如意吉祥 (Rúyì jíxiáng) Everything Goes Well

Sòng nǐ yìkē jíxiáng dòu,
送      你 一颗 吉祥    豆,
Giving you a good-luck bean,


Zhù nǐ jiànkāng.
祝   你 健康。
Wish you good health.


Sòng nǐ yìkē  rúyì  guǒ,
送     你 一颗 如意  果,
Giving you a good-luck fruit,


Xīn’nián xǐ yángyáng.
新  年    喜 洋洋。
Beaming with joy in the New Year.


Jíxiáng dòu, rúyì guǒ,
吉祥      豆,如意 果,
The good-luck bean and good luck fruits,


Tiāntiān hǎoyùn fúxīng zhào.
天天       好运     福星     照。
Have good luck everyday.


Jíxiáng dòu, rúyì guǒ,
吉祥     豆, 如意 果,
The good-luck bean and good luck fruit,


Kuàilè shēnbiān rào.
快乐    身边         绕。
Brings the happiness to you.


Vocabulary:
1. 送你…(sòng nǐ…) give you…
Wǒ xiǎng sòng nǐ  yífù huà.
我   想      送     你 一幅 画。
I wan to give you a picture.

2. 祝你…(zhù nǐ…) wish you…
Zhù nǐ xīn’nián kuàilè!
祝   你 新  年     快乐!
Happy New Year to you!


3. 吉祥如意(jíxiáng rúyì) everything goes well!
Zhù nǐ jíxiáng rúyì!
祝   你 吉祥    如意!
Wish everything goes well!

Exercises
1. If you want to give your friend a book, then you can say ____ to him.
A. 拿你一本书。(Ná nǐ yìběn shū)
B. 借你一本书。(Jiè nǐ yìběn shū)
C. 送你一本书。(Sòng nǐ yìběn shū)
2. “祝你新年快乐(Zhù nǐ xīn’nián kuàilè)” means ____.
A. Happy New Year to you!
B. Everything goes well!
C. Good luck to you!
3. Which of the following sentences is a traditional Chinese word of blessing for the New Year?
A. 我爱你!(Wǒ ài nǐ!)
B. 吉祥如意!(jíxiáng rúyì!)
C. 圣诞快乐!(Shèngdàn kuàilè!)
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