Aug 18
Chinese Song for Kids: Family Tree (Beginner)
辈分歌 (Bèifen gē) Family Tree
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Key Learning Points (Preview):
叫 (jiào): v. to call
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什么 (shénme): pron. what
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Listen to the song lyrics:
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Bàba de bàba jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 爸爸 叫 什么？
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What should you call your father's father?
Bàba de bàba jiào yéye.
爸爸 的 爸爸 叫 爷爷。
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I call him grandfather.
Bàba de māma jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 妈妈 叫 什么？
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What should you call your father's mother?
Bàba de māma jiào nǎinai.
爸爸 的 妈妈 叫 奶奶。
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I call her grandmother.
Bàba de gēge jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 哥哥 叫 什么？
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What should you call your father's elder brother?
Bàba de gēge jiào bóbo.
爸爸 的 哥哥 叫 伯伯。
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I call him uncle.
Bàba de dìdi jiào shénme?
爸爸 的弟弟 叫 什么？
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What should you call your father's younger brother?
Bàba de dìdi jiào shūshu.
爸爸 的弟弟 叫 叔叔。
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I call him uncle.
Bàba de jiěmèi jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 姐妹 叫 什么？
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What should you call your father's sisters?
Bàba de jiěmèi jiào gūgu.
爸爸 的 姐妹 叫 姑姑。
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I call them aunts.
Key Learning Points:
叫 (jiào): v. to call
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Example:
Jiějie jiào wǒ xiǎo lǎnchóng.
姐姐 叫 我 小 懒虫。
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My older sister calls me lazy bug.
什么 (shénme) pron. what
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Example:
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme yánsè?
A: 你 最 喜欢 什么 颜色？
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What's your favorite color?
Wǒ zuì xǐhuan báisè.
B: 我 最 喜欢 白色。
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My favorite color is white.
生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:
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爷爷 (yéye): n. grandfather
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奶奶 (nǎinai): n. grandmother
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伯伯 (bóbo): n. uncle
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叔叔 (shūshu): n. uncle
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姑姑 (gūgu): n. aunt
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Learn more Chinese for children:
Chinese song for children:小白兔 (xiǎo báitù) Little White Rabbits
Chinese songfor children: 两只老虎(Liǎng zhī lǎohŭ) Two Tigers
Chinese song for children: 青蛙歌 (Qīngwā gē) Frog Song
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August 18th, 2010 at 10:28 am
I am a mother in England. My little girl loves this children Chinese song very much. But she wants to know what she should call my mother in Chinese. Can any one help?
August 19th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
She can call your mother “外婆(wài pó)” in Chinese.
August 20th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Then how about mother’s father? And I need more Chinese learning materials for children!
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