(Shu yazi) Counting Ducks
Mén qián dàqiáo xià,
Under the bridge and in front of the gate,
Èr sì liù qi ba.
Two, four, six, seven, eight.
Gaga gaga,
Quack quack,
Zhen ya zhen duo ya.
So many ducks.
Shu bù qing dàodi duoshao ya,
We can't count them all,
Shu bù qing dàodi duoshao ya.
We can’t tell how many ducks there are.
Gan ya laoyéye,
Grandpa overtakes the ducks,
Húzi báihuahua,
Beard shining white,
Chàng ya chàngzhe jiaxiangxì,
Singing a local song,
Hái huì shuo xiàohua,
And he jokes,
Xiaoháir, xiaoháir,
Little ones, little ones,
Kuàikuai shàng xuéxiào,
Go to school, quick,
Bié kao ge yadàn bào huí jia,
And don’t bring home a duck egg,
Bié kao ge yadàn bào huí jia.
And don’t bring home a duck egg.
1. 
(ya): n. duck
Xiao yazi hen ke’ài.
The ducklings are cute.
Yazi huì yóuyong.
The duck can swim.
2. 
(ba): num. eight
Zhèr you bage júzi.
There are eight oranges here.
Xiànzài shì ba dian zhong.
It is eight o’clock.
3. 
(hua): n. flower
Zhè duo hua hen piàoliang.
The flower is very beautiful.
4. 
( jia): n. home/family
Wo jia you san kou rén.
There are three people in my family.