“Maanden van het Jaar” — Months of the Year Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Maanden van het Jaar” (Months of the Year), kids sing key Dutch words like januari, de maand, het jaar and december, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 2:54 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: A2
Unit 12 · Dagen en Maanden
⏱ 2:54
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“Maanden van het Jaar” 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
Ready for the months?	Klaar voor de maanden?
Klaar voor de maanden!	Ready for the months!
January!	januari!
januari!	January!
The first month of the year	De eerste maand van het jaar
De eerste maand van het jaar	The first month of the year
February, March, April too	Februari, maart, april ook
februari, maart, april—say it with me, do!
May and June, then July	Mei en juni, dan juli
mei en juni, juli—give it a try!
What is “month”?	Wat is “month”?
de maand!	Month!
What is “year”?	Wat is “year”?
het jaar!	Year!
de maand, het jaar—now you know them where you are!
January!	januari!
januari!	January!
Month!	de maand!
de maand!	Month!
Year!	het jaar!
het jaar!	Year!
Months of the year, we can say them near and far!	De maanden van het jaar, we kunnen ze overal zeggen!
English call!	Engels roept!
Dutch reply!	Nederlands antwoordt!
Learn together, you and I!	Samen leren, jij en ik!
January!	januari!
januari!	January!
de maand, het jaar—months of the year!
August, September, October now	Augustus, september, oktober nu
augustus, september, oktober—take a bow!
November, then December	november, dan december!
november, dan december!	November, then December
December is the final month	December is de laatste maand
december, de laatste maand—say it once!
Which month comes after May?	Welke maand komt na mei?
Welke maand komt na mei?	Which month comes after May?
June comes after May	Juni komt na mei!
Juni komt na mei!	June comes after May
Which month comes before December?	Welke maand komt vóór december?
Welke maand komt vóór december?	Which month comes before December?
November comes before December	november komt vóór december!
november komt vóór december!	November comes before December
Ask and answer, remember forever!	Vraag en antwoord, voor altijd onthouden!
January!	januari!
januari!	January!
Month!	de maand!
de maand!	Month!
Year!	het jaar!
het jaar!	Year!
Months of the year, we can say them near and far!	De maanden van het jaar, we kunnen ze overal zeggen!
English call!	Engels roept!
Dutch reply!	Nederlands antwoordt!
Learn together, you and I!	Samen leren, jij en ik!
December!
december!
de maand, het jaar—months of the year!
Count the months from one to twelve	Tel de maanden van één tot twaalf
Tel de maanden, help yourself!
One more time, nice and clear	Nog één keer, mooi en duidelijk
Nog één keer, luister hier!	One more time, listen here!
januari, februari, maart, april	January, February, March, April
mei, juni, juli—sing it still!
augustus, september, oktober, november	August, September, October, November
december—now we remember!
January!	januari!
januari!	January!
Month!	de maand!
de maand!	Month!
Year!	het jaar!
het jaar!	Year!
Months of the year, we can say them near and far!	De maanden van het jaar, we kunnen ze overal zeggen!
English call!	Engels roept!
Dutch reply!	Nederlands antwoordt!
Learn together, you and I!	Samen leren, jij en ik!
December!
december!
de maand, het jaar—months of the year!
What did we learn?	Wat hebben we geleerd?
De maanden van het jaar!	The months of the year!
January to December—now the words are ours!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
januari	January
de maand	month
het jaar	year
december	December

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “december”
“december” (December) is sung on 8 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
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 2:54, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Clap once for every day or month in the song.