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Chinese Nursery Rhyme-弯弯的月亮小小的船(Wānwān de yuèliang xiǎo xiǎo de chuán) The Curved Moon And The Small Ship

Wān wān de yuè ér xiǎo xiǎo de chuán, 弯     弯    的 月   儿 小    小   的    船, The curved moon and the small ship,

Xiǎo xiǎo de chuán ér liǎngtóu jiān. 小     小   的    船    儿    两头     尖。 Both ends of the small ship …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme – 巧巧手 (qiǎo qiǎo shǒu ) The Clever Hands 

Qiǎo qiǎo shǒu qiǎo qiǎo shǒu, 巧      巧     手, 巧    巧      手, The clever hands, the clever hands,

zhǎngzhe shígè xiǎo zhǐtou  长着         十个   小    指头。 have ten fingers.

Nǐ bāng wǒ lái wǒ bāng nǐ, 你 帮     我  来 我   帮    你, We help …

Tongue Twister—黄花儿和红花儿 (huánghuār hé hónghuār) The Yellow Flowers And The Red Flowers

 Huánghuār huáng, hónghuār hóng. 黄花儿            黄,    红花儿     红。 The yellow flowers are yellow and the red flowers are red.

Hónghuār huánghuār hóng yòu huáng. 红花儿         黄花儿       红    又     黄, The red flowers and the yellow flowers are red and yellow.

Huánghuār hónghuār huáng yòu …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme-圆圆歌(Yuán Yuán Gē) The Round Rhyme

Shénme yuányuán hón tōngtōng? 什么        圆圆          红    彤彤? What is round and red? Tàiyáng yuányuán hón tōngtōng. 太阳         圆圆          红  彤彤。 The sun is round and red. Shénme yuányuán xiǎng dōngdōng? 什么          圆圆          响    咚咚? What is round and beating? Xiǎogǔ yuányuán xiǎng dōngdōng. 小鼓         …

Chinese Nursery Rhyme-幸福拍手歌(xìngfú pāishǒu gē)  If You’re Happy

(More Favorite Nursery Rhymes)

Rúguŏ gǎndào xìngfú nĭ jiù pāi pāi shŏu, 如果      感到    幸福    你 就 拍 拍    手, If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Rúguŏ gǎndào xìngfú nĭ jiù pāi pāi shŏu, 如果      感到     幸福  你 就  拍   拍   …

Let’s Sing a Chinese Nursery Rhyme!-一双小小手(yì shuānɡ xiǎo xiǎo shǒu) A Pair Of Small Hands

Yì shuānɡ xiǎo xiǎoshǒu, 一    双       小     小手,  One pair of small hands,

Shí ɡè shǒu zhǐtou, 十   个   手      指头。   With ten fingers.

Bān shǒu suàn suànshù, 扳      手      算      算术,   We account with the fingers,

Yī  sān wǔ qī  jiǔ. 一  三   五   …

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