Two Tigers A Mandarin Chinese Childrens Song

Two Tigers  is a Chinese song about two tigers who are running fast. One of them is running without ears and the other one without a tail. How strange! Practice saying the words with their correct tones before singing. Singing tends to hide the tonal differences of words, so make sure you know the proper tones for the words first. Singing is a great way of learning new words and getting to know the language in a fun way, but remember that you cant pronounce words like they are sung because then the tones will come out incorrect most of the time. Notes Childrens songs are a great way to practice Chinese and even learn new vocabulary words for beginner-level Mandarin speakers. What lessons can  Two Tigers  offer? Lets look at the phrase, å… ©Ã©Å¡ »Ã¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½ (traditional) / ä ¸ ¤Ã¥  ªÃ¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½ (simplified) (liÇŽng zhÄ « lÇŽohÇ”). å… © / ä ¸ ¤ (liÇŽng) means two. There are two ways to say two in Mandarin Chinese: ä ºÅ' (à ¨r) and å… © / ä ¸ ¤ liÇŽng. LiÇŽng is always used with  measure words, but à ¨r does not usually take a measure word. éš » / Ã¥  ª (zhÄ «) is a measure word for tigers, birds and some other animals. Now lets look at the phrase, è ·â€˜Ã¥ ¾â€"Ã¥ ¿ « (​pÇŽo dà © kuà  i).   Ã¥ ¾â€" (dà ©) has many roles in Chinese grammar. In this case, it is adverbial. Therefore, Ã¥ ¾â€" links è ·â€˜ (pÇŽo), which means to run, and Ã¥ ¿ « (kuà  i), which means fast.   Pinyin   liÇŽng zhÄ « lÇŽohÇ” liÇŽng zhÄ « lÇŽohÇ”, liÇŽng zhÄ « lÇŽohÇ”pÇŽo dà © kuà  i, pÇŽo dà © kuà  iyÄ « zhÄ « mà ©iyÇ’u Ä›rduo, yÄ « zhÄ « mà ©iyÇ’u wÄ›ibazhÄ“n qà ­guà  i, zhÄ“n qà ­guà  i Traditional Chinese Characters å… ©Ã©Å¡ »Ã¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½Ã¥â€¦ ©Ã©Å¡ »Ã¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½ å… ©Ã©Å¡ »Ã¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½Ã¨ ·â€˜Ã¥ ¾â€"Ã¥ ¿ « è ·â€˜Ã¥ ¾â€"Ã¥ ¿ «Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã©Å¡ »Ã¦ ²â€™Ã¦Å"‰è€ ³Ã¦Å" µ ä ¸â‚¬Ã©Å¡ »Ã¦ ²â€™Ã¦Å"‰å ° ¾Ã¥ · ´Ã§Å"Ÿå ¥â€¡Ã¦â‚¬ ª çÅ"Ÿå ¥â€¡Ã¦â‚¬ ª Simplified Characters ä ¸ ¤Ã¥  ªÃ¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½Ã¤ ¸ ¤Ã¥  ªÃ¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½ ä ¸ ¤Ã¥  ªÃ¨â‚¬ Ã¨â„¢Å½Ã¨ ·â€˜Ã¥ ¾â€"Ã¥ ¿ « è ·â€˜Ã¥ ¾â€"Ã¥ ¿ «Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¥  ªÃ¦ ² ¡Ã¦Å"‰è€ ³Ã¦Å" µ ä ¸â‚¬Ã¥  ªÃ¦ ² ¡Ã¦Å"‰å ° ¾Ã¥ · ´Ã§Å"Ÿå ¥â€¡Ã¦â‚¬ ª çÅ"Ÿå ¥â€¡Ã¦â‚¬ ª English Translation Two tigers, two tigers,Running fast, running fastOne without ears, one without a tailHow strange! How strange!