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Chinese Song for Kids: Family Tree (Beginner)

Aug. 18, 2010

 

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:

Chinese song for children:小白兔 (xiǎo báitù) Little White Rabbits  
Chinese songfor children: 两只老虎(Liǎng zhī lǎohŭ) Two Tigers
Chinese song for children: 青蛙歌 (Qīngwā gē) Frog Song 

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