“Vol en Leeg” — Full and Empty Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Vol en Leeg” (Full and Empty), kids sing key Dutch words like vol, leeg, dicht and nat, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 23: Opposites, 2:02 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 23 · Tegenstellingen
- ⏱ 2:02
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“Vol en Leeg” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hey! Let's play a game of opposites in English and Dutch! | Hé! Laten we een tegenstellingenspel doen in het Engels en Nederlands! |
| Ja! Let's go! | |
| The cup is full! | De beker is vol! |
| De beker is vol! | The cup is full! |
| Full! | Vol! |
| Vol! | Full! |
| Now it's empty! | Nu is hij leeg! |
| Nu is hij leeg! | Now it’s empty! |
| Empty! | Leeg! |
| Leeg! | Empty! |
| Open the door! | Doe de deur open! |
| De deur is open! | The door is open! |
| Open! | |
| Open! | |
| Close the door! | Doe de deur dicht! |
| De deur is dicht! | The door is closed! |
| Closed! | Dicht! |
| Dicht! | Closed! |
| Opposites, opposites, we love to play! | Tegenstellingen, tegenstellingen, we spelen het graag! |
| We learn new words... | We leren nieuwe woorden... |
| ...every single day! | ...elke dag weer! |
| Vol en leeg, open en dicht, | Full and empty, open and closed, |
| English and Dutch... | Engels en Nederlands... |
| ...bright and light! | ...vrolijk en licht! |
| Wet hands! | Natte handen! |
| Natte handen! | Wet hands! |
| Wet! | Nat! |
| Nat! | Wet! |
| Dry hands! | Droge handen! |
| Droge handen! | Dry hands! |
| Dry! | Droog! |
| Droog! | Dry! |
| A clean shirt! | Een schoon shirt! |
| Een schoon shirt! | A clean shirt! |
| Clean! | Schoon! |
| Schoon! | Clean! |
| A dirty shirt! | Een vies shirt! |
| Een vies shirt! | A dirty shirt! |
| Dirty! | Vies! |
| Vies! | Dirty! |
| Opposites, opposites, we love to play! | Tegenstellingen, tegenstellingen, we spelen het graag! |
| We learn new words... | We leren nieuwe woorden... |
| ...every single day! | ...elke dag weer! |
| Vol en leeg, open en dicht, | Full and empty, open and closed, |
| English and Dutch... | Engels en Nederlands... |
| ...bright and light! | ...vrolijk en licht! |
| Hot soup! | Hete soep! |
| Hete soep! | Hot soup! |
| Hot! | Heet! |
| Heet! | Hot! |
| Cold ice cream! | Koud ijs! |
| Koud ijs! | Cold ice cream! |
| Cold! | Koud! |
| Koud! | Cold! |
| Heet and koud, warm and cold, we know them all! | |
| Opposites, opposites, we love to play! | Tegenstellingen, tegenstellingen, we spelen het graag! |
| We learn new words... | We leren nieuwe woorden... |
| ...every single day! | ...elke dag weer! |
| Vol en leeg, open en dicht, | Full and empty, open and closed, |
| English and Dutch... | Engels en Nederlands... |
| ...bright and light! | ...vrolijk en licht! |
| That was so much fun! | Dat was zo leuk! |
| Ja, nog een keer! Again! | |
| High five! | Geef me de vijf! |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| vol | full |
| leeg | empty |
| dicht | closed |
| nat | wet |
| droog | dry |
| schoon | clean |
| vies | dirty |
| heet | hot |
| koud | cold |
| de beker is vol | the cup is full |
| de deur is open | the door is open |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “vol” the word of the day
This song repeats “vol” (full) on 5 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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 2:02, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hold toys up high and down low as the song sings up and down.
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