Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Kids (Beginner)
画鸭子 (Huà yāzi) To Draw a Duck
Key Learning Points (Preview):
星期二 (xīngqīèr): n Tuesday
鸡蛋 (jīdàn): n egg
小鸭子 (xiǎo yāzi): n duckling
Listen to the nursery rhyme:
Jīntiān xīngqīèr.
今天 星期二。
Today is Tuesday.
Nǎinai mǎi le ge dà jīdàn.
奶奶 买 了 个 大 鸡蛋。
Grandma bought a big egg.
Tā huā le sānkuàiqián.
她 花 了 三块钱。
She spent three yuan.
Zěnme fūchū ge xiǎo yāzi?!
怎么 孵出 个 小 鸭子？
But how could it hatch out a duckling?!
Key Learning Points:
星期二 (xīngqīèr): n Tuesday
“星 (xīng)” literally means star; “期 (qī)” means time; “二 (èr)” means two.
Example:
Měi zhōu xīngqīèr xiàwǔ wǒmen yòuéryuán dōu yǒu huódòng.
每 周 星期二 下午 我们 幼儿园 都 有 活动。
Every Tuesday afternoon, we have activities in our kindergarten.
鸡蛋 (jīdàn): n egg
“鸡 (jī)” means chicken and “蛋 (dàn)” means egg.
Example:
Māma zài chāoshì mǎi le hěnduō jīdàn.
妈妈 在 超市 买 了 很多 鸡蛋。
Mom bought a lot of eggs from the supermarket.
小鸭子
(xiǎo yāzi): n duckling
“小 (xiǎo)” means small; “鸭 (yā)” means duck; “子 (zǐ)” here, is a suffix.
Example:
Wǒ yǒu yí gè xiǎo yāzi xíngzhuàng de cúnqiánguàn.
我 有 一 个 小 鸭子 形状 的 存钱罐。
I have a little duck-shaped piggy bank.
生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:
买 (mǎi): v to buy
大 (dà): adj big
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I love this rhyme! Our Ayi/nanny used to show this to our daughter, but I didn’t realize what she said is a well-known rhyme! I will show this to my daughter now and see if she remembers!
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