Sing to Learn Chinese: I Miss You Very Much

Singing is always a great way to get the children move around and have fun.  I know I always do.  When I do the kids follow.  What a relaxing method to engage the kids!  Music is a fantastic tool to learn a language.

Do you like karaoke?  Have you been to a karaoke party?  Many families have their own karaoke equipment at home.  There are karaoke apps available as well so you can sing when you are on the road.  This is a fun entertainment for the whole family and friends.  Ready for a new song in Mandarin?  Maybe you can sing it with your child(ren) or students in your upcoming party!

“I Miss You” 好想你 [haoˇ xianˇ niˇ] is performed by young performing artist, Joyce Chu.  Let’s look at the title of the song. There are three Chinese characters:  好 haoˇ = good; very. 想 xianˇ = to think; to miss.  你 niˇ = you.   好想你 [haoˇ xianˇ niˇ] literally means “(I) miss you very much.”

This song is easy to sing along and it has a lot of phrase repetition.  If you and your children have visited Taiwan and/or Malaysia you will enjoy this music video even more with the places you might recognize.

I have included the lyrics in traditional characters, in pinyin, and in simplified characters.  Now, let’s sing!

Traditional Chinese Character Version

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想要

傳送一封簡訊給你

我好想好想你

想要立刻打通電話給你

我好想好想你

每天起床的第一件事情

就是好想好想你

無論晴天還是下雨

都好想好想你

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每次當我一說我好想你
你都不相信

但卻總愛問我 有沒有想你
我不懂得甜言蜜語
所以 只說好想你
反正 說來說去
都只想讓你開心

1|2|3

好想你 好想你

好想你 好想你

是 真的真的好想你
不是 假的假的好想你

好想你 好想你

好想你 好想你
是 夠力夠力好想你
真的 西北西北好想你

4

好想你 好想你

好想你

Pinyin Version

1

Xiǎng yào
chuán sòng yī fēng jiǎn xùn gěi nǐ
wǒ hǎo xiǎng hǎo xiǎng nǐ
xiǎng yào lì kè dǎ tōng diàn huà gěi nǐ
wǒ hǎo xiǎng hǎo xiǎng nǐ
měi tiān qǐ chuáng de dì yī jiàn shì qíng
jiù shì hǎo xiǎng hǎo xiǎng nǐ
wú lùn qíng tiān hái shì xià yǔ
dōu hǎo xiǎng hǎo xiǎng nǐ

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Měi cì dāng wǒ yī shuō wǒ hǎo xiǎng nǐ
nǐ dōu bù xiāng xìn
dàn què zǒng ài wèn wǒ yǒu méi yǒu xiǎng nǐ
wǒ bù dǒng dé tián yán mì yǔ
suǒ yǐ zhǐ shuō hǎo xiǎng nǐ
fǎn zhèng shuō lái shuō qù
dōu zhǐ xiǎng ràng nǐ kāi xīn

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hǎo xiǎng nǐ hǎo xiǎng nǐ

hǎo xiǎng nǐ hǎo xiǎng nǐ
shì zhēn de zhēn de hǎo xiǎng nǐ
bù shì jiǎ de jiǎ de hǎo xiǎng nǐ
hǎo xiǎng nǐ hǎo xiǎng nǐ

hǎo xiǎng nǐ hǎo xiǎng nǐ
shì gòu lì gòu lì hǎo xiǎng nǐ
zhēn de xī běi xī běi hǎo xiǎng nǐ

4

hǎo xiǎng nǐ hǎo xiǎng nǐ

hǎo xiǎng nǐ

Simplified Chinese Character Version

想要
传送一封简讯给你
我好想好想你
想要立刻打通电话给你
我好想好想你
每天起床的第一件事情
就是好想好想你
无论晴天还是下雨
都好想好想你

1|2

每次当我一说我好想你
你都不相信
但却总爱问我有没有想你
我不懂得甜言蜜语
所以只说好想你
反正说来说去
都只想让你开心

1|2|3

好想你 好想你

好想你 好想你

是 真的真的好想你
不是 假的假的好想你

好想你 好想你

好想你 好想你
是 夠力夠力好想你
真的 西北西北好想你

4

好想你 好想你

好想你

 

 

Music video credit: courtesy of RedPeople

 

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