Korean Kids Song Sunday: Korean Alphabet to the tune of Doe a Dear

Most American children grow up learning the same ABC song (which incidentally has the same tune as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).   I don't know what is considered the most popular Korean alphabet song (가나다송), but there are a few on you-tube, some which are more simple, some more complex and some with a catchy tune and others that I can't seem to follow.

One of the more complex and fun Korean alphabet songs is this one to the tune of Doe a Deer (from Sound of Music....I love this musical!):




This cute song is featured on an iphone app called Ding Dong Deng - Han-Geul (딩동댕 한글-동물편).

There are free and paid versions of both the iphone app and the ipad app.  The free version allows all the games, matching, writing exercises, etc for only ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ.

Here's the lyrics in hangul to the cute alphabet song where each letter represents a different animal (there are 14 consonants in the Korean alphabet and their are 7 notes in do re mi fa so la ti, so it's a perfect fit!)
ㄱ 기역 멍멍 강아지
ㄴ 니은 잘생긴 너구리
ㄷ 디귿 꾸울꿀 돼지
ㄹ 리을 꽥꽥 오리
ㅁ 미음 영차 물개
ㅂ 비읍 삐약 병아리
ㅅ 시읏 어흥 사자
사이 좋은 동물 친구들

ㅇ 이응 똑똑한 원숭이
ㅈ 지읒 귀여운 다람쥐
ㅊ 치읓 째액짹 참새
ㅋ 키읔 코가 큰 코끼리
ㅌ 티읕 깡총 토끼
ㅍ 피읖 멋있는 펭귄
ㅎ 히읗 뚱뚱한 하마
동물 친구들이 좋아요


Translation in English:
ㄱ woof woof puppy
ㄴ good looking raccoon
ㄷ oink oink pig
ㄹ quack quack duck
ㅁ (strong) sea lion
ㅂ cheep cheep chick
ㅅ roar lion
Animal friends with a good relationship

ㅇ smart monkey
ㅈ cute squirrel
ㅊ cheep cheep sparrow
ㅋ big-nosed elephant
ㅌ hopping rabbit
ㅍ handsome penguin
ㅎ fat hippo
I love my animal friends!

Korean Kids Songs: iphone app: 꼬마송

Every once in a while, I will do an App search for "Korean" or "아이" "우아" "동요" "동화" to see what apps have been newly released.  I'm pretty sure I have most of the free ones and a few of the paid ones.  I'm a klepto like that, but Husband doesn't protest since they're FREE!!!  This is what my "Korean page" of my iphone looked like once upon a time.  I think it's overflowed onto a second page now.

Interestingly, this blog is the landing page for people searching for the cute Korean Number Song (숫자송) which I translated here.  Well, if you want to be able to listen to that song along with the other cute comic songs  (엽기송) that are on you-tube and yahoo!kids Korea.....download this free app:

There are no bells and whistles.  It's just a music player.  But it's got the carrot song, number song, milk song, health song, rice grain song, cucumber song, etc.

You can play the songs while using another application.  Did I mention its free?  Really can't complain about that.

It's good listening for the shower.

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Pororo Theme song (Season 1 &2)

I don't think that Pororo the Little Penguin needs an introduction.  But, just in case...Pororo is one of the most popular children's cartoon in Asia.  Pororo began as a Korean creation but has expanded and is translated in multiple languages and is shown in over 80 countries.   Kids love Pororo!!!
Any Korean grocery store here in the states is going to carry Pororo merchandise for kids and any Korean video store will likely carry pirated versions of the DVD series (with or without subtitles).  

Pororos theme song was the first song in a CD block of 100 Korean kids songs that I borrowed.  Pororo is crazy popular.  I wonder if there was a loveability contest between Pororo and Elmo, who would win?

Lyrics in Korean
야! 뽀로로다
노는 게 제일 좋아.
친구들 모여라!
언제나 즐거워
개구쟁이 뽀로로

눈 덮인 숲 속 마을.
꼬마 펭귄 나가신다
언제나 즐거워.
오늘은 또 무슨 일이 생길까?

뽀로로를 불러봐요. 
뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로
뽀롱뽀롱 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀롱 뽀로로

노는 게 제일 좋아.
친구들 모여라
언제나 즐거워
뽀롱뽀롱 뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로

Transliteration
yah! Pororo-da!
noh-neun geh jeh-eel joh-ah
chin-goo-deul moh-yuh-rah!
un-jeh-nah jeul-guh-wuh
geh-goo-jeng-ee Pororo!


noon dup-eun soop sohk-mah-eul
ggoh-mah peng-guin na-gah-shin-dah
un-jeh-nah jeul-guh-wuh
oh-neul-eun ddoh moo-seun eel-ee seng-gil-ka?

Po Ro Ro bool-uh bah-yoh
Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Po Ro Ro

noh-neun geh jeh-eel joh-ah

chin-goo-deul moh-yuh-rah!

un-jeh-nah jeul-guh-wuh

Porong Porong Porong Porong Po Ro Ro!

Lyrics in English:
Hey! It's Pororo
I love to play all day
Come join me all my friends
Always happy,
as can be Little Penguin, Pororo

Snow covered wonderland
Make way for Pororo
Always happy, as can be
Everyday a new adventure waits for me

Call for him my Little Penguin
Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Porong Po Ro Ro

I love to play all day
Come join me all my friends
Always happy, as can be
Porong, Porong, Porong, Porong, Po Ro Ro

Korean Kids Song Sunday: I'm a Little Teapot 작은 주전자예요

"I'm a Little Teapot" is a definite favorite of kids probably due to the easy hand motions.  I'm having trouble finding a you-tube video of the song in Korean. But it is easily found in English.
So, instead, I'm including a page of my favorite Korean kids song book by Samsung Publishers.  This book/CD combo includes 40 songs, its lyrics, sheet music and illustrations of the handmotions.  I have purchased 3 books in this series and a few of their iphone apps too.



Lyrics in English:
I'm a little teapot short and stout
Here is my handle, here is my spout
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout!
Tip me over and pour me out


Lyrics in Korean:
나는 작고 뚱뚱한 주전자
손잡이 있고 주둥이 있죠
보글보글 물이 끊으면
쭉 기울 여따라 주세요


Romanization/Transliteration:
nah-neun jah-ggoh ddoong-ddoong-han joo-jun-ja
sohn-jahb-ee eet-goh joo-doong-ee eet-jyo
boh-geul boh-geul mool-eul ggeu-reu-myun
jjook gee-ool yuh-ddah-rah joo-seh-yoh


Translation: (is pretty similar to the English lyrics..but I guess the Korean teapots just don't steam and shout)
I'm a fat teapot
I have a handle and a spout
When my water starts to boil
Tip and pour me out.


PS: I entered the Lyrics into Google Translate and this is what I got:

I have a small kettle fatHandle and spout'sIf you disconnect the water SpongeBob SquarePantsPlease pay straight yeottara

Where "SpongeBob Square Pants" comes from, I really really don't know. 

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 작은별

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	작은별 반짝반짝 작은 별 아름답게 비치네 동쪽 하늘에서도 서쪽 하..

Other You-tube finds:
Blond-haired, blue-eyed Kids singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in Korean and in English! If they can do, my kids can do it!
Cute Korean girl singing with handmotions!


Lyrics in Korean:
반짝반짝 작은 별 아름답게 비치네 
동쪽 하늘에서도   서쪽 하늘에서도 
반짝반짝 작은 별 아름답게 비치네


Korean Lyrics translated into English:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star beautifully shines
In the western sky, in the eastern sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star beautifully shines


Transliteration:
ban-jjak ban-jjak ja-geun byul ah-reum-dab-geh bee-chee-neh
dong-jjok hah-neul-eh-suh-doh    suh-jjok hah-neul-eh-suh-doh
ban-jjak ban-jjak ja-geun byul ah-reum-dab-geh bee-chee-neh

Korean Kids Song Sunday: English Kids Songs with Korean Lyrics

Sorry! I've missed quite a few Korean Kids Song Sundays as life has gotten REALLY REALLY busy lately. Our friends with their cute Korean kids stayed at our house this weekend so I got to practice some of my Korean songs with them.  Because of their Konglish-ness, traditionally English songs sung in Korean lyrics tend to be favorites since the tunes are so familiar.  Usually, when English songs are Korean-nized, the outcome can be slightly disturbing due to translation errors or forced translations, but I've found a few that are pretty good:

Head, shoulders, knees and toes*
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Eensy Weensy Spider
I'm a Little Teapot
10 Little Indians
It's a Small World
Little Cabin in the Woods

*I'm going to try to update this blog with these English children's songs.

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Sprouting Love 싹트네

I really love this Korean Kids Song and after you watch this video, you will see why:
So fun right? Catchy tune, there's actually only 4 lines of lyrics (3 of them repeating), and it's about love that sprouts from the heart!!
Youtube videos:
Cute kiddo
Girl sings greetings to her grammas (할머니) and grandpas (할아버지). If you don't think that you can follow the dance moves to the 1st you-tube video: these motions are pretty fun and simple...as the sprouts get bigger and bigger.

싹트네 율동영상 from 우리미디어 on Vimeo.

Lyrics in Korean 싹트네 싹터요 내 마음에 사랑이
싹트네 싹터요 내 마음에 사랑이
 밀려오는 파도처럼 내 마음에 사랑이
싹트네 싹터요 내 마음에 사랑이
2nd time: 기쁨이 3rd time: 감사가
Transliteration/Romanization: ssak-teu-neh ssak-tuh-yoh neh mah-eum-eh sah-rahng-ee ssak-teu-neh ssak-tuh-yoh neh mah-eum-eh sah-rahng-ee meel-yuh-oh-neun pah-doh-chuh-rum neh mah-eum-eh sah-rahng-ee ssak-teu-neh ssak-tuh-yoh neh mah-eum-eh sah-rahng-ee Conversion into English It's sprouting, It's sprouted in my heart is love [the sprout that sprouts from my heart is love] It's sprouting, It's sprouted in my heart is love pushing through like a wave in my heart is love It's sprouting, It's sprouted in my heart is love

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Daily Bread Song 날마다 우리에게 양식을 주시는 하나님

In thinking about how best to teach Korean to our future kids, I'll probably want to incorporate Korean as much as possible in our daily routines and songs. One daily routine that I hope to instill early on is mealtime prayers, thanking God for the food and all His blessings. And singing the prayer makes this routine all the more fun!

Here's a home video of Korean kiddo following as his parents sing the Daily Bread Song:

(Mom keeps interrupting the song to tell her son to close his eyes.)

Other you-tube finds:
This little boy's rendition of the mealtime prayer song in Kabble (Korean-babble) just slays me.

Lyrics in Korean: 
날마다 우리에게 양식을 주시는
은혜로우신 하나님 참 감사합니다.
아~멘

Transliteration or Romanization: 
nahl-mah-dah oo-ree eh-geh yang-shik-eul joo-shi-neun
eun-heh-ro oo-shin hah-nah-neem jeul gam-sah-hahb-nee-dah
 ah-men

Translation in English: 
For the meal that you provide for us daily [literally: everyday, for us food giving}
We joyfully thank our Gracious God. [gracious God joyful thanks]
A-men 

Here's another version that I found: 날마다 우리에게 양식을 주시는 하나님 아버지 참 감사합니다

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Korean Number song 숫자송

I guess I'm on a roll with cute you-tube videos. This numbers love song is too cute not to post. I think it adequately describes how many waiting adoptive parents feel about their kids in Korea. Except of course, we will love our children for way more than 10 years...and the part about "save my soul" is also probably not the best expectation to have towards your child (which is an entirely different post). But the part about not being able to wait even 3 more seconds? Ha. I feel that way sometimes. Not often. But sometimes.



You-tube video clip:





Yahoo!Kids Video with Handmotions:

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	숫자송 one and two and three and four a..

Cute home-video of three BOYS dancing to the Numbers song:





Lyrics in Korean:

one and two and three and four and (2xs)

1 (일)초라도 안보이면

2 (이)렇게 초조한데

3 (삼)초는 어떻게 기다려

이야 이야 이야 이야

4 (사)랑해 널 사랑해

5 (오)늘은 말할거야

6 (육)십억 지구에서 널 만난건

7 (칠)럭키야

사랑해 요기조기 한 눈팔지 말고 나를 봐

좋아해 나를 향해 웃는 미소 매일매일 보여줘

8 (팔)딱팔딱 뛰는 가슴

9 (구)해줘 오 내 마음

10 (십)년이 가도 너를 사랑해

언제나 이 맘 변치 않을게



Transliteration:

1: eel cho-rah-do ahn-bo-ee-myun

2: ee ruh-keh cho-joh-han-deh

3: sam cho-neun uh-dduh-keh gee-dah-ryuh

eeya-eeya-eeya-eeya

4: sah-rahng-heh nuhl sah-rahng-heh

5: oh neul-eun mahl-hal-guh-yah

6: yook shib-uhg jee-goo-eh-suh nuhl mahn-nan-gun

7: chil lucky ya!

sah-rahng-heh yoh-gee joh-gee han noon-pahl-jee mahl-goh nah-reul bah

joh-ah-heh nah-reul hyang-heh oot-neun mee-soh meh-eel meh-eel boh-yuh-juh

8: pal-ddak pal-ddak ddui-neun gah-seum

9: gooh-heh-juh oh neh mah-eum

10: shib-nyun-ee gah-doh nuh-reul sah-rahng-heh

uhn-jeh-nah ee mahm byun-chee ahn-eul-ggeh!



Translation in English:

1: If I can`t see you for a second,

2: I will be anxious like this

3: how can I wait for you for 3 seconds?

eeya-eeya-eeya-eeya

4: Love you, I love you.

5: I am going to tell you today.

6: That I met you in the world of 6 billion people,

7: It's number 7 lucky

I love you. Don`t look at here and there and just look at me.

I like you. Let me see your smile everyday.

8: My heart is beating for you.

9: Oh, please save my soul.

10: even after 10 years, I will still love you.

I will never change my mind.

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Jesus Loves Me 예수 사랑하심은

Husband and I are going to Honduras for a medical/dental missions trip for a week. This is my 3rd time and husband's 4th time returning to this Baptist Hospital in Guimaca, Honduras. So, for this week's Korean Kids Song Sunday, I'm going to switch gears and post in Spanish too. And if it comes to mind, would you pray for our team?



It is my hope that our child(ren) will grow up with a love of music and singing, but more so, it is my deepest prayer that our family will LOVE LOVE LOVE Jesus more than anything. That love, of course, comes with the knowledge that God loved us first. This is the message I hope that we communicate in Honduras and the message that we communicate to our child(ren).



I think that one of the most beautiful ways to worship is through different languages, which is a foretaste of when all nations and all tongues and all nations will gather to worship God. It is God's desire that no one should be leave this world without hearing and embracing the good news of His saving grace. I hope the simple lyrics and words "Jesus Loves ME" ring true in your heart as it does in ours.



Enjoy!

You-tube finds:

-Performance of kids singing Jesus Loves Me in different languages (including a cute little Korean boy)

-Cheeky girls singing Jesus Loves Me in Korean

-Another darling girl practicing Jesus Loves Me (and her "I'm so cute" look) in the mirror



Lyrics of Jesus Loves me in English:

Jesus loves me, this I know

For the Bible tells me so

Little ones to Him belong

They are weak but He is strong

/// Yes, Jesus loves me ///

The Bible tells me so



Lyrics of Jesus Loves me in Spanish:

Cristo me ama, bien lo se

Su palabra me hace ver

Que los ninos son de aquel

Quien es nuestro amigo fiel

/// Si, Cristo me ama ///

La Biblia dice asi



Lyrics of Jesus Loves Me in Korean:

예수 사랑하심은

거룩하신 말일세

우리들은약하나

예수 권세 많도다

///날 사랑하심 ///

성경에 써있네

(아멘)



Transliteration:

yeh-soo sah-rahng-hah-sheem-eun

guh-rook-ha-shin mal-eel-seh

oo-ree-deul-eun yahk-ha-nah

yeh-soo gwuhn-seh mahn-do-dah

///nahl-sah-rahng-hah-sheem///

suhng-gyung-eh ssuh-eet-neh

(ah-men)



Verse 2-4 in Korean:

2. 나를 사랑하시고 나의 죄를 다 씻어 하늘 문을 여시고 들어가게 하시네

3. 내가 연약할수록 더욱 귀히 여기사 높은 보좌 위에서 낮은 나를 보시네

4. 세상 사는 동안에 나와 함께 하시고 세상 떠나 가는 날 천국가게 하소서

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Tadpole and the Frog 올챙이와 개구리

This Tadpole and Frog song is another popular one on you-tube. I like it because the 꼬물꼬물 (ggoh-mool, ggoh-mool) part is just so dang cute. I had to look up in my Korean-English dictionary what 꼬물꼬물 and 팔딱팔딱 (pahl-dahk pahl-dahk) means. Ha. But it's like trying to look up "splish-splash", "th-thump" or another onomatopoeia (ooh! I spelled that right on the first try!) Pahl-dahk means to palpitate or leap. But I'm going to make up the meaning for ggoh-mool as the sound or motion a tadpole makes as it swims wrigglingly through the water



Enjoy!

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	올챙이와 개구리 개울가에 올챙이 한마리 꼬물꼬물 헤엄치다 뒷다리가 쑥 앞다..

A version found on you-tube with the very cute 꼬물꼬물:



Some commenters remember their professors leading them in singing this song to relieve stress in their college classes! Ha!



Lyrics in Korean:

개울가에 올챙이 한마리

꼬물꼬물 헤엄치다

뒷다리가 쑥

앞다리가 쑥

팔딱팔딱 개구리 됐네

꼬물꼬물 꼬물꼬물 꼬물꼬물 올챙이가

---

뒷다리가 쑥

앞다리가 쑥

팔딱팔딱 개구리 됐네



Transliteration:

geh-ool-gah-eh ohl-cheng-ee han-mah-ree

ggoh-mool ggoh-mool heh-uhm-chee-dah

duit-dah-ree-gah ssook

ahp-dah-ree-gah ssook

pahl-dak pahl-dak geh-goo-ree dehn-neh

ggoh-mool ggoh-mool (3xs) ohl-cheng-ee-gah

---

duit-dah-ree-gah ssook

ahp-dah-ree-gah ssook

pahl-dak pakl-dak geh-goo-ree dehn-neh



Translation:

In the stream, there's one tadpole

wriggle wriggle swimming along

out comes his hind leg

out comes his fore leg

hopping hopping, it turned into a frog

the tadpole wriggles wriggles (3xs)

---

out comes his hind leg

out comes his fore leg

hopping hopping, it turned into a frog

Korean Kids Song Sunday: 3 Bears 곰 세 마리

The 3 bears song is everywhere! I didn't hear it until I started googling and you-tubing Korean Children's song, and this one comes up the most. I can see why kids love the song, but it was made even more popular when a guy performed it in a K-drama "Full House" for his girlfriend. (sorry I don't watch Kdrama's so I don't know the actors or the characters)



I have a free app on my iphone by samsung books that shows the music video. Every once in a while, I let my friend's 1 year old son watch it. He likes the part at the end when they applause after 잘한다 (jahl-han-dah) - Good Job! He claps along too. So cute!

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	곰 세 마리 곰 세 마리가 한집에 있어 아빠 곰 엄마 곰 애기 곰아빠곰..

Another version with different hand motions:





Lyrics in Korean:

곰 세 마리가 한집에 있어

아빠 곰 엄마 곰 애기 곰

아빠곰은 뚱뚱해 엄마 곰은 날씬해

애기 곰은 너무 귀여워

히쭉히쭉 잘한다



Transliteration:

gohm seh-mah-ree-gah han-jib-eh ees-uh

ah-bba gohm, uhm-ma gohm, eh-gee gohm

ah-bba gohm-eun ddoong-doong heh

uhm-ma gohm-eun nahl-sheen heh

eh-gee gohm-eun nuh-moo guee-yuh-wuh

hee-jjook hee-jjook, jahl-han-dah



Translation:

3 bears live in one house

daddy bear, mommy bear, baby bear

daddy bear is fat

mommy bear is skinny

baby bear is oh so cute

hee-jjook hee-jjook, good job!

Korean Kids Song Sunday: 뽀뽀뽀 - Kiss Kiss

This was a difficult week for many adoptive families who are right on the cusp of being able to travel to Korea to bring home their children. The Korean government have stopped processing exit/emigration permits for the entire month of July, with no promise (yet, there are hopes) of continuing in August. This doesn't directly affect us since we have not even been matched with our child so we're not even at the "waiting to travel" phase. Yet, it is what-if-worry-inducing. Again, I remind myself to stay in the here and now and not worry about what tomorrow will bring.



Anyway, I posted this song for the adoptive families who are longing to kiss and hug and finally hold their little ones in Korea. The song joyfully sings about kisses from mom and dad. This song understands that when mamas and papas meet their kiddos, there will be lots and lots of 뽀뽀뽀s (bbo-bbo-bbo).



Interesting to note: kisses can be 뽀뽀 or 뽀뽀뽀, but never really just one 뽀.

Also interesting: I learned a new term of endearment, 귀염둥이 (gui-yum-doong-ee) which I translated as cutie (also sweetheart or baby). I would have like to translate it as "cutie butt" since the 둥이 (doong-ee) reminds me of 엉덩이 (uhng-duhng-ee) which means buttocks (teehee!), but I'll try to remain grown-up here. 귀여워! (gui-yuh-wuh!) means CUTE!





Enjoy!

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	뽀뽀뽀 아빠가 출근할 때 뽀뽀뽀 엄마가 안아줘도 뽀뽀뽀 만나면 반..

Lyrics in Korean

아빠가 출근할 때 뽀뽀뽀

엄마가 안아줘도 뽀뽀뽀

만나면 반갑다고 뽀뽀뽀

헤어질 때 또 만나요 뽀뽀뽀

우리는 귀염둥이 뽀뽀뽀 친구, (뽀뽀뽀 친구)

뽀뽀뽀 뽀뽀뽀 뽀뽀뽀 친구 (빠빠빠빠빠빠빠빠빠빠)



Korean Transliteration

ah-bba-gah chool-guhn-hahl-ddeh, bbo-bbo-bbo

uhm-ma-ga ahn-ah-joo-doh, bbo-bbo-bbo

mahn-nah-myun bahn-gahb-dah-goh, bbo-bbo-bbo

heh-yuh-jil-ddeh ddoh mahn-nah-yoh, bbo-bbo-bbo

oo-ri-neun gui-yum-doong-ee, bbo-bbo-bbo cheen-goo (bbo-bbo-bbo cheen-goo)

bbo-bbo-bbo bbo-bbo-bbo bbo-bbo-bbo

bba-bba-bba-bba-bba-bba-bba-bba-



English Translation

When daddy goes to work, kiss kiss kiss

When mommy hugs me, kiss kiss kiss

Happy to see each other when we meet, kiss kiss kiss

When we part then see each other again, kiss kiss kiss

We are cuties, kiss friends! (kiss friends!)

kiss kiss

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Tooth Brushing - Chee-kah 치카

I love it that doing a search for tooth brushing yielded 13 different songs, stories or games. I also love it that the Korean sound effect for brushing your teeth is CHEE-KAH. I'm so glad that Yahoo!Korean Kids values good dental hygiene as our family does. My favorite tooth-brushing song is Kuku and Yayas.



Yahoo!Korean Kids - Kuku and Yaya's story - Brushing teeth:

Summary of the story: Kuku doesn't want to brush his teeth even after his mom tells him brush after eating. When he goes to play at Yaya's house, Yaya is disgusted at his icky mouth and refuses to play with him. Mr. Sun advises him to sing the chee-kah song and all is happy when he goes home to brush his teeth.

야후! 꾸러기 동화
	치키치카 이닦기 꾸꾸는 밥을 먹은 후에도 이를 닦지 않으려고 해요. 야야는..

Yahoo! Korean Kids - Just the Song:

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	꾸꾸야야의 이닦기 송 칫솔들어, 치약짜고 예쁘게 웃으면서 이 닦자윗니 아랫니 닦..

Song in Korean:

치카치카 이 닦기

칫솔 들어, 치약 짜고
예쁘게 웃으면서 이 닦자
윗니 아랫니 이 닦자
치카치카치치
치카치카치치

이쪽 저쪽 이를 닦자
치카치카치치치카치카

Transliteration:
Chee-sohl deul-eh, chee-yak jja-goh
yeh-bbeu-geh oo-seu-myun-suh ee dahk-jah
weet-nee ah-reh-nee ddahk-jah
chee-kah chee-kah chee-chee
chee-kah chee-kah chee-chee

ee-jjok juh-jjok ee-reul dahk-jah
chee-kah chee-kah chee-chee
chee-kah chee-kah



Translation:
Hold the toothbrush and squeeze out some toothpaste
Prettily, smilingly, let's brush our teeth
Upper teeth, lower teeth, let's brush our teeth
chee-kah chee-kah chee-chee

This way, That way, let's brush our teeth
chee-kah chee-kah

Happy Brushing!!!

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Head, Shoulders, Knees and FEET - 머리 어깨 무릎 발

W.O.W. bonus! 2 songs on one Sunday! To round out the body theme, I'm posting a song you probably already know. The Korean version of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes is pretty much the same except that the Korean version uses FEET instead of TOES. And at the end of the song, the Korean version sings, "EAR, NOSE, EAR/MOUTH" depending on the version.

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	머리 어깨 무릎 발 머리 어깨 무릎 발 무릎 발~ 머리 어깨 무릎 발 무릎 ..

Cute toddler watching the Yahoo!Kids video and dancing along.





Words in Korean:

머리 어깨 무릎 발 무릎 발~

머리 어깨 무릎 발 무릎 발~

머리 어깨 발 무릎 발~

머리 어깨 무릎

귀 코 귀 (some versions 입)



Transliteration:

Muh-ree uh-ggeh moo-reub bal moo-reub bal

Muh-ree uh-ggeh moo-reub bal moo-reub bal

Muh-ree uh-ggeh bal moo-reub bal

Muh-ree uh-ggeh moo-reub

gui ko gui (some versions eeb)



Translation:

Head, shoulders, knees, feet; knees feet

Head, shoulders, knees, feet; knees feet

Head, shoulders, FEET, knees, feet

Head, shoulders, knees

ear, nose, ear (some versions mouth)

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Closed Fist 주먹쥐고

Recently, I asked my mom to sing me a kids Korean song, and she started singing this song.   She was so cute making up the handmotions as she went along. The song is simple with simple motions: fist, open, clap, on your head!



Here's the Yahoo! Kids Korea version:

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	주먹쥐고 주먹쥐고 손을 펴서 손뼉 치고 주먹쥐고또 다시 펴서 손뼉치..

Cute video of mom singing the song to her son who's dancing away. I love at the end when dad says "jahl-hehs-uh-yo!" (good job!) little man motions, "raise the roof!" So cute!



This video shows Korean transformer type robots doing the handmotions:





And for an overload of CUTE, here's a whole pre-school class of kids doing the handmotions very poorly, but so cutely:





Words in Korean:

주먹쥐고 손을 펴서

손뼉 치고 주먹쥐고

 또 다시 펴서 손뼉치고

두 손을 머리위에~

1st time: 해님이 반짝 해님이 반짝

2nd time: 나비가 훨훨 나비가 훨훨 훨훨 날아요

3rd time: 나팔이 뚜뚜 나팔이 뚜뚜 나팔불어요



Transliterated:

Joo-muhk jee-goh sohn-eul pyuh-suh

Sohn-bbyuk chi goh joo-mohk jee-goh

Ddoh dah-shi pyuh-suh sohn-bbyuk chi goh

Doo sohn-eul muh-ree wee eh

1st time: Heh-neem-ee bahn-jjak (3xs) bahn-jjak gg-ruh-yo

2nd: Nah-bee-gah whul-whul (3xs); whul whul nahl-ah-you

3rd time: nah-pal-ee ddoo-ddoo (3xs) nah-pal bul-ruh-yo



Translation:

Hold a fist, then open your hand

Clap your hands, then hold a fist

Then again, open and clap your hands

Put two hands on your head

1st time: Sun is shining (twinkling)

2nd time: Butterfuly is fluttering

3rd time: Trumpet sounds DOO-DOO!

Korean Kids Song: When the Sun Rises 둥근 해가 떴습니다.

It's not Sunday, but I had to post this song early because I have been catching Husband whistling or humming this song. I must be successfully indoctrinating him with Korean music playing it a lot around the house for him to memorize the tune of it. Now he can learn the words!!



I think this song helps learn a lot of vocab for the daily chores...brushing teeth, washing face, putting on clothes, eating, etc. The handmotions are pretty engaging too.

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	둥근해가 떴습니다 둥근 해가 떴습니다.자리에서 일어나서 제일 먼저 이를 닦자..

Cute toddler singing and doing the motions. The song gets a bit to high for her, but finishes it off with a flourish!





Classroom of pre-school kids. (Oh, the little stinker on the right looks so uninterested)





Younger twins learning the motions to the song in this video.



Oh, I can't help myself! Another classroom of cuties:





Words in Korean:

둥근 해가 떴습니다.

자리에서 일어나서

제일 먼저 이를 닦자. 윗니 아랫니 닦자.

세수할때는 깨끗이. 이쪽 저쪽 목 닦고

머리빗고 옷을 입고 거울을 봅니다.

꼭꼭 씹어 밥을 먹고

가방메고 인사하고, 유치원에 갑니다.

씩씩하게 갑니다.



Transliteration:

Doong-geun heh-gah ddus-seub-nee-dah

jah-ree-eh-suh ee-ruh-nah-suh

jeh-eel muhn-juh ee-reul dahk-jah. wuin-ni ah-reh-ni dahk-jah

seh-soo hal-ddeh-neun ggeh-ggeu-shi. ee-johk juh-jjok mohk dak-goh

muh-ree beet-goh ohs-eul eeb-goh. guh-ool-eul bohm-nee-dah

ggok-ggok shib-uh bahb-eul muhk-goh

gah-bang meh-goh een-sah-ha-goh, yoo-chi-won-eh gahb-nee-da,

shik-shik-ha-geh gam-nee-dah



The round sun has risen

Get up from your bed

The very first (thing) is to brush your teeth. Let's brush the top teeth and bottom teeth.

When you wash your face, you make it clean. this way, that way, wash your neck.

brush your hair, put on your clothes. look at the mirror.

chew chew, eat your food

put on your bag and bow, going to kindergarten

going briskly/gallantly/happily

Korean Kids Song Sunday: Where are your eyes? 눈은 어디 있나

So, based on recent news, I think we're going to be in this for the long haul.  I'm trying to prepare myself: the wait will be long. Maybe the wait won't be so long for the referral, but I believe we will be stuck for a loooooooooong while waiting for the Korean government to allow us to bring our child home.  My inclination is to be anxious, whine, cry out, "why?!?" and throw myself a pity party, but perhaps maybe I can attempt to be patient, productive and lean on the Lord and not on my own understanding during this process.



So, from now on, every Sunday will be Korean Kids Song Sunday and I'll post a new song. 


In continuing the body parts theme from the Eyes Eyes Eyes song, this song seem like a fun one to sing with little ones as they learn the names to the body parts.  It's also repetitive and easy to learn.  Summary: Where are your eyes? Right here! Where is your nose? Right here!

야후! 꾸러기 놀이
	눈은 어디 있나? 눈은 어디 있나요? 코는 어디 있나요? 손은 어디 있나요?..

The song is the 2nd in this youtube video - the little girl in the middle is so cute!  (The third song is the Eyes Eyes Eyes song I posted, and did you recognize the last song?)








Words in Korean:

눈은 어디 있나요? 요기

코는 어디 있나요? 요기

귀는 어디 있나요? 요기

손은 어디 있나요? 요기

입은 어디 있을까? 요기



엄마 눈은 어디 있나요? 여기

엄마 코는 어디 있나요? 여기

엄마 귀는 어디 있나요? 여기

엄마 손은 어디 있나요? 여기엄마 입은 어디 있을까요?



Transliteration:

Noon-eun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yoh gee!

Koh-neun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yoh gee!

Gui-neun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yoh gee!

Sohn-eun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yoh gee!

Eeb-eun uh-dee ee-nah you? Yoh gee!



Umma noon-eun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yuh gee!

Umma koh-neun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yuh gee!

Umma gui-neun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yuh gee!

Umma sohn-eun uh-dee ee-nah yoh? Yuh gee!



Translation:

Where are your eyes? Right here!

Where is your nose? Right here!

Where is your ears? Right here!

Where are your hands?! Right here!

Where is your mouth? Right here!



Where are mom's eyes? Right there!

Where are mom's nose? Right there!

Where are mom's ears? Right there!

Where are mom's hands? Right there!

Where is mom's mouth? Right there!



Alternatives:

-Sing with different body parts

-Ask where are mom's, dad's, brothers, sisters, willing dog -  eyes ears nose, etc.

-Sing with other items and things around the house or with shapes and colors, etc.



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What are the songs that you like singing with your kids?

Besides yahoo! korea kids and youtube, what other online resources do you find fun stuff for kids? (not just Korean)

Korean bookstore finds: Korean sound and singing books

This weekend boasted a girlfriend getaway with my Korean college friends which included a trip to a Korean bath house, a Korean hair salon, a Korean restaurant, a korean food court, and of course a Korean bookstore.

The kids book section is very enticing at The Korean Book Center at the Koreatown Plaza in LA. It was hard choosing just one book. Lemme show you what else I would have bought.  These goodies combine 2 of my loves: books and children's music. I love that there's music attached to a BOOK and not to a screen.  I feel like kids these days (including myself) spend way too much time in front of the TV or computer screen.  So I want  to maximize any opportunities for education and entertainment that doesn't come from a screen.

1) This book by Samsung Books features the lyrics to a few favorite kid songs like the 3 bears, eensy weensy spider, and 10 little indians and when you press the corresponding button, it plays the song. It uses AAA batteries so it could provide hours and hours of entertainment.

2) This alphabet book by Edu JoyUp was considered one of his bestsellers by the bookstore owner?manager? The soundbox had buttons for each letter of the alphabet, the numbers, a few bonus words and a song about cotton candy. My friend snagged this one for her twin girls - sticker price was $35. It's also sold at Little Seouls for $29.99, but my friend still won since she didn't have to pay for shipping.  I bet it will be a well-loved book in her home.

3) This last book by Applebee books is like the first one, but I found it my friend's library.  It featured 6 songs with lyrics.



4) The last book I don't have an image to show you, but it was called Go-Mah-Wuh and had about 6 buttons in the soundbox that corresponded to different "polite" words like go-mah-wuh (thank you), mi-yan-heh (sorry), ahn-young (hi) and jahl-ga-rah (see ya later!).  It was shrink wrapped so I couldn't see inside the book.  But this one's also a keeper.







So, you're probably wondering where you would find these books if you didn't live near a Korean bookstore.  I'm wondering also.  Amazon has a great selection of Korean-English books, Hanbooks has a lot of great Childrens' Books (Newberry and Caledcott awards; in Korean), and I mentioned Little Seouls above, but their selection is limited.  Of course there are Korean online sites in Korean, but navigating those sites with my limited Korean would be difficult.  So,  I'm still on the look-out.  Any suggestions or help would be appreciated!

Happy Father's Day - Daddy! Take Heart! 아빠 힘내세요

Last year's Father's Day carried a lot of sadness as Husband faced his first father-less Father's Day and the fact that he was still not yet a father was even more evident. This year, that sadness of losing Dad Yap was still remembered, yet the day carried a hopefulness that maybe this will be our last child-less Father's Day.



To end the day on a really happy note, here's a song for Dad's, especially for my super hard-working Husband whom I love:

Appah Heem Neh Seh Yo translates as "Daddy! Be Strong! (Take heart!)" In summary: Daddy comes home from work looking a bit dejected, tired and worried. So, we just wanna say, "Daddy! Be Strong! We're with you!"

야후! 꾸러기 동요
	아빠힘내세요 딩동댕 초인종 소리에 얼른 문을 열었더니 그토록 기다리던 ..

Song in Korean:

딩동댕 초인종 소리에 얼른 문을 열었더니

그토록 기다리던 아빠가 문 앞에 서 계셨죠

너무나 반가워 웃으며 아빠하고 불렀는데

어쩐지 오늘 아빠의 얼굴이 우울해 보이네요

무슨 일이 생겼나요 무슨 걱정 있나요

마음대로 안되는 일 오늘 있었나요

아빠 힘내세요 우리가 있잖아요

아빠 힘내세요 우리가 있어요 힘내세요 아빠 사랑해요



Transliterated:

ding-dong-deng cho-een-jong soh-ri-eh uhl-leun moon-eul yul-ut-duh-ni

geu-toh-rohk gi-dah-ri-deon a-ppa-ga moon ah-peh suh geh-shyut-jjyo

nuh-moo-nah bahn-gah-wuh oo-seu-myuh a-ppa-ha-go bool-luhn-neun-deh

uh-jjuhn-ji oh-neul a-ppa-ui uhl-gool-ri oo-ool-heh boh-ee-neh-yo

moo-seun ee-ri sehng-gyun-na-yo moo-seun guhk-jjuhng een-nah-yoh

ma-eum-deh-roh ahn-deh-neun eel oh-neul i-ssuhn-na-yo

a-ppa heem-neh-seh-yo oo-ri-ga it-jja-na-yo

a-ppa heem-neh-seh-yo oo-ri-ga i-ssuh-yo

him-neh-seh-yo

a-ppa sa-rang-heh-yo



Translation:

Ding-dong-deng, on hearing the door bell, I quickly ran to open it

it was my dad was standing at the door waiting

I was so happy to see you, I yelled out, "Daddy!"

But, today your face looks sad

Did something happen at work? Are you worried about something?

What's troubling you today?

Daddy, be strong! Arent' we all here for you?

Daddy, be strong! We're here for you

Daddy, we love you!