“Tel Met Mij Mee” — Count With Me Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Tel Met Mij Mee” (Count With Me), kids sing key Dutch words like zes, zeven, acht and negen, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 2: Numbers 1–10, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 2 · De Getallen
- ⏱ 2:00
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“Tel Met Mij Mee” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| One! | Eén! |
| Eén! | One! |
| Two! | Twee! |
| Twee! | Two! |
| Three! | Drie! |
| Drie! | Three! |
| Count with me! | Tel maar mee! |
| Tel maar mee! | Count with me! |
| Four! | Vier! |
| Vier! | Four! |
| Five! | Vijf! |
| Vijf! | Five! |
| Six! | Zes! |
| Zes! | Six! |
| Count again! | Tel nog een keer! |
| Tel weer mee! | Count along again! |
| Six, seven! | Zes, zeven! |
| Zes, zeven! | Six, seven! |
| Eight, nine! | Acht, negen! |
| Acht, negen! | Eight, nine! |
| Count with me! | Tel maar mee! |
| Tel maar mee! | Count with me! |
| Six, seven, eight, nine! | Zes, zeven, acht, negen! |
| Zes, zeven, acht, negen! | Six, seven, eight, nine! |
| Count with me, tel maar mee! | |
| How many? | Hoeveel? |
| Hoeveel? | How many? |
| Seven apples! | Zeven appels! |
| Zeven appels! | Seven apples! |
| Eight little steps! | Acht kleine stappen! |
| Acht kleine stappen! | Eight little steps! |
| Nine red balls! | Negen rode ballen! |
| Negen rode ballen! | Nine red balls! |
| Count them all! | Tel ze allemaal! |
| Tel ze allemaal! | Count them all! |
| Your turn! | Jij bent aan de beurt! |
| Jij bent aan de beurt! | Your turn! |
| One, two, three! | Eén, twee, drie! |
| Eén, twee, drie! | One, two, three! |
| Six, seven! | Zes, zeven! |
| Zes, zeven! | Six, seven! |
| Eight, nine! | Acht, negen! |
| Acht, negen! | Eight, nine! |
| Count with me! | Tel maar mee! |
| Tel maar mee! | Count with me! |
| Six, seven, eight, nine! | Zes, zeven, acht, negen! |
| Zes, zeven, acht, negen! | Six, seven, eight, nine! |
| Count with me, tel maar mee! | |
| Slow it down! | Doe het rustig aan! |
| Rustig aan! | Slow down! |
| Six… seven… | Zes… zeven… |
| Zes… zeven… | Six… seven… |
| Eight… nine… | Acht… negen… |
| Acht… negen… | Eight… nine… |
| We can count! | Wij kunnen tellen! |
| Wij kunnen tellen! | We can count! |
| Six, seven! | Zes, zeven! |
| Zes, zeven! | Six, seven! |
| Eight, nine! | Acht, negen! |
| Acht, negen! | Eight, nine! |
| Count with me! | Tel maar mee! |
| Tel maar mee! | Count with me! |
| Six, seven, eight, nine! | Zes, zeven, acht, negen! |
| Zes, zeven, acht, negen! | Six, seven, eight, nine! |
| Count with me, tel maar mee! | |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| zes | six |
| zeven | seven |
| acht | eight |
| negen | nine |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “zes” the word of the day
This song repeats “zes” (six) on 8 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count snacks onto a plate in Dutch, then count them again as they get eaten.
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