“De Keuken” — Kitchen Song in Dutch for Kids
In “De Keuken” (The Kitchen), kids sing key Dutch words like de keuken, de tafel, de stoel and het bord, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 10: At Home, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 10 · Mijn Huis
- ⏱ 2:00
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“De Keuken” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kitchen! | De keuken! |
| De keuken! | Kitchen! |
| Come on in! | Kom binnen! |
| Kom maar binnen! | Come on in! |
| Table! | De tafel! |
| De tafel! | Table! |
| Set it here! | Zet het hier! |
| Zet het hier! | Set it here! |
| Chair! | De stoel! |
| De stoel! | Chair! |
| Sit with me! | Kom bij mij zitten! |
| Kom erbij! | Come join us! |
| Where do we eat? | Waar eten we? |
| Aan de tafel! | At the table! |
| Kitchen, kitchen! | De keuken, de keuken! |
| De keuken, de keuken! | Kitchen, kitchen! |
| Table, table! | De tafel, de tafel! |
| De tafel, de tafel! | Table, table! |
| Say it once, say it twice! | Zeg het één keer, zeg het twee keer! |
| De keuken, de tafel! | The kitchen, the table! |
| In the kitchen, come and sing! | In de keuken, zing maar mee! |
| In de keuken, zing maar mee! | In the kitchen, come and sing! |
| Plate! | Het bord! |
| Het bord! | Plate! |
| Here’s your plate! | Hier is je bord! |
| Hier is je bord! | Here’s your plate! |
| Spoon! | De lepel! |
| De lepel! | The spoon! |
| Fork! | De vork! |
| De vork! | The fork! |
| Cup! | Het kopje! |
| Het kopje! | Cup! |
| Pass the cup, please! | Geef het kopje, alsjeblieft! |
| Geef het kopje, alsjeblieft! | Pass the cup, please! |
| Chair! | De stoel! |
| De stoel! | Chair! |
| Table! | De tafel! |
| De tafel! | Table! |
| Kitchen, kitchen! | De keuken, de keuken! |
| De keuken, de keuken! | Kitchen, kitchen! |
| Table, table! | De tafel, de tafel! |
| De tafel, de tafel! | Table, table! |
| Plate, plate! | Het bord, het bord! |
| Het bord, het bord! | Plate, plate! |
| In the kitchen, come and sing! | In de keuken, zing maar mee! |
| In de keuken, zing maar mee! | In the kitchen, come and sing! |
| Where’s the plate? | Waar is het bord? |
| Op de tafel! | On the table! |
| Where’s the spoon? | Waar is de lepel? |
| Naast het bord! | Next to the plate! |
| Can you say it? | Kun jij het zeggen? |
| Ja, dat kan! | Yes, I can! |
| One more time, clap your hands! | Nog één keer, klap in je handen! |
| Kitchen, kitchen! | De keuken, de keuken! |
| De keuken, de keuken! | Kitchen, kitchen! |
| Table, table! | De tafel, de tafel! |
| De tafel, de tafel! | Table, table! |
| Chair and plate! | De stoel, het bord! |
| De stoel, het bord! | Chair and plate! |
| In the kitchen, come and sing! | In de keuken, zing maar mee! |
| In de keuken, zing maar mee! | In the kitchen, come and sing! |
| De keuken! De tafel! Het bord! Hoera! | The kitchen! The table! The plate! Hooray! |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| de keuken | kitchen |
| de tafel | table |
| de stoel | chair |
| het bord | plate |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “de keuken” the word of the day
This song repeats “de keuken” (kitchen) on 9 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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Ask your child to fetch something from the room the song mentions.
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