“Een Dagje Strand” — A Day at the Beach Song in Dutch for Kids

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“Een Dagje Strand” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.

Key Dutch words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

How to use this song with your child

1. 1

   Make “het strand” the word of the day

   This song repeats “het strand” (the beach) on 13 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

2. 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. 3

   Make it a routine

   At 1:56, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Dive down low and come back up when the song does.

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“A Day at the Beach” in other languages

The same song, written for each language we teach.

• 🇪🇸Spanish:Un Día en la Playa
• 🇫🇷French:Une Journée à la Plage
• 🇩🇪German:Ein Tag am Strand
• 🇮🇹Italian:Una Giornata al Mare
• 🇵🇹Portuguese:Um Dia na Praia