Chinese Riddle: 我是谁?(Wǒ shì shuí?) Who am I?
Key Learning Points (Preview):
跑 (pǎo): v. to run
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有时候 (yǒushíhou): adv. sometimes
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Nǐmen zhīdào wǒ shì shuí ma?
你们 知道 我 是 谁 吗?
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Do you know who am I?
Tàiyáng yì chūlái, wǒ jiù biànchéngle "qì",
太阳 一 出来,我 就 变成了 “汽”,
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When the sun rises, I will be converted into vapor,
zài tiānshàng piāoláipiāoqù, rénmen jiào wǒ "yún."
在 天上 飘来飘去, 人们 叫 我“云”。
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Sailing across the sky; people will call me "a cloud."
Zài tiānshàng, lěngfēng yì lái,
在 天上, 冷风 一 来,
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High in the sky, when the wind comes,
wǒ jiù biànchéng xiǎo yǔzhū diào xià lái, rénmen jiào wǒ "yǔ."
我 就 变成 小 雨珠 掉 下 来,人们 叫 我“雨”。
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I will fall down as little drops; people will call me "rain."
Dàole dōngtiān, wǒ yòu biànchéng yì duǒ duǒ xiǎohuā piāo xià lái, rénmen jiào wǒ "xuě."
到了 冬天, 我 又 变成 一 朵 朵 小花 飘 下 来,人们 叫 我“雪”。
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When winter comes, I will drift down as little flowers; People will call me "snow."
Wǒ yǒushíhou ài zài húlǐ shuìjiào,
我 有时候 爱 在 湖里 睡觉,
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Sometimes I like to sleep in the lake,
yǒushíhou ài zài hélǐ huānpǎo,
有时候 爱在 河里 欢跑,
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Sometimes I run in the river,
yǒushíhou ài zài dàhái lǐ yòuchàng yòutiào.
有时候 爱 在 大海 里又唱 又跳。
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and sometimes I sing and dance in the ocean.
rénmen yìtiān dōu shǎobùliǎo wǒ.
人们 一天 都 少不了 我。
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People can’t live without me even for a single day.
Dàjiā zhīdào wǒ shì shuí ma?
大家 知道 我 是 谁 吗?
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Does anyone know who am I?
Good job! The answer is “风 (fēng)” Wind.
Key Learning Points:
跑 (pǎo): v. to run
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Example:
Tā pǎode zhēn kuài!
他 跑得 真 快!
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He runs so fast!
有时候 (yǒushíhou): adv. sometimes
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Example:
Wǒ yǒushíhou huì zǒulù huíjiā, yǒushíhou huì qíchē huíjiā.
我 有时候 会 走路 回家,有时候 会 骑车 回家。
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Sometimes I go home on foot and sometimes by bike.
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dear maam i wana learn this language cn u give me a start 4m alphabets of chinese then 2 letter n 3 letter words. u just consider me as a child of 4 years 2 whom u teach.thankx