Chinese Songs-Pull the radish-ba luo bo-拔萝卜

Monday, February 27, 2023

Do you want to learn Chinese through songs? Today we will learn a song about pulling the radish. Have you heard before? Let's get started.

Pull the radish pull the radish,
拔萝卜拔萝卜,
bá  luó  bo  bá  luó  bo,  

Hi, ouch, ouch, pull up the radish,
嗨吆嗨吆拔萝卜,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  luó  bo,

Hi, ho, ho, ho, ho,
嗨吆嗨吆拔不动,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  bù  dòng,

Come on, old lady,
老太婆快快来,
lǎo  tài  pó  kuài  kuài  lái,

Come and help us pull up the radish,
快来帮我们拔萝卜,
kuài  lái  bāng  wǒ  men  bá  luó  bo,

Pull the radish pull the radish,
拔萝卜拔萝卜,
bá  luó  bo  bá  luó  bo,

Hi, ouch, ouch, pull up the radish,
嗨吆嗨吆拔萝卜,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  luó  bo, 

Hi, ho, ho, ho, ho,
嗨吆嗨吆拔不动,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  bù  dòng,  
 
Come here, little girl,
小姑娘快快来,
xiǎo  gū  niang  kuài  kuài  lái,

Come and help us pull up the radish,
快来帮我们拔萝卜,
kuài  lái  bāng  wǒ  men  bá  luó  bo,
  
Pull the radish pull the radish,
拔萝卜拔萝卜,
bá  luó  bo  bá  luó  bo,
  
Hi, ouch, ouch, pull up the radish,
嗨吆嗨吆拔萝卜,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  luó  bo,

Hi, ho, ho, ho, ho,
嗨吆嗨吆拔不动,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  bù  dòng,

Come quickly, little cat,
小花猫快快来,
xiǎo  huā  māo  kuài  kuài  lái, 

Come and help us pull up the radish,
快来帮我们拔萝卜,
kuài  lái  bāng  wǒ  men  bá  luó  bo,

Pull the radish pull the radish,
拔萝卜拔萝卜,
bá  luó  bo  bá  luó  bo,
 
Hi, ouch, ouch, pull up the radish,
嗨吆嗨吆拔萝卜,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  luó  bo,

Hi, ho, ho, ho, ho,
嗨吆嗨吆拔不动,
hāi  yāo  hāi  yāo  bá  bù  dòng,
  
Everybody pull up the radish,
大家来拔萝卜,
dà  jiā  lái  bá  luó  bo,
 
The turnip will come out immediately.
萝卜马上就拔出来。
luó  bo  mǎ  shàng  jiù  bá  chū  lái。  

 

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