Kids’ Chinese Song – 我的好妈妈 (Wǒ de hǎo māma) My Dear Mother
“My Dear Mother” is a well-known nursery rhyme in China, from which we can hear how considerate Chinese kids are, and learn Chinese through our Kids Chinese lessons online now!
Key Learning Points (Preview):
亲 (qīn): v. to kiss
坐 (zuò): v. to sit
喝 (hē): v. to drink
Wǒ de hǎo māma ,
我 的 好 妈妈，
My dear mother,
Xiàbān huí dào jiā.
下班 回 到 家。
Returning home after work,
Láodòng le yì tiān,
劳动 了 一 天，
Working so hard all day,
Duōme xīnkǔ ya !
多么 辛苦 呀!
How tired you are!
Māma māma kuài zuòxià,
妈妈 妈妈 快 坐下，
Mom, Mom, quickly sit down,
Māma māma kuài zuòxià,
妈妈 妈妈 快 坐下，
Mom, Mom, please sit down,
Qǐng hē yì bēi chá.
请 喝 一 杯 茶。
Please drink a cup of tea.
Ràng wǒ qīnqīn nín ba,
让 我 亲亲 您 吧，
Let me give you a kiss,
Ràng wǒ qīnqīn nín ba,
让 我 亲亲 您 吧，
Let me give you a kiss,
Wǒ de hǎo māma !
我 的 好 妈妈!
My dear mother!
Key Learning Points:
喝 (hē): v. to drink
Example:
Wǒ kǒu kě le, wǒ xiǎng hē bēi shuǐ.
我 口 渴 了，我 想 喝 杯 水。
I feel thirsty; I want to drink a cup of water.
亲 (qīn): v. to kiss
Example:
Māma qīn le qīn tā de nǚ’ér.
妈妈 亲 了 亲 她 的 女儿.
The mom kissed her daughter.
坐 ( zuò): v. to sit
Example:
Māomī zuò zài dì shàng, tān kāi sì zhuǎ.
猫咪 坐 在 地 上，摊 开 四 爪。
The cat sits on the floor with its legs sprawled open.
Vocabulary:
下班 (Xiàbān): v. to get off work
劳动 (láodòng):v. to work
辛苦 (xīn kǔ): adj. tired/exhausted
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