Counting 1–10 with Bibiru
Character and learning
Counting from one to ten in English and Mandarin, slow and steady, with Pipit’s flowers and Lompi’s lily pads.
Friends in this song: Bibiru, Pipit, Oyen, Lompi
Say it together
- 一one
- 二two
- 三three
- 四four
- 五five
- 六six
- 七seven
- 八eight
- 九nine
- 十ten
Lyrics
Spoken intro
Hello, friend! It’s me, Bibiru!
Can you show me your fingers?
Let’s count together, okay?
Chorus
Count with me, my friend!
One, two, three! 一, 二, 三!
Four, five, six! 四, 五, 六!
Seven, eight, nine! 七, 八, 九!
Ten! 十! Hooray!
Verse 1
Pipit flies in, tweet, tweet!
She brings ten little flowers.
Let’s count them one by one.
Ready, Pipit? Here we go!
Chorus
Count with me, my friend!
One, two, three! 一, 二, 三!
Four, five, six! 四, 五, 六!
Seven, eight, nine! 七, 八, 九!
Ten! 十! Hooray! I love you!
Verse 2
Lompi hops by the pond.
Ten green lily pads, hop, hop!
Surprise! Oyen hops along too!
Let’s count every happy hop!
Chorus
Count with me, my friend!
One, two, three! 一, 二, 三!
Four, five, six! 四, 五, 六!
Seven, eight, nine! 七, 八, 九!
Ten! 十! Hooray!
Bridge
Oops! I counted too fast!
I wonder why? Let’s go slow.
Let’s try again!
Slow and steady, you and me.
Final chorus
Count with me, my friends!
One, two, three! 一, 二, 三!
Four, five, six! 四, 五, 六!
Seven, eight, nine! 七, 八, 九!
Ten! 十! We did it!
Spoken goodbye
You counted to ten! Good job!
Thank you for counting with me.
Ready? Sunshine high-five!
Bye-bye, friend! See you soon!
