Tongue Twister-一共拍了几个球？(yíɡònɡ pāi le jǐ ɡè qiú?) How Many Times Have They Bounced in Total?

Xiǎoniū hé xiǎoniú,
小妞     和   小牛，
The little girl and the little calf,

Yìqǐ  lái pāiqiú,
一起 来  拍球。
They bounce the ball together.

Xiǎoniū pāi dào liù,
小妞      拍  到   六，
The little girl bounces six times,

Xiǎoniú pāi dào jiǔ.
小牛      拍  到   九。
The little calf bounces nine times.

Xiǎoniū hé xiǎoniú,
小妞     和    小牛，
The little girl and the little calf,

Gònɡ pāi le  jǐ  ɡè qiú?
共      拍  了 几 个 球？
Bounced how many times in total?

Pronunciation

-iu

1. 小妞(xiǎoniū)      n.         little girl

2. 小牛(xiǎoniú)      n.          little calf

3. 球(qiú)                n.          ball

4. 六(liù)                numb.     six

5. 九(jiǔ)               numb.       nine

Quizzes:

1. How many times have the little girl and the little calf bounced in total?

A. 十四(shísì)

B. 十六(shíliù)

C. 十五(shíwǔ)

2. Which pronunciation of the following words contains “-iú”?

A. 流

B. 六

C. 油

3. Listen to the audio clips and choose the correct pinyin for it.

A. xuì

B. xiù

C. xī

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