青蛙歌 (Qīngwā gē) Frog Song (Beginner)

A Chinese Nursery Rhyme for Children (Beginner)

青蛙歌 (Qīngwā gē) Frog Song

Key Learning Points (Preview):

青蛙 (qīngwā): n frog
嘴 (zuǐ): n mouth
腿 (tuǐ): n leg

Yì zhī qīngwā yì zhāng zuǐ,
一 只 青蛙 一 张 嘴，
A frog has one mouth,

Liǎng zhī yǎnjing sì tiáo tuǐ.
两 只 眼睛 四 条 腿。
two eyes and four legs.

Liǎng zhī qīngwā liǎng zhāng zuǐ,
两 只 青蛙 两 张 嘴，
Two frogs have two mouths,

Sì zhī yǎnjing bā tiáo tuǐ.
四 只 眼睛 八 条 腿。
four eyes and eight legs.

Pūtōng pūtōng tiào xià shuǐ.
扑通 扑通 跳 下 水。
They jump into the water with a splash.

Key Learning Points:

青蛙 (qīngwā) n frog
The character “青 (qīng)” means cyan and “蛙 (wā)” means frog.
Example:
Kuài kàn, hé lǐ yǒu hěnduō kēdǒu!
A: 快 看，河里 有 很多 蝌蚪！
Look, there is a lot of tadpole in the river.

Duì! Kēdǒu zhǎngdà jiù biànchéng qīngwā le ne!
B: 对！ 蝌蚪 长大 就 变成 青蛙 了 呢！
Yes! Tadpoles will become frogs when they grow up.

嘴 (zuǐ) n mouth
“嘴 (zuǐ)” means mouth, but we usually use “嘴 (zuǐ)” combine with some other words, such as “嘴唇 (zuǐchún) lips,” “嘴巴 (zuǐba) mouth.”

Example:
Māma, wǒ hǎo kě.
A: 妈妈， 我 好 渴。
Mom, I’m thirsty.

Bǎobèi, děng huìr, xiǎoxīn tàng dào zuǐ.
B: 宝贝， 等 会儿， 小 心 烫 到 嘴。 　
Honey, wait for a moment. Be careful not to burn your mouth.

腿 (tuǐ) n leg 　
Example:

Xiǎomíng de tuǐ bèi xiǎodāo huá pò le, wǒmen dài tā qù yīyuàn.
A: 小 明 的 腿 被 小刀 划 破 了，我们 带 他 去 医院。
Xiao Ming’s leg had been scratched by a knife; let’s take him to the hospital.

Hǎode, zǒu!
B: 好的， 走！
Ok, let’s go!

生词 (shēngcí) Vocabulary: 　
一 (yī): n one 　
四 (sì): n four
八 (bā): n eight