Dragon Boat Festival
(Duan wu jie)
New words:
| New words | Pin yin | Translation | Phonetic Translation |
| 五月初五 | wǔ yuè chū wǔ | the 5th day of the 5th lunar month | Woo yuer chew woo |
| 端午节 | duān wǔ jié | The Dragon Boat Festival | Dwan woo jeer |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and boiled | Zong ze |
| 香又甜 | xiāng yòu tián | Smelling good and sweet | xi-ang yoh tien |
| 赛龙舟 | sài lóng zhōu | to race dragon boats | Si long jow |
| 真 | zhēn | Indeed, really | Zh-en |
| 热闹 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement | Ri-now |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to cheer sb on | Jar yoh |
| 声 | shēng | sound | shung |
| 不绝 | bù jué | continuously | Boo juer |
| 戴 | dài | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) | die |
| 香包 | xiāng bāo | a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival | xi-ang bow |
| 防 | fáng | to prevent | f-ung |
| 虫咬 |
chóng yǎo
|
insect to bite | Chong y-ow |
| 安康 | ān kāng | good health | Ann kang |
Notes for teaching:
When singing this song, try to use a relatively slow tempo.
Degree of difficulty:
