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         圆圆       响        咚咚。
The small drum is round and beating.

Shénme yuányuán bèngbèng tiào?
什么           圆圆        蹦蹦        跳?
What is round and bouncing?

Píqiú yuányuán bèngbèng tiào.
皮球      圆圆         蹦蹦       跳。
The ball is round and bouncing.

Shénme yuányuán kōngzhōng piāo?
什么           圆圆         空中        飘?
What is round and floating in the sky?

Qìqiú yuányuán kōngzhōng piāo.
气球       圆圆         空中        飘。
The balloon is round and floating in the sky.

Vocabulary:
1. 太阳(tàiyáng)  n.    sun
Tàiyáng shì hóngsè de.
太阳       是    红色    的。
The sun is red.

2. 小鼓(xiǎo gǔ)  n.    small drum
Jim zài dǎ xiǎogǔ.
Jim 在  打 小鼓。
Jim is playing the small drum.

3. 皮球(píqiú)   n.    ball
Mèimei zài pāi píqiú.
妹妹      在 拍  皮球。
My sister is bouncing a ball.

4. 气球(qìqiú  n.    balloon
Wǒmen dōu xǐhuan qìqiú.
我们       都     喜欢  气球。
We all like balloons.

Quizzes:

1. Which thing can float in the sky?
A. 气球(qìqiú)
B. 皮球(píqiú)
C. 小鼓(xiǎo gǔ)

2. At night, we can see the moon. In the daytime, we can see_____.
A. 月亮(yuèliang)
B. 星星(xīngxing)
C. 太阳(tàiyáng)

3. He believes he has a talent for music, so he may like ____.
A. 皮球(píqiú)
B. 小鼓(xiǎo gǔ)
C. 书(shū)

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