Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 150 – A Chinese tongue twister to practice "can, chan, cang and chang" pronunciation

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 150 – A Chinese tongue twister to practice  

can, chan, cang and chang pronunciation

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about Onomatopoeia in Chinese. Today, we will talk about A Chinese tongue twister to practice how to pronounce can, chan, cang and chang.

cán hé chán

  蚕  和    蝉 (Silkworm and cicada)

pá lái pá qù shì cán,

 爬 来 爬  去   是  蚕，(The crawling one is the silkworm,)

fēi lái fēi qù shì chán.

飞  来 飞  去   是    蝉.  (The Flying one is the cicada.)

cán cháng zài sāng yè lǐ cáng,

  蚕      常     在    桑    叶里   藏，

(The silkworm is usually hiding in the mulberry leaves.)

chán cáng zài shù lín lǐ chàng.

   蝉      藏    在    树  林里    唱。

(The cicada is always singing  in the woods)