General Chinese

A Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Children (Beginner) 青蛙歌 (Qīngwā gē) Frog Song

Key Learning Points (Preview):

青蛙 (qīngwā): n frog

嘴 (zuǐ): n mouth

腿 (tuǐ): n leg

Yì zhī qīngwā yì zhāng zuǐ,
一 只 青蛙    一 张      嘴，

A frog has one mouth,

Liǎng zhī yǎnjing sì tiáo tuǐ.
两      只    眼睛   四 条 腿。

two eyes and four legs.

Liǎng zhī qīngwā liǎng zhāng zuǐ,
两      只    青蛙    两     张      嘴，

Two frogs have two mouths,

Sì zhī yǎnjing bā tiáo tuǐ.
四 只 眼睛     八 条  腿。

four eyes and eight legs.

Pūtōng pūtōng tiào xià shuǐ.
扑通      扑通     跳 下    水。

They jump into the water with a splash.

Key Learning Points:

青蛙 (qīngwā) n frog

The character "青 (qīng)" means cyan and "蛙 (wā)" means frog.

Example:     

 Kuài kàn, hé lǐ yǒu hěnduō kēdǒu!
A:  快     看，河里 有    很多     蝌蚪！

     Look, there is a lot of tadpole in the river.      

Duì! Kēdǒu zhǎngdà jiù biànchéng qīngwā le ne!
B:  对！ 蝌蚪      长大    就    变成         青蛙    了 呢！

      Yes! Tadpoles will become frogs when they grow up.

嘴 (zuǐ) n mouth

"嘴 (zuǐ)" means mouth, but we usually use "嘴 (zuǐ)" combine with some other words, such as "嘴唇 (zuǐchún) lips," "嘴巴 (zuǐba) mouth."

Example:    

Māma, wǒ hǎo kě.
A: 妈妈， 我 好   渴。

    Mom, I'm thirsty.     

Bǎobèi, děng huìr, xiǎoxīn tàng dào zuǐ.
B: 宝贝，    等 会儿，   小 心    烫    到  嘴。

    Honey, wait for a moment. Be careful not to burn your mouth.

腿 (tuǐ) n leg

Example:    

Xiǎomíng de tuǐ bèi xiǎodāo huá pò le, wǒmen dài tā qù yīyuàn.
A: 小    明     的 腿  被   小刀     划  破 了，我们   带  他 去  医院。

    Xiao Ming's leg had been scratched by a knife; let's take him to the hospital.   

 Hǎode, zǒu!
B: 好的， 走！

    Ok, let's go!

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:

一 (yī): n one

四 (sì): n four

八 (bā): n eight

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