“Mijn Dag” — My Day Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Mijn Dag” (My Day), kids sing key Dutch words like wakker worden, aankleden, ontbijten and spelen, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 17: Daily Life, 2:44 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇳🇱 Dutch
Level: A2
Unit 17 · Het Dagelijks Leven
⏱ 2:44
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“Mijn Dag” 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
Good morning! Wake up!	Goedemorgen! Wakker worden!
Goedemorgen! Wakker worden!	Good morning! Wake up!
Open your eyes, stretch up tall.	Doe je ogen open, rek je uit!
Doe je ogen open, rek je uit!	Open your eyes, stretch up tall.
Get dressed—put on your shirt.	Aankleden—trek je shirt maar aan!
Aankleden—trek je shirt maar aan!	Get dressed—put on your shirt.
Where are your socks? Here they are!	Waar zijn je sokken? Hier zijn ze!
Waar zijn je sokken? Hier zijn ze!	Where are your socks? Here they are!
Eat breakfast, take a bite.	Ontbijten, neem een hapje.
Ontbijten, neem een hapje!	Eat breakfast, take a bite!
The bread is warm, the milk is cold.	Het brood is warm, de melk is koud!
Het brood is warm, de melk is koud!	The bread is warm, the milk is cold.
Wake up!	Wakker worden!
Wakker worden!	Wake up!
Get dressed!	Aankleden!
Aankleden!	Get dressed!
Eat breakfast!	Ontbijten!
Ontbijten!	Eat breakfast!
My day, jouw dag—let’s go and play!
To play!	Spelen!
Spelen!	To play!
My day, jouw dag—hoera, olé!
I want to play outside.	Ik wil buiten spelen!
Ik wil buiten spelen!	I want to play outside.
Can we ride a bike?	Kunnen we fietsen?
Zullen we fietsen?	Shall we ride our bikes?
Yes, let’s go to the park.	Ja, we gaan naar het park!
Ja, we gaan naar het park!	Yes, let’s go to the park.
I run, you laugh, we play together.	Ik ren, jij lacht, we spelen samen!
Ik ren, jij lacht, we spelen samen!	I run, you laugh, we play together.
What time is it? The day is done.	Hoe laat is het? De dag is voorbij.
Hoe laat is het? De dag is voorbij.	What time is it? The day is done.
I’m tired. I’m going to sleep.	Ik ben moe. Ik ga slapen.
Ik ben moe. Ik ga slapen.	I’m tired. I’m going to sleep.
Wake up!	Wakker worden!
Wakker worden!	Wake up!
Get dressed!	Aankleden!
Aankleden!	Get dressed!
Eat breakfast!	Ontbijten!
Ontbijten!	Eat breakfast!
My day, jouw dag—let’s go and play!
To play!	Spelen!
Spelen!	To play!
My day, jouw dag—hoera, olé!
Good night, little one.	Welterusten, kleintje.
Welterusten, lieve mama.	Good night, sweet mama.
Close your eyes, the moon is high.	Doe je ogen dicht, de maan staat hoog.
Doe je ogen dicht, de maan staat hoog.	Close your eyes, the moon is high.
Go to sleep.	Gaan slapen.
Gaan slapen.	Go to sleep.
Morgen doen we alles weer!	Tomorrow we'll do it all again!
Wake up!	Wakker worden!
Wakker worden!	Wake up!
Get dressed!	Aankleden!
Aankleden!	Get dressed!
Eat breakfast!	Ontbijten!
Ontbijten!	Eat breakfast!
My day, jouw dag—let’s go and play!
To play!	Spelen!
Spelen!	To play!
My day, jouw dag—hoera, olé!
Go to sleep!	Gaan slapen!
Gaan slapen!	Go to sleep!
Welterusten—good night!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 5 words and phrases this song is built around.

Dutch	English
wakker worden	wake up
aankleden	get dressed
ontbijten	eat breakfast
spelen	to play
gaan slapen	go to sleep

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “spelen”
“spelen” (to play) is sung on 5 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 2:44, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Use one line from the song as a cue: sing it when it's time to start the routine.