Five Little Pumpkins in Mandarin with support in English, Pinyin and Zhuyin

Five Little Pumpkins in Mandarin for Halloween. I am sharing this with the support of an interactive storytime video and lyrics in Mandarin Chinese, English, Pinyin, and Zhuyin.

For Mandarin learners at a young age, singing nursery rhymes and engaging in storytime sessions can be the seeds of a  love for language, cultures, and a bilingual family journey. Research has continuously illustrated that the interaction between melody, rhythm, and language during these activities builds a foundation for language acquisition.

When learners sing we guide them to use body movement, hand gestures, and facial expressions. At the same time, they are engaged in active listening and following by connecting with written words. This multisensory experience provided by singing and storytelling significantly enhances language retention and comprehension.

Songs and stories are simple, meaningful, and playful tools for you to keep Mandarin active. When infused with the target language, Mandarin, they become bridges to not just words, but two worlds.

A song that is familiar to the kids in English can easily be shared in Mandarin Chinese. Why? That is because learners already have some background information about the lyrics or the story. That will spark their curiosity to know how to sing the song and listen to the story in Mandarin.

Here is the featured song: Five Little Pumpkins in Mandarin! I hope you and your young learners have a lot of fun.

 

Here is Five Little Pumpkins in Mandarin Lyrics :(1) Traditional Chinese version (2) Simplified Chinese version (3) Traditional Chinese with Zhuyin (4) Simplified Chinese with Pinyin (5) English

 

Traditional Chinese version:

一個南瓜笑哈哈 一個南瓜笑哈哈 一個南瓜笑哈哈 一個南瓜很開心

兩個南瓜哭哭哭 兩個南瓜哭哭哭 兩個南瓜哭哭哭 兩個南瓜不開心

三個南瓜吃吃吃 三個南瓜吃吃吃 三個南瓜吃吃吃 三個南瓜吃飽了

四個南瓜打哈欠 四個南瓜打哈欠 四個南瓜打哈欠 四個南瓜累了

五個南瓜閉上眼睛 五個南瓜閉上眼睛 五個南瓜閉上眼睛 五個南瓜睡著了

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Simplified Chinese version:

一个南瓜笑哈哈 一个南瓜笑哈哈 一个南瓜笑哈哈 一个南瓜很开心

两个南瓜哭哭哭 两个南瓜哭哭哭 两个南瓜哭哭哭 两个南瓜不开心

三个南瓜吃吃吃 三个南瓜吃吃吃 三个南瓜吃吃吃 三个南瓜吃饱了

四个南瓜打哈欠 四个南瓜打哈欠 四个南瓜打哈欠 四个南瓜累了

五个南瓜闭上眼睛 五个南瓜闭上眼睛 五个南瓜闭上眼睛 五个南瓜睡着了

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Traditional Chinese with Zhuyin

一yí个gè南nán瓜guā笑xiào哈hā哈hā 一yí个gè南nán瓜guā笑xiào哈hā哈hā 一yí个gè南nán瓜guā笑xiào哈hā哈hā 一yí个gè南nán瓜guā很hěn开kāi心xīn

两liǎng个gè南nán瓜guā哭kū哭kū哭kū 两liǎng个gè南nán瓜guā哭kū哭kū哭kū 两liǎng个gè南nán瓜guā哭kū哭kū哭kū  两liǎng个gè南nán瓜guā不bù开kāi心xīn

三sān个ge南nán瓜guā吃chī吃chī吃chī 三sān个ge南nán瓜guā吃chī吃chī吃chī 三sān个ge南nán瓜guā吃chī吃chī吃chī 三sān个ge南nán瓜guā吃chī饱bǎo了le

四sì个gè南nán瓜guā打dǎ哈hā欠qian 四sì个gè南nán瓜guā打dǎ哈hā欠qian 四sì个gè南nán瓜guā打dǎ哈hā欠qian 四sì个gè南nán瓜guā累lèi了le

五wǔ个gè南nán瓜guā闭bì上shang眼yǎn睛jīng 五wǔ个gè南nán瓜guā闭bì上shang眼yǎn睛jīng 五wǔ个gè南nán瓜guā闭bì上shang眼yǎn睛jīng 五wǔ个gè南nán瓜guā睡shuì着zháo了le

One pumpkin laughs, laughs, laughs. (x3) One pumpkin is happy.
Two pumpkins cry, cry, cry. (x3) Two pumpkins are not happy.
Three pumpkins eat, eat, eat. (x3)  Three pumpkins are full.
Four pumpkins yawn, yawn, yawn. (x3) Four pumpkins are tired.
Five pumpkins close their eyes, close their eyes, close their eyes. (x3) Five pumpkins fall asleep.

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