
| 饼干bǐng gān | Cookies |
| 长凳zhǎng dèng | Bench |
| 花huā | Flower |
| 刷子shuā zi | Brush |
| 毛máo | Hair |
| 蹄tí | Hoof |
| 尾巴wěi ba | Tail |
| 鬃毛zōng máo | Mane |
| 马mǎ | Horse |
| 马厩mǎ jiù | Stable |
| 眼镜yǎn jìng | Glasses |
| 木棍mù gùn | Stick |
| 奶奶nǎi nǎi | Grandmother |
| 羊yáng | Sheep |
| 羊毛yáng máo | Wool |
| 盘子pán zi | Plate |
| 牛奶niú nǎi | Milk |
| 杯子bēi zi | Cup |
| 勺子sháo zi | Spoon |
| 叉子chā zi | Fork |
| 椅子yǐ zi | Chair |
| 桌子zhuō zi | Table |
| 猪zhū | Pig |
| 幼儿园yòu ér yuán | Kindergarten |
| 公园gōng yuán | Park |
| 儿童座椅ér tóng zuò yǐ | Child seat |
| 自行车zì xíng chē | Bicycle |
| 轮胎lún tāi | Tire |
| 头盔tóu kuī | Helmet |
| 票piào | Tickets |
| 火烈鸟huǒ liè niǎo | Flamingo |
| 入口rù kǒu | Entrance |
Frequently asked questions
What age is Kiara for?
Children aged 3 to 7. Toddlers tap the pictures and listen to words, preschoolers follow the story and play memory, and beginning readers follow the text along with the narration.
Which languages are available?
Croatian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Ukrainian, Turkish, Japanese and Korean. Every story has text, narration and words in all 14 languages, with Latin reading aids for Chinese (pinyin), Japanese (romaji), Korean and Ukrainian.
How does language learning work?
You choose a native language (for the interface and memory cards) and a learning language (for the stories). The story is narrated in the learning language and the memory game pairs the same word in both languages. You can switch languages at any time.
Does Kiara work offline?
Yes. Stories are downloaded to the device once and then work fully offline — in the car, on a plane, anywhere without signal.
How much does it cost?
The first story is free. The other stories are one-time purchases, individually or all together. No subscription, no hidden costs.
Are there ads? Does the app collect data?
No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Kiara collects no personal data from children or parents. Everything stays on your device.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad (App Store) and Android phones and tablets (Google Play). It works in both portrait and landscape.