“Tien, Twintig, Dertig” — Counting by Tens Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Tien, Twintig, Dertig” (Counting by Tens), kids sing key Dutch words like tien, twintig, dertig and veertig, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 2:35 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Grote Getallen
- ⏱ 2:35
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“Tien, Twintig, Dertig” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Count by tens! | Tellen met sprongen van tien! |
| Tellen met sprongen van tien! | Count by tens! |
| Ten! | Tien! |
| Tien! | Ten! |
| Ten fingers, show them high! | Tien vingers, steek ze omhoog! |
| Tien vingers, zwaai maar blij! | Ten fingers, wave them happily! |
| Twenty! | Twintig! |
| Twintig! | Twenty! |
| Twenty toes can tap the floor! | Twintig tenen tikken op de vloer! |
| Twintig tenen, tik nog door! | Twenty toes, keep on tapping! |
| Thirty! | Dertig! |
| Dertig! | Thirty! |
| Thirty steps along we go! | Dertig stappen gaan we door! |
| Dertig stappen, stap maar zo! | Thirty steps, just step like this! |
| Forty! | Veertig! |
| Veertig! | Forty! |
| Veertig, not “viertig”—say it right! | |
| Forty feet march left and right! | Veertig voeten marcheren links en rechts! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty, forty! | Tien, twintig, dertig, veertig! |
| Tien, twintig, dertig, veertig! | Ten, twenty, thirty, forty! |
| Fifty, sixty, keep the beat! | Vijftig, zestig, hou de maat! |
| Vijftig, zestig, marching feet! | |
| Seventy, eighty, ninety, then— | Zeventig, tachtig, negentig, dan— |
| Zeventig, tachtig, negentig, honderd! | Seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred! |
| Count by tens, then count again! | Tel met tienen, en tel nog eens! |
| Fifty! | Vijftig! |
| Vijftig! | Fifty! |
| Fifty buttons on a coat! | Vijftig knopen op een jas! |
| Vijftig knopen—count them all! | |
| Sixty! | Zestig! |
| Zestig! | Sixty! |
| Sixty apples in the store! | Zestig appels in de winkel! |
| Zestig appels—one, two, more! | |
| Seventy! | Zeventig! |
| Zeventig! | Seventy! |
| Seventy birds up in the tree! | Zeventig vogels in de boom! |
| Zeventig vogels—can you see? | |
| Eighty! | Tachtig! |
| Tachtig! | Eighty! |
| Tachtig is the odd one out! | |
| Say it clearly, sing it loud! | Zeg het duidelijk, zing het luid! |
| Ninety! | Negentig! |
| Negentig! | Ninety! |
| Ninety books upon the shelf! | Negentig boeken op de plank! |
| Negentig boeken—count yourself! | |
| One hundred! | Honderd! |
| Honderd! | One hundred! |
| One hundred steps—we made it! | Honderd stappen—het is gelukt! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty, forty! | Tien, twintig, dertig, veertig! |
| Tien, twintig, dertig, veertig! | Ten, twenty, thirty, forty! |
| Fifty, sixty, keep the beat! | Vijftig, zestig, hou de maat! |
| Vijftig, zestig, marching feet! | |
| Seventy, eighty, ninety, then— | Zeventig, tachtig, negentig, dan— |
| Zeventig, tachtig, negentig, honderd! | Seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred! |
| Count by tens, then count again! | Tel met tienen, en tel nog eens! |
| Now turn around—let’s count back down! | Draai maar om, terug omlaag! |
| Draai maar om, terug omlaag! | Now turn around—let’s count back down! |
| One hundred, ninety! | Honderd, negentig! |
| Honderd, negentig! | One hundred, ninety! |
| Eighty, seventy! | Tachtig, zeventig! |
| Tachtig, zeventig! | Eighty, seventy! |
| Sixty, fifty! | Zestig, vijftig! |
| Zestig, vijftig! | Sixty, fifty! |
| Forty, thirty! | Veertig, dertig! |
| Veertig, dertig! | Forty, thirty! |
| Twenty, ten! | Twintig, tien! |
| Twintig, tien! | Twenty, ten! |
| We counted down—let’s count again! | We telden af—nog een keer tellen! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty, forty! | Tien, twintig, dertig, veertig! |
| Tien, twintig, dertig, veertig! | Ten, twenty, thirty, forty! |
| Fifty, sixty, keep the beat! | Vijftig, zestig, hou de maat! |
| Vijftig, zestig, marching feet! | |
| Seventy, eighty, ninety, then— | Zeventig, tachtig, negentig, dan— |
| Zeventig, tachtig, negentig, honderd! | Seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred! |
| Honderd! Honderd! We did it—hooray! | |
| Tellen met sprongen van tien! | Count by tens! |
| We can count in Dutch today! | We kunnen vandaag in het Nederlands tellen! |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| tien | ten |
| twintig | twenty |
| dertig | thirty |
| veertig | forty |
| vijftig | fifty |
| zestig | sixty |
| zeventig | seventy |
| tachtig | eighty |
| negentig | ninety |
| honderd | one hundred |
| tellen met sprongen van tien | count by tens |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “tien”
“tien” (ten) is sung on 8 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Dutch ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:35, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count by tens with ten-block towers or groups of ten pasta pieces.
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