“Rood Als een Appel” — Red Like an Apple Song in Dutch for Kids

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“Rood Als een Appel” 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

   Make “rood” the word of the day

   This song repeats “rood” (red) on 19 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

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. Get dressed by color: let your child pick a shirt by its Dutch color word.

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“Red Like an Apple” in other languages

The same song, written for each language we teach.

• 🇪🇸Spanish:Rojo Como una Manzana
• 🇫🇷French:Rouge Comme Une Pomme
• 🇩🇪German:Rot wie ein Apfel
• 🇮🇹Italian:Rosso Come una Mela
• 🇵🇹Portuguese:Vermelho Como uma Maçã