Christmas Songs with a Chinese Twist
Enjoy these challenging Christmas-themed Chinese tongue twisters. Each comes with English translation and Pinyin pronunciation:
Santa's Sleigh Slide
- Santa slides his sleigh swiftly,
圣诞老人滑雪橇快,
Shèngdàn lǎorén huá xuěqiāo kuài, - Sleigh slides on slippery slide,
雪橇在滑梯上滑,
Xuěqiāo zài huátī shàng huá, - Slide slips sleigh smoothly,
滑梯滑滑雪橇滑,
Huátī huá huá xuěqiāo huá, - Santa's sleigh slides speedily.
圣诞老人雪橇滑得快。
Shèngdàn lǎorén xuěqiāo huá de kuài.
Reindeer's Red Nose Race
- Rudolf's red nose raced rapidly,
鲁道夫红鼻子跑得快,
Lǔdàofū hóng bízi pǎo de kuài, - Reindeer raced really readily,
驯鹿赛跑真快活,
Xùnlù sàipǎo zhēn kuàihuo, - Ruby radiance ran rightly,
红宝石光芒四射,
Hóng bǎoshí guāngmáng sìshè, - Reindeers' race ran remarkably.
驯鹿比赛跑得妙。
Xùnlù bǐsài pǎo de miào.
Snowy Santa
- Silly Santa slides on snow,
圣诞老人雪中滑,
Shèngdàn lǎorén xuě zhōng huá, - Slipping, sliding, to and fro,
滑来滑去前后跨,
Huá lái huá qù qián hòu kuà, - Snow-swept Santa shows his skill.
雪中老人技艺佳。
Xuě zhōng lǎorén jìyì jiā.