During the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people often eat rice dumplings. In this online Chinese lesson, we share a nursery rhyme about rice dumplings for kids learning Chinese.
香 (xiāng): adj. delicious
糖 (táng) n. sugar
Táo’r hóng,
桃儿 红，
The peach is red.
xìng’r huáng,
杏儿 黄，
The apricot is yellow.
Wǔyuè chūwǔ shì duānyáng.
五月 初五 是 端阳。
May the fifth of the lunar calendaris the Dragon Boat Festival.
Zòngzi xiāng,
粽子 香，
The rice dumplings are delicious
Bāo wǔ liáng.
包 五 粮。
They include five grains.
Bāo gè zòngzi guǒshàng táng,
包 个 粽子 裹上 糖，
Make a rice dumpling and add sugar to it.
Xìngfú shēnghuó wàn nián cháng.
幸福 生活 万 年 长！
The happy life will last forever.
香 (xiāng): adj. delicious
Māma bāo de zòngzi zhēn xiāng.
妈妈 包 得 粽子 真 香。
The rice dumplings that my mother makes are so delicious.
糖 (táng) n. sugar
Māma shuō xiǎoháizi bùnéng chī tàiduō táng.
妈妈 说 小孩子 不能 吃 太多 糖。
My mom told me that kids must not eat too much sugar.
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