Schools reopen after summer vacations spanning over one or two months! Dear parents, have you prepared your child to go back to school? What else you can do for them besides buying them new school bags, clothes, and stationery?
If your kids are learning Chinese now, you can teach this catchy Chinese song of “Going to School” to them. While learning Chinese, your children can learn a positive attitude towards school life through the song.
Now enjoy learning the song with your kids with our teacher!
Lyrics
Tàiyáng dāng kōng zhào
太阳 当 空 照
The sun is shining in the sky.
Huāer duì wǒ xiào
花儿 对 我 笑
The flowers are smiling at me.
Xiǎo niǎo shuō zǎo zǎo zǎo
小 鸟 说 早 早 早
Birds are saying: “Morning! Morning! Morning!”
Nǐ wéi shí me bèi shàng xiǎo shūbāo
你 为 什 么 背 上 小 书包
Why are you carrying a little school bag?
Wǒ qù shàng xuéxiào
我 去 上 学校
I am going to school.
Tiān tiān bú chídào
天 天 不 迟到
And I’m not late for it every day.
Ài xuéxí ài láodòng
爱 学习 爱 劳动
I love studying and working hard.
Zhǎngdà yào wéi rénmín lì gōngláo
长大 要 为 人民 立 功劳
And I’m determined to make contributions to the people when I grow up.
Key Learning Points
tài yáng
太阳
the sun
huā er
花儿
flowers
xiǎo niǎo
小鸟
birds
shū bāo
书包
school bag
xué xiào
学校
schools; education institutions
chí dào
迟到
be late
xué xí
学习
study/learn
zhǎng dà
长大
to grow up
Can your children sing the song yet? Let us know in the comments if they like to learn Chinese through singing, then we will introduce more interesting Chinese songs in future lessons! Stay tuned!
You May Want to Learn More :
“Summer Activity: Learn to Sing “xìngfú pāishǒu gē 幸福拍手歌” in Chinese with Your Child ”
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“The Perfect Chinese Song for Kindergarten Age Mandarin Learners”
