Chinese Nursery Rhyme – 粉刷匠(Fěnshuājiàng) The Painter


Wǒ shì yígè fěnshuājiàng,
我   是  一个 粉刷匠,
I am a painter,

Fěnshuā běnlǐng qiáng.
粉刷        本领     强。
I am good at painting.

Wǒ yào bǎ nà xīnfángzi,
我   要   把 那 新房子,
I will make that new house,

Shuāde gèngpiàoliang.
刷得      更漂亮。
More beautiful with my painting.

Shuāle fángdǐng yòu shuāqiáng,
刷了    房顶        又    刷墙,
I paint the roof and then the wall,

Shuāzi xiàng fēi yíyàng.
刷子     像     飞 一样。
My bush seems to fly.

Aiya wǒde xiǎobízi,
哎呀 我的  小鼻子,
Oops, my nose,

Biàn ya biànle yàng.
变    呀 变了 样。
It looks different now.

Vocabulary:

1. 粉刷(fěnshuā) verb. paint
Bàba zhèngzài fěnshuā wǒde fángjiān.
爸爸  正在       粉刷     我的   房间。
Dad is painting my room.

2. 匠(jiàng) noun. craftsman
Wǒ yéye niánqīngshí shì yìmíng chūsède gōngjiàng.
我   爷爷  年轻时       是   一名   出色的  工匠。
My grandpa was a great craftsman when he was young.

3. 本领(běnlǐng) noun. skill
Tā cóng tā fùqīn nàr xuédào zhèyì běnlǐng.
他  从    他 父亲 那儿  学到     这一  本领。
He learned the skill from his father.

Exercises:

1. What does “本领(běnlǐng)” mean in English?
A. Learn
B. Skill
C. Knowledge
2. What is the man doing in the picture?

粉刷(fěnshuā)

A. 粉刷(fěnshuā)
B. 学习(xuéxí)
C. 画画(huàhuà)
3. My uncle paints walls for other people. He is a ____.
A. 粉刷匠(fěnshuājiàng)
B. 医生(yīshēng)
C. 画家(huàjiā)

 

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