My Family: Talking Fingers
Each finger is compared to a family member: Father, Mother, Older brother, Older sister, and Baby, in Japanese.
Listen to this song, おはなし ゆびさん, Talking Fingers. You can also hear the tune on this site.
Click the Play button to listen.
| おはなし ゆびさん このゆび パパ ふとっちょ パパ やあ やあ やあ やあ ワハハハハハハ おはなしする このゆび ママ やさしい ママ まあ まあ まあ まあ オホホホホホホ おはなしする このゆび にいさん おおきい にいさん オス オス オス オス エヘヘヘヘヘヘ おはなしする このゆび ねえさん おしゃれな ねえさん アラ アラ アラ アラ ウフフフフフフ おはなしする このゆび あかちゃん よちよち あかちゃん ウマ ウマ ウマ ウマ アブブブブブブ おはなしする |
Talking Fingers This finger, my Dad A chubby Dad Ya ya ya ya Wa ha ha ha ha ha ha He talks like this This finger, my Mom A nice Mom Maa maa maa maa O ho ho ho ho ho ho She talks like this This finger, my older brother A big brother Osu Osu Osu Osu E he he he he he he He talks like this This finger, my older sister A fashionable sister Ara ara ara ara U fu fu fu fu fu fu She talks like this This finger, the little baby A toddling baby Uma uma uma uma A bu bu bu bu bu bu Baby talks like this |
たんじょうび パーティー
Japanese people learned this birthday celebration from Western cultures. A birthday cake and a present with the song "Happy Birthday to You" are now Japanese tradition. Click each Play button to listen.
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Other vocabulary:
- おたんじょうび おめでとう
- ともだちを しょうたいします
- パーティーを します
- プレゼントを もらいます
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 3 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 3, Part B.
