父亲节快乐! Happy Father’s Day!

Well it’s Father’s Day this weekend in Australia!  But in China it is not celebrated on the same day.  In China ‘Dad’ is 爸爸(Bà ba) which sounds like exactly the same word for the number  ‘Eight’ in Chinese 八(bā). So it makes sense to make Father’s Day on 八月八号(bā yuè bā hào) The Eight Month Eight Day! 八八=爸爸! A more formal word for father is 父亲(fù qīn), so Father’s Day in China is often referred to as 父亲节(fù qīn jié, literally father festival).  To say Happy Fathers Day we just add a ‘Happy’ onto the end 父亲节快乐!(fù qīn jié kuài lè!).

In Australia though it is this weekend (4th Sept), so here is a great song to sing along to, to your 爸爸 on Father’s Day!  Groovi Pauli has lots of other cool songs, so check out all his albums on iTunes and you can listen to them in the car! Words to the song are below.

爸爸(bà ba), 你带我去打球 (nǐ dài wǒ qù dǎ qiú). X2
(Daddy, you take me to play ball.)

爸爸(bà ba), 你陪我看书 (nǐ péi wǒ kàn shū). X2
(Daddy, you read books with me.)

爸爸(bà ba), 我和你在一起 (wǒ hé nǐ zài yì qǐ).X2
(Daddy, I am with you together.)

爸爸(bà ba),你给我鼓励 (nǐ gěi wǒ gǔ lì).X2
(Daddy, you give me encouragement.)

爸爸(bà ba), 爸爸(bà ba), 父亲节快乐! (fù qīn jié kuài lè)!
(Daddy, Daddy, happy father’s day!)

爸爸(bà ba),你带我去游泳. (nǐ dài wǒ qù yóu yǒng). X2
(Daddy, you take me swimming.)

爸爸(bà ba), 你陪我看电影.(nǐ péi wǒ kàn diàn yǐng). X2
(Daddy, you watch movies with me.)

爸爸(bà ba),你陪我玩躲猫猫. (nǐ péi wǒ wán duǒ māo māo). x2
(Daddy, you play hide and seek with me.)

爸爸(bà ba), 爸爸(bà ba), 父亲节快乐! (fù qīn jié kuài lè)! x2
(Daddy, Daddy, happy father’s day!)

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