“Het Alfabet” — Alphabet Song Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Het Alfabet” (The Alphabet Song), kids sing key Dutch words like het alfabet, gee, haa and jee, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 21: ABC & First Sounds, 2:30 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 21 · Letters en Klanken
- ⏱ 2:30
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“Het Alfabet” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| What’s alphabet in Dutch? — Het alfabet! | |
| Sing along! — Zing mee! | |
| Once more! — Nog een keer! | |
| All together! — Allemaal samen! | |
| A says ah — A says ah | |
| E says ee — E says ee | |
| G says gee — G says gee | |
| Hear that Dutch G, deep and clear! | Hoor die Nederlandse G, diep en helder! |
| A, bee, cee, dee, ee, ef, gee! | |
| Haa, ie, jee, kaa, el, em, en, oo! | |
| Pee, kuu, er, es, tee, uu! | |
| Vee, wee, iks, ij, zet — hooray! | |
| Zing mee, zing mee, sing along! | |
| Allemaal samen, loud and strong! | |
| Nog een keer, one more time! | |
| Het alfabet, in rhythm and rhyme! | |
| English H! — Dutch haa! | |
| English I! — Dutch ie! | |
| English J! — Dutch jee! | |
| Say it slowly: haa, ie, jee! | |
| English U! — Dutch uu! | |
| English W! — Dutch wee! | |
| English Y! — Dutch ij! | |
| English Z! — Dutch zet! | |
| A, bee, cee, dee, ee, ef, gee! | |
| Haa, ie, jee, kaa, el, em, en, oo! | |
| Pee, kuu, er, es, tee, uu! | |
| Vee, wee, iks, ij, zet — hooray! | |
| Zing mee, zing mee, sing along! | |
| Allemaal samen, loud and strong! | |
| Nog een keer, one more time! | |
| Het alfabet, in rhythm and rhyme! | |
| Point to A — wijs naar A! | |
| Say hello — hallo! | |
| Thank you — dank je! | |
| Please — alsjeblieft! | |
| Ready, friends? — Ja, ja, ja! | |
| Letter by letter, we know them all! | Letter voor letter, we kennen ze allemaal! |
| A, bee, cee, dee, ee, ef, gee! | |
| Haa, ie, jee, kaa, el, em, en, oo! | |
| Pee, kuu, er, es, tee, uu! | |
| Vee, wee, iks, ij, zet — hooray! | |
| Zing mee, zing mee, sing along! | |
| Allemaal samen, loud and strong! | |
| Nog een keer, one more time! | |
| Het alfabet, in rhythm and rhyme! | |
| Het alfabet! — Zing mee! | The alphabet! — Sing along! |
| Nog een keer! — Allemaal samen! | One more time! — All together! |
| A to zet, hooray! | |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| het alfabet | alphabet |
| gee | G |
| haa | H |
| jee | J |
| uu | U |
| wee | W |
| ij | Y |
| zet | Z |
| zing mee | sing along |
| nog een keer | once more |
| allemaal samen | all together |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “het alfabet”s
“het alfabet” means “alphabet” and comes up on 5 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Dutch. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Dutch answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:30, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Trace letters in the air or on a steamy window as they're sung.
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