Chinese Songs-Three Monks-sɑn ɡe he shɑnɡ-三个和尚

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Do you want to learn Chinese through songs? Here is a song named Three Monks. Do you know how to sing the song? Let's  begin.

One monk carries water himself.
一个和尚挑水吃。 
yí ɡè hé shɑnɡ tiāo shuǐ chī。 

Two monks carry water together.
两个和尚抬水吃。 
liǎnɡ ɡè hé shɑnɡ tái shuǐ chī 。 

But three monks, have no water to drink.
三个和尚就没水吃呀。 
sān ɡè hé shɑnɡ jiù méi shuǐ chī yɑ。 

But three monks, have no water to drink.
三个和尚没水吃。 
sān ɡè hé shɑnɡ méi shuǐ chī。 

Have no water to drink,hey.
没水吃,呀。 
méi shuǐ chī,yɑ。 

One monk carries water himself.
一个和尚挑水吃。 
yí ɡè hé shɑnɡ tiāo shuǐ chī。 

Two monks carry water together.
两个和尚抬水吃。 
liǎnɡ ɡè hé shɑnɡ tái shuǐ chī 。 

But three monks, have no water to drink.
三个和尚就没水吃呀。 
sān ɡè hé shɑnɡ jiù méi shuǐ chī yɑ。 

But three monks, have no water to drink.
三个和尚没水吃。 
sān ɡè hé shɑnɡ méi shuǐ chī。 

Have no water to drink,hey.
没水吃,呀。 
méi shuǐ chī,yɑ。 

One monk carries water himself.
一个和尚挑水吃。 
yí ɡè hé shɑnɡ tiāo shuǐ chī。 

Two monks carry water together.
两个和尚抬水吃。 
liǎnɡ ɡè hé shɑnɡ tái shuǐ chī 。

But three monks, have no water to drink.
三个和尚没水吃。 
sān ɡè hé shɑnɡ méi shuǐ chī。 

What did you say why like this?
你说这是为什么呀。 
nǐ shuō zhè shì wèi shén me yɑ。

Why like this?
为什么? 
wèi shén me? 

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