“Het Dino-Ei” — Dinosaur Egg Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Het Dino-Ei” (The Dinosaur Egg), kids sing key Dutch words like het ei, het kraakt, de babydino and hallo wereld, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 24: Dinosaurs & Dragons, 2:07 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 24 · Dino's en Draken
- ⏱ 2:07
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“Het Dino-Ei” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A big egg in the nest! | Een groot ei in het nest! |
| Een groot ei in het nest! | A big egg in the nest! |
| Knock, knock—who’s inside? | Klop, klop — wie zit erin? |
| Klop, klop—wie zit daar? | Knock, knock — who’s there? |
| One little peep! | Een klein piepje! |
| Een klein piepje! | One little peep! |
| It’s cracking! | Het kraakt! |
| Het kraakt! | It’s cracking! |
| Crack, crack—look and see! | Kraak, kraak — kijk maar eens! |
| Kraak, kraak—kijk eens mee! | Crack, crack — come and look! |
| Baby dinosaur! | De babydino! |
| De babydino! | Baby dinosaur! |
| Hello, world! | Hallo, wereld! |
| Hallo, wereld! | Hello, world! |
| Hallo, wereld, daar ben ik! | Hello, world, here I am! |
| Egg! | Het ei! |
| Het ei! | Egg! |
| It’s cracking! | Het kraakt! |
| Het kraakt! | It’s cracking! |
| Baby dino! | De babydino! |
| De babydino! | Baby dino! |
| Piep, piep, welkom, kleine vriend! | Peep, peep, welcome, little friend! |
| Hello, world! | Hallo, wereld! |
| Hallo, wereld! | Hello, world! |
| Welkom, welkom, lieve dino! | Welcome, welcome, sweet dino! |
| I’m hungry! | Ik heb honger! |
| Ik heb honger! | I’m hungry! |
| Mommy! | Mama! |
| Mama! | Mommy! |
| Let’s eat! | We gaan eten! |
| We gaan eten! | Let’s eat! |
| Eat and eat! | Eten, eten! |
| Eten, eten! | Eat and eat! |
| Now let’s play! | Nu gaan we spelen! |
| Nu gaan we spelen! | Now let’s play! |
| Let’s grow! | We gaan groeien! |
| We gaan groeien! | Let’s grow! |
| Big and strong! | Groot en sterk! |
| Groot en sterk! | Big and strong! |
| Met mama ben ik nooit alleen! | With mommy I’m never alone! |
| Egg! | Het ei! |
| Het ei! | Egg! |
| It’s cracking! | Het kraakt! |
| Het kraakt! | It’s cracking! |
| Baby dino! | De babydino! |
| De babydino! | Baby dino! |
| Piep, piep, welkom, kleine vriend! | Peep, peep, welcome, little friend! |
| Hello, world! | Hallo, wereld! |
| Hallo, wereld! | Hello, world! |
| Welkom, welkom, lieve dino! | Welcome, welcome, sweet dino! |
| Count the cracks—one! | Tel de barstjes — één! |
| Eén! | One! |
| Two! | Twee! |
| Twee! | Two! |
| Three little cracks! | Drie kleine kraakjes! |
| Drie kleine kraakjes! | Three little cracks! |
| Piep-piep! Daar komt hij aan! | Peep-peep! Here he comes! |
| Snuggle close! | Kruip dicht tegen me aan! |
| Lekker dicht bij mama! | Snug and close to mommy! |
| Eat, play, grow! | Eten, spelen, groeien! |
| Eten, spelen, groeien! | Eat, play, grow! |
| Egg! | Het ei! |
| Het ei! | Egg! |
| It’s cracking! | Het kraakt! |
| Het kraakt! | It’s cracking! |
| Baby dino! | De babydino! |
| De babydino! | Baby dino! |
| Piep, piep, welkom, kleine vriend! | Peep, peep, welcome, little friend! |
| Hello, world! | Hallo, wereld! |
| Hallo, wereld! | Hello, world! |
| Welkom, baby dino! Welkom, lieve dino! | |
| Welkom, baby dino! | |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| het ei | egg |
| het kraakt | it's cracking |
| de babydino | baby dinosaur |
| hallo wereld | hello world |
| ik heb honger | I'm hungry |
| mama | mommy |
| eten | eat |
| groeien | grow |
| groot en sterk | big and strong |
| welkom | welcome |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “welkom”s
“welkom” means “welcome” and comes up on 7 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:07, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Stomp like a dinosaur every time the song stomps.
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