“Speelkwartier!” — Playtime at School Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Speelkwartier!” (Playtime at School), kids sing key Dutch words like het speelkwartier, de bel, het schoolplein and pak me dan, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 31: At School, 2:17 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 31 · Op School
- ⏱ 2:17
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“Speelkwartier!” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| The bell! | De bel! |
| De bel! | The bell! |
| Recess time—let's go! | Speelkwartier — kom op! |
| Recess! | Het speelkwartier! |
| Het speelkwartier! | Recess! |
| The bell rings! | De bel gaat! |
| De bel klinkt hier! | The bell rings here! |
| Playground! | Het schoolplein! |
| Het schoolplein! | Playground! |
| Come on, let's run! | Kom op, we rennen! |
| Kom, we gaan! | Come on, let’s go! |
| Catch me! | Pak me dan! |
| Pak me dan! | Catch me! |
| You're it! | Jij bent ’m! |
| Jij bent 'm! | You’re it! |
| Tikkertje! | Tag! |
| Run and tag! | Rennen en tikken! |
| Laughing as we zig and zag! | Lachen terwijl we zigzaggen! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Jump rope! | Het springtouw! |
| Het springtouw! | Jump rope! |
| Hopscotch! | Hinkelen! |
| Hinkelen! | Hopscotch! |
| The slide! | De glijbaan! |
| De glijbaan! | The slide! |
| Het schoolplein, kom erbij! | The playground, come and join! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Recess! | Het speelkwartier! |
| Het speelkwartier! | Recess! |
| Pak me dan! Jij bent 'm! | Catch me! You’re it! |
| Play, play, play—we're playing here! | Spelen, spelen, spelen — we spelen hier! |
| The ball! | De bal! |
| De bal! | The ball! |
| Kick it to me! | Schop hem naar mij! |
| Schop maar, hier! | Kick it, over here! |
| Your turn! | Jij bent aan de beurt! |
| Jij mag nu! | Now it’s your go! |
| My turn! | Ik ben aan de beurt! |
| Ik ben aan de beurt! | My turn! |
| Skip the rope! | Touwtjespringen! |
| Spring maar mee! | Jump along! |
| One, two, three! | Eén, twee, drie! |
| Eén, twee, drie! | One, two, three! |
| Down the slide! | Van de glijbaan! |
| Van de glijbaan! | Down the slide! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Run together, play again! | Samen rennen, nog eens spelen! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Jump rope! | Het springtouw! |
| Het springtouw! | Jump rope! |
| Hopscotch! | Hinkelen! |
| Hinkelen! | Hopscotch! |
| The slide! | De glijbaan! |
| De glijbaan! | The slide! |
| Het schoolplein, kom erbij! | The playground, come and join! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Recess! | Het speelkwartier! |
| Het speelkwartier! | Recess! |
| Pak me dan! Jij bent 'm! | Catch me! You’re it! |
| Play, play, play—we're playing here! | Spelen, spelen, spelen — we spelen hier! |
| The bell rings—listen! | De bel gaat, hoor! |
| De bel gaat, hoor! | The bell rings—listen! |
| Back to class! | Weer naar binnen! |
| Weer naar binnen! | Back inside! |
| One last hop! | Nog één sprong! |
| Nog één sprong! | One last hop! |
| See you soon! | Tot ziens! |
| Tot straks, hoor! | See you later! |
| We played together, learned some more! | We speelden samen en leerden nog meer! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Jump rope! | Het springtouw! |
| Het springtouw! | Jump rope! |
| Hopscotch! | Hinkelen! |
| Hinkelen! | Hopscotch! |
| The slide! | De glijbaan! |
| De glijbaan! | The slide! |
| Het schoolplein, kom erbij! | The playground, come and join! |
| Come and play! | Kom spelen! |
| Kom je spelen? | Are you coming to play? |
| Recess! | Het speelkwartier! |
| Het speelkwartier! | Recess! |
| Pak me dan! Jij bent 'm! | Catch me! You’re it! |
| Play, play, play—we're playing here! | Spelen, spelen, spelen — we spelen hier! |
| Back to class! | Weer naar binnen! |
| Weer naar binnen! | Back inside! |
| De bel, het schoolplein—see you soon! | |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| het speelkwartier | recess |
| de bel | the bell |
| het schoolplein | the playground |
| pak me dan | catch me |
| jij bent 'm | you're it |
| het springtouw | jump rope |
| hinkelen | hopscotch |
| de glijbaan | slide |
| de bal | ball |
| kom je spelen? | come and play |
| weer naar binnen | back to class |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “kom je spelen” the word of the day
This song repeats “kom je spelen” (come and play) on 7 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 2:17, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Practise the name question from the song with a soft toy.
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