Dàyǔ Hé Xiǎoyǔ
大雨 和 小雨
Heavy Rain and Light Rain
Dàyǔ huā lālā,
大雨 哗 啦啦,
Heavy rain shatters,
xiǎoyǔ xī lìlì,
小雨 淅沥沥,
Light rain patters,
huā lālā xī lìlì,
哗 啦啦淅沥沥,
Shatters, patters,
xiǎocǎo xiào xīxī.
小草 笑 嘻嘻。
The grass is grinning.
Vocabulary:
1. 大(dà): big; heavy; old
Zhè zhāng zhuōzi bǐ nàzhāng dà.
这 张 桌子 比 那张 大。
This table is bigger than that one.
Jīntiān de yǔ hěndà.
今天 的 雨 很大。
The rain is heavy today.
Tā niánji dà le.
他 年纪 大 了。
He is old.
2. 小(xiǎo): small, tiny, little, young
Nà ge xiǎoháir shí suì le.
那 个 小孩儿 10 岁了。
That little kid is 10 years old.
Zhè shì ge xiǎo wènti.
这 是 个 小 问题。
This is a tiny problem.
Zhè shì yí ge xiǎo chéngshì.
这 是 一 个 小 城市。
This is a small city.
Exercises:
1. When we want to say that someone is quite old, we can say ____.
A. 他年纪很丑。(Tā niánji hěn chǒu.)
B. 他年纪很好。(Tā niánji hěn hǎo.)
C. 他年纪很大。(Tā niánji hěn dà.)
2. Which is the opposite of “大(dà)?” ____
A. small; tiny; strong
B. tiny; little; young
C. heavy; little; small