Unit 12 · Dagen en Maanden · A2 · Premium
Dutch Days & Months Songs for Kids
The days of the week and the months of the year are lists, and lists are much easier to learn as songs. These Dutch songs also ask “what day is it?” so kids practise using them.
4 songs · 15 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The days & months songs
Dagen van de Week
Days of the Week · 2:15 · Premium
maandag, dinsdag, de week, vandaag
Maanden van het Jaar
Months of the Year · 2:54 · Premium
januari, de maand, het jaar, december
Vandaag Is het Maandag
Today is Monday · 2:41 · Premium
vandaag, morgen, gisteren, de dag
Welke Dag Is het?
What Day Is It? · 2:33 · Premium
welke dag is het?, het weekend, zondag, vrijdag
Dutch days & months words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| maandag | Monday |
| dinsdag | Tuesday |
| de week | week |
| vandaag | today |
| januari | January |
| de maand | month |
| het jaar | year |
| december | December |
| morgen | tomorrow |
| gisteren | yesterday |
| de dag | day |
| welke dag is het? | what day is it? |
| het weekend | weekend |
| zondag | Sunday |
| vrijdag | Friday |
Tips for parents
- Say today's day in Dutch at breakfast; it's a two-second habit with daily repetition.
- Point at a calendar while the song plays and follow the days or months with a finger.
- Link days to routines: “on Saturday we go to the park”, using the Dutch day name.
Questions parents ask
- Is my child too young for days and months?
- Younger children can still enjoy the songs as rhythm and sound. The names make more sense once they start noticing weekends and birthdays, and the song is ready when they are.
- Which Dutch words are in these days & months songs?
- 15 key words and phrases, including maandag (Monday), dinsdag (Tuesday), de week (week), vandaag (today), januari (January), de maand (month), het jaar (year), december (December). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the Dutch days & months songs free?
- The lyrics, translations and word lists here are free to read. Playing the songs is part of Premium, which you can try free for 7 days. The first unit, greeting songs, is free forever.
- How long are the songs?
- Between 2:15 and 2:54 each, about 10 minutes for all 4. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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