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What Country are you From?
Níhǎo xuésheng, nǐmen máng ma?
If you’re not too busy, you can watch this Groovi Pauly video. It’s a little silly, but you can learn a lot by watching … and even more if you sing along. Below are translations and descriptions, so you can verify what you think you are hearing.
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Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén (What is your nationality?) |
jiào = called (lesson 3)
Many characters and puppets say their names and nationalities:
Shāyú (shark): ào dà lì yà rén (Italian)
Mr Bubbly Head: jiā ná dà rén (Canadian)
Policeman: xīnjiāpō rén (Singaporen)
Doudou calls himself bú shì rén (I am not a person)
The policeman calls himself bù kéyǐ xiānsheng (Mr. Not-allowed)
bù ké yǐ = not allowed (lesson 7)
xiānsheng = Mr. (lesson 3)
The final refrain is
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Nǎ yí gè guó jiā? |
Nǎ yí gè = which one
guó jiā = country
