It’s Raining

It’s rainning

New words:

New words Pin yin Translation Phonetic Translation
天空 tiān kōng sky Ti-en kong
乌云密布 wū yún mì bù

 

Black cloud cover densely Woo yu-un me boo
下起了 xià qǐ le

 

start to Xia chee ler
rain Yew
浠沥沥 xī lì lì

 

to drip Shee lee lee
路边 lù biān roadside Loo bi-en
小树 xiǎo shù small tree Xiow shoo
抖动 dǒu dòng to shake Doh dong
身体 shēn tǐ the body Shen tee
沙啦啦 shā lā lā sound of raining Sha la la
路上的 lù shang de

 

 

on the road; on a journey Loo shung der
行人 xíng rén pedestrian Sing ren
淋湿 lín shī to get soaked Lin sher
外衣 wài yī outer clothing Why ee
kuài quick kwai
屋檐下 wū yán xià down the roof Woo yan sh-ia
to go choo
躲雨 duǒ yǔ to take shelter from the rain Dw-oh yew
yǒu there is yo
一个  yī ge one Yee ge-r
小孩 xiǎo hái child Xiow hi
tiào to jump Tee-ow
dào to (a place) Dow
水洼里 shuǐ wā lǐ

 

 

into the puddle Sh-way wah lee
快乐无敌 kuài lè

 

happiness is the most important Kwai le woo dee

 

Notes for teaching:

The song describes a raining day vividly. It contains verbs such as “dou dong (shake)”, “pao (run)”, “tiao (jump)”, and describes the different attitudes of adults and children towards rain.

 

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