Nursery Rhyme -大头儿子，小头爸爸 (Dàtóu Érzi, Xiǎotóu Bàba) Big Head Son and Little Head Dad

Dàtóu érzi,  xiǎotóu bàba,
大头   儿子，小头    爸爸，
Big Head Son and Little Head Dad,

Yíduì hǎo péngyou, kuàilè fùzǐ  liǎ.
一对   好     朋友，     快乐 父子 俩。
They are a pair of good friends, happy father and son.

Érzi de tóu dà shǒu ér xiǎo,
儿子的  头  大   手    儿 小，
The son’s head is big while his hands are little.

Bàba de tóu xiǎo shǒu ér dà,
爸爸  的  头   小     手   儿 大，
The father’s head is little while his hands are big.

Dàshǒu qiān xiǎoshǒu, zǒulù búpà huá,
大手       牵      小手，   走路  不怕  滑。
Father holds his son’s hand so he doesn’t fall while walking.

Zǒu ya zǒu ya zǒu zǒu zǒu zǒu zhuǎnyǎn érzi  jiù zhǎngdà.
走   呀  走   呀  走   走   走    走，转眼        儿子 就     长大。
The son grows up in a flash while they are walking.

Lā lā lā lā lā lā lā lā,  zhuǎnyǎn érzi  jiù zhǎngdà.
啦 啦啦啦啦啦 啦 啦，转眼        儿子 就     长大！
La…la…la…la…la…la…la…la…the son grows up in a flash!

Vocabulary:

1. 大(dà)      adj.     big

   Bàba de jiǎo hěn dà.
    爸爸   的 脚    很   大。
    My father’s feet are very big.

2. 小(xiǎo)      adj.     small

    Mèimei de bízi zhēn xiǎo!
    妹妹     的 鼻子  真     小！
    My little sister’s nose is really small!

3. 长大(zhǎngdà)       v.     grow up

   Nǐ shì zài nǎlǐ zhǎngdà de?
    你 是  在  哪里  长大     的？
    Where did you grow up?

Quizzes:

1. What’s the meaning of “大(dà)”?

A. big

B. strong

C. wide

2. The ant is very ___.

A. 小(xiǎo)

B. 胖(pàng)

C. 长(cháng)

3. You are a child now, but ten years later you will ___.

A. 变小(biànxiǎo)

B. 变老(biànlǎo)

C. 长大(zhǎngdà)

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