Mandarin Chinese children’s song 我的朋友在哪里 wo de peng you zai na li Where is my friend: pinyin, lyrics, annotation, English translation, quotes about number, Avicii – Wake Me Up (Lyric Video)

Posted on 09/21/2013 by Chinesetolearn

When the students are learning their Chinese names, this is a nice song to teach in classroom. At the third repetition, the teacher can change the line 我的朋友在哪里 to a student’s name 在哪里.

我的朋友在哪里
wǒ de péngyou zài nǎlǐ
Where is my friend?

一二三四五六七
yí èr sān sì wǔ liù qī
1234567

我的朋友在哪里
wǒ de péngyou zài nǎlǐ
Where is my friend?

在这里 在这里
zài zhèlǐ zài zhèlǐ
Here, here

我的朋友在这里
wǒ de péngyou zài zhèlǐ
My friend is here.

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Lyrics with Chinese annotation for teaching and learning purpose.

我的朋友在哪里
wǒ de péngyou zài nǎlǐ
Where is my friend?
我的 (possessive pronoun, my) 朋友 (noun phrase, friend) 在 (preposition, at/on/in etc..) 哪里 (adverb, where)

一二三四五六七
yí èr sān sì wǔ liù qī
1234567
一(number 1) 二(number 2) 三 (number 3) 四 (number 4) 五 (number 5) 六 (number 6) 七 (number 7)

我的朋友在哪里
wǒ de péngyou zài nǎlǐ
Where is my friend?
我的 (possessive pronoun, my) 朋友 (noun phrase, friend) 在 (preposition, at/on/in etc..) 哪里 (adverb, where)

在这里 在这里
zài zhèlǐ zài zhèlǐ
Here, here
在 (preposition, at/in) 这里 (noun phrase, here) 在 (preposition, at/in) 这里

我的朋友在这里
wǒ de péngyou zài zhèlǐ
My friend is here.
我的 (possessive pronoun, my) 朋友 (noun phrase friend) 在(preposition, at/in) 这里 (noun phrase here)

Translated and annotated by Shu

The following is a cute video with many children’s songs combined:

Quotes about number / numbers:

“Sometimes I get depressed about my age. In March I’ll be 26. If man weren’t measured in numbers, but rather letters, I’d be turning Z. And then I’d be dead.”
― Jarod Kintz

“I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.”
― Patrick Rothfuss

“Prime numbers are divisible only by 1 and by themselves. They hold their place in the infinite series of natural numbers, squashed, like all numbers, between two others, but one step further than the rest. They are suspicious, solitary numbers, which is why Mattia thought they were wonderful. Sometimes he thought that they had ended up in that sequence by mistake, that they’d been trapped, like pearls strung on a necklace. Other times he suspected that they too would have preferred to be like all others, just ordinary numbers, but for some reason they couldn’t do it. this second thought struck him mostly at night, in the chaotic interweaving of images that comes before sleep, when the mind is too weak to tell itself lies.”
― Paolo Giordano

“Time to go run the calories away, do away with all the numbers stalking you, throw out the bad habits and excess weight.”
― Alysha Speer

These quotes come from:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/numbers

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Learn to sing Mandarin Chinese song: 忘了我是誰 Wang le wo shi shui Forgot who I am 王海玲 Wang Hai Ling 黄莺莺 Tracy Huang Yingying: lyrics, pinyin, English translation, annotation, quotes of forget, Green Day The Forgotten

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Chinesetolearn

For Tracy Huang’s verson with Chinese subtitle, see : 「忘了我是誰 」~ 黃鶯鶯 MV經典重溫 Tracy’s Classic Hit , see the following Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1CVVi-XoQ4

忘了我是誰
Wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Forgot who I am

王海玲
Wang Hai Ling
黄莺莺
Huang Yingying
Tracy Huang

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看了心里都是你　忘了我是谁
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 le5 xin1 li3 du1 shi4 ni3, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. After seeing you, all my heart is you. (I) forgot who I am.

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看的时候心里跳　看过以后眼泪垂
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 de5 shi2 hou4 xin1 li3 tiao4, kan4 guo4 yi3 hou4 yan3 lei4 chui2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. When I was seeing you, the heart was jumping, and after I saw (your eyes) (my) eyes were dripping tears.

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　不看你也爱上你　忘了我是谁　忘了我是谁
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, bu2 kan4 ni3 ye3 ai4 shang4 ni3, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. Did not see you, however I fell in love with you. (I) forgot who I am. (I) forgot who I am.

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看了心里都是你　忘了我是谁
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 le5 xin1 li3 du1 shi4 ni3, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. After seeing you, all my heart is you. (I) forgot who I am.

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看的时候心里跳　看过以后眼泪垂
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 de5 shi2 hou4 xin1 li3 tiao4, kan4 guo4 yi3 hou4 yan3 lei4 chui2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. When I was seeing you, the heart was jumping, and after I saw (your eyes) (my) eyes were dripping tears.

Repeat as needed. This song has a lot of repetitions. Good for learning Chinese.

So thus, I annotated it. Have fun learn Chinese!

忘了我是誰
Wang liao wo shi shui
Wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
王海玲
Wang Hai Ling

黄莺莺
Huang Yingying
Tracy Huang

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看了心里都是你　忘了我是谁
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 le5 xin1 li3 du1 shi4 ni3, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. After seeing you, all my heart is you. (I) forgot who I am.

不 (negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies) 眼 (noun, eyes)　不 (negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)眉 (noun, eyebrows)　看 (verb, see) 了 (past tense marker/completed action marker) 心 (noun, heart) 里 (preposition, inside)都 (adverb, all) 是 (verb, is) 你 (pronoun, you)　忘 (verb, forget) 了 (past tense marker/ completed action marker) 我 (pronoun, I) 是(verb, is) 谁(question pronoun, who/ whom)

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看的时候心里跳　看过以后眼泪垂
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 de5 shi2 hou4 xin1 li3 tiao4, kan4 guo4 yi3 hou4 yan3 lei4 chui2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. When I was seeing you, the heart was jumping, and after I saw (your eyes) (my) eyes were dripping tears.

不(negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)眼(noun, eyes)　不(negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies) 眉(noun, eyebrows)　看(verb, see) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)时候 (noun phrase, during the time of …)心 (noun, heart) 里(preposition, inside)跳(verb, jump)　看 (verb, see) 过(experienced action marker) 以后(preposition, after) 眼泪 (noun phrase, tears) 垂 (verb, drop, drip)

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　不看你也爱上你　忘了我是谁　忘了我是谁
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, bu2 kan4 ni3 ye3 ai4 shang4 ni3, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. Did not see you, however I fell in love with you. (I) forgot who I am. (I) forgot who I am.

不(negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)眼(noun, eyes)　不(negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies) 眉(noun, eyebrows)不 (negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你(pronoun, you) 也(adverb, also) 爱 (verb, love) 上(coverb, means started Verb+ing; the main verb is love, so 爱上 means started loving / came to love) 你(pronoun, you)　忘 (verb, forget) 了 (completed action marker)我(pronoun, I)是(verb, is)谁(question pronoun, I)　忘 (verb, forget) 了 (past tense marker/ completed action marker) 我 (pronoun, I) 是(verb, is) 谁(question pronoun, who/ whom)

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看了心里都是你　忘了我是谁
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 le5 xin1 li3 du1 shi4 ni3, wang4 le5 wo3 shi4 shei2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. After seeing you, all my heart is you. (I) forgot who I am.

不 (negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies) 眼 (noun, eyes)　不 (negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)眉 (noun, eyebrows)　看 (verb, see) 了 (past tense marker/completed action marker) 心 (noun, heart) 里 (preposition, inside)都 (adverb, all) 是 (verb, is) 你 (pronoun, you)　忘 (verb, forget) 了 (past tense marker/ completed action marker) 我 (pronoun, I) 是(verb, is) 谁(question pronoun, who/ whom)

不看你的眼　不看你的眉　看的时候心里跳　看过以后眼泪垂
bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 yan3, bu2 kan4 ni3 de5 mei2, kan4 de5 shi2 hou4 xin1 li3 tiao4, kan4 guo4 yi3 hou4 yan3 lei4 chui2
Not to look at your eyes. Not to look at your eyebrows. When I was seeing you, the heart was jumping, and after I saw (your eyes) (my) eyes were dripping tears.

不(negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)眼(noun, eyes)　不(negate word, not) 看 (verb, see) 你 (pronoun, you) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies) 眉(noun, eyebrows)　看(verb, see) 的 (connecting particle to connect the attribute and the noun it modifies)时候 (noun phrase, during the time of …)心 (noun, heart) 里(preposition, inside)跳(verb, jump)　看 (verb, see) 过(experienced action marker) 以后(preposition, after) 眼泪 (noun phrase, tears) 垂 (verb, drop, drip).

Translated and annotated by Shu

Quotes about forget:

“If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

“Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.”
― Paulo Coelho

“Trying to forget really doesn’t work. In fact, it’s pretty much the same as remembering. But I tried to forget anyway, and to ignore the fact that I was remembering you all the time.”
― Rebecca Stead

“To be able to forget means sanity.”
― Jack London, The Star Rover

These quotes come from:
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/forget

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