What do animals say?
New words:
| New words | Pinyin | Translation | Phonetic Translation |
| 小狗 | xiǎo gǒu | puppy | Xiow go |
| 猫 | māo | cat | Xiow mao |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat; mouse | l-ao shoo |
| 鸡 | jī | chicken | Jee |
| 猪 | zhū | pig | zhoo |
| 鹅 | é | goose | er |
| 鸭子 | yā zi | duck | Yah ze |
| 羊 | yáng | Sheep; goat | yung |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird | neow |
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog | Ching wa |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee | Mee fung |
| 鸽子 | gē zi | pigeon | Ger ze |
| 马 | mǎ | horse | ma |
| 狮子 | shī zi | lion | Sher ze |
| 大灰狼 | dà huī láng | wolf | Da hway lung |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | La-ow hoo |
Notes for teaching:
The melody of the song is from a famous English rhythm: “Baa Baa Black Sheep”. The lyrics are made by the names of animals and the sound these animals make. It is worth to mention that Chinese animals have different sound performance, but many of the best are very similar. No matter which country/region you are in, animals of the same kind will communicate by making the same sounds, but different countries may have different ways of representing sounds. Such as:
| Animal | International Phonetic Alphabet | Chinese Pinyin |
| Frog | Croak croak[krəʊkkrəʊk] | [gua gua]呱呱 |
| Duck | Quark quark[kwakkwak] | [ga ga]嘎噶 |
| mouse | Squeak squeak[skwi:kskwi:k] | [Zhi zhi]吱吱 |
| Chick | Cheap cheap[cheep] | [ji ji]叽叽 |
| Sheep | Baa baa[baabaa] | [mie mie]咩咩 |
| Dog | Warf warf[warf warf] | [wang wang]汪汪 |
| Bee | Buzz buzz[buzz buzz] | [weng weng weng]嗡嗡嗡
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