“Dag, Vriendjes” — Goodbye, Friends Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Dag, Vriendjes” (Goodbye, Friends), kids sing key Dutch words like tot ziens, tot straks, vriendjes and doei, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: Beginner
Unit 1 · Hallo!
⏱ 1:59
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“Dag, Vriendjes” lyrics with English translation

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

Song lyrics with translation. Dutch lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Goodbye! — Tot ziens!
Tot ziens! — Goodbye!
See you later! — Tot straks!
Tot straks! — See you later!
Friends! — Vriendjes!
Vriendjes! — Friends!
Bye! — Doei!
Doei! — Bye!
Tot ziens, tot ziens, goodbye, my friend!
Doei, doei, see you again!
Vriendjes, vriendjes, wave hello—
Tot straks! Tot straks! Now off we go!
Good morning! — Goedemorgen!
Goedemorgen! — Good morning!
How are you? — Hoe gaat het?
Hoe gaat het? — How are you?
I am fine! — Het gaat goed!
Het gaat goed! — I am fine!
See you soon! — Tot gauw!
Tot gauw! — See you soon!
Tot ziens, tot ziens, goodbye, my friend!
Doei, doei, see you again!
Vriendjes, vriendjes, wave hello—
Tot straks! Tot straks! Now off we go!
One more time! — Nog een keer!
Nog een keer! — One more time!
Thank you! — Dank je wel!
Dank je wel! — Thank you!
Tot ziens, tot ziens, goodbye, my friend!
Doei, doei, see you again!
Vriendjes, vriendjes, wave hello—
Tot straks! Tot straks! Now off we go!
Goodbye, friends! — Tot ziens, vriendjes!
Bye-bye! — Doei!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
tot ziens	goodbye
tot straks	see you later
vriendjes	friends
doei	bye

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “tot ziens”s
“tot ziens” means “goodbye” and comes up on 6 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Greet each other with the song's hello word at the front door for a week, even when the song isn't playing.