辈分歌 (Bèifen gē) Family Tree
Key Learning Points (Preview):
叫 (jiào): v. to call
什么 (shénme): pron. what
Listen to the song lyrics:
Bàba de bàba jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 爸爸 叫 什么？
What should you call your father’s father?
Bàba de bàba jiào yéye.
爸爸 的 爸爸 叫 爷爷。
I call him grandfather.
Bàba de māma jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 妈妈 叫 什么？
What should you call your father’s mother?
Bàba de māma jiào nǎinai.
爸爸 的 妈妈 叫 奶奶。
I call her grandmother.
Bàba de gēge jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 哥哥 叫 什么？
What should you call your father’s elder brother?
Bàba de gēge jiào bóbo.
爸爸 的 哥哥 叫 伯伯。
I call him uncle.
Bàba de dìdi jiào shénme?
爸爸 的弟弟 叫 什么？
What should you call your father’s younger brother?
Bàba de dìdi jiào shūshu.
爸爸 的弟弟 叫 叔叔。
I call him uncle.
Bàba de jiěmèi jiào shénme?
爸爸 的 姐妹 叫 什么？
What should you call your father’s sisters?
Bàba de jiěmèi jiào gūgu.
爸爸 的 姐妹 叫 姑姑。
They are my aunts.
Key Learning Points:
叫 (jiào): v. to call
Example:
Jiějie jiào wǒ xiǎo lǎnchóng.
姐姐 叫 我 小 懒虫。
My big sister calls me lazy bug.
什么 (shénme) pron. what
Example:
A: Nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme yánsè?
A: 你 最 喜欢 什么 颜色？
A: What’s your favorite color?
B: Wǒ zuì xǐhuan báisè.
B: 我 最 喜欢 白色。
B: My favorite color is white.
生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary:
爷爷 (yéye): n. grandfather
奶奶 (nǎinai): n. grandmother
伯伯 (bóbo): n. uncle
叔叔 (shūshu): n. uncle
姑姑 (gūgu): n. aunt
Learn more Chinese for children:
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Chinese song for children: 青蛙歌 (Qīngwā gē) Frog Song
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Then how about mother’s father? And I need more Chinese learning materials for children!
She can call your mother “外婆(wài pó)” in Chinese.
I am a mother in England. My little girl loves this children Chinese song very much. But she wants to know what she should call my mother in Chinese. Can any one help?