“Ik Hou van Jou” — I Love You Song in Dutch for Kids

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“Ik Hou van Jou” 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 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

How to use this song with your child

1. 1

   Count the “ik hou van jou”s

   “ik hou van jou” means “I love you” and comes up on 13 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.

2. 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. 3

   Make it a routine

   At 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Point to each family member, or their photo, as the song names them.

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“I Love You” in other languages

The same song, written for each language we teach.

• 🇪🇸Spanish:Te Quiero
• 🇫🇷French:Je t'aime
• 🇩🇪German:Ich hab dich lieb
• 🇮🇹Italian:Ti Voglio Bene
• 🇵🇹Portuguese:Amo-te