“Dieren in de Zee” — Sea Animals Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Dieren in de Zee” (Sea Animals), kids sing key Dutch words like de vis, de walvis, de dolfijn and de octopus, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 2:52 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 29 · Aan Zee
- ⏱ 2:52
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“Dieren in de Zee” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fish! | De vis! |
| De vis! | Fish! |
| A fish swims! | De vis zwemt! |
| De vis zwemt! | A fish swims! |
| Whale! | De walvis! |
| De walvis! | Whale! |
| The whale is huge! | De walvis is heel groot! |
| De walvis is heel groot! | The whale is huge! |
| Dolphin! | De dolfijn! |
| De dolfijn! | Dolphin! |
| It jumps up high! | Hij springt heel hoog! |
| Hij springt heel hoog! | It jumps up high! |
| Octopus! | De octopus! |
| De octopus! | The octopus! |
| Eight arms! | Acht armen! |
| Acht armen! | Eight arms! |
| It swims! | Hij zwemt! |
| Hij zwemt! | It swims! |
| De octopus! | The octopus! |
| The octopus! | De octopus! |
| Who swims in the sea? | Wie zwemt er in de zee? |
| Wie zwemt er in de zee? | Who swims in the sea? |
| Everybody swim! | Iedereen zwemt mee! |
| Iedereen zwemt mee! | Everybody swim! |
| Fish, whale, dolphin, too! | Vis, walvis, dolfijn, joehoe! |
| Vis, walvis, dolfijn, joehoe! | Fish, whale, dolphin, too! |
| Say it once, say it again! | Zeg het één keer, zeg het nog eens! |
| Zeg het nog een keer, mijn vriend! | Say it again, my friend! |
| Everybody swims, hooray! | Iedereen zwemt vandaag! |
| Iedereen zwemt vandaag! | Everybody swims, hooray! |
| Crab! | De krab! |
| De krab! | Crab! |
| Walks sideways! | Loopt opzij! |
| Hij loopt opzij! | It walks sideways! |
| Starfish! | De zeester! |
| De zeester! | Starfish! |
| Looks like a star! | Net een ster! |
| Net een ster! | Looks like a star! |
| Seahorse! | Het zeepaardje! |
| Het zeepaardje! | Seahorse! |
| Little seahorse! | Klein zeepaardje! |
| Klein zeepaardje! | Little seahorse! |
| Jellyfish! | De kwal! |
| De kwal! | Jellyfish! |
| Wobbles in the water! | Hij wiebelt in het water! |
| Hij wiebelt in het water! | Wobbles in the water! |
| Shark! | De haai! |
| De haai! | Shark! |
| Lots of teeth, but friendly! | Veel tanden, maar lief! |
| Veel tanden, maar lief! | Lots of teeth, but friendly! |
| Sea turtle! | De zeeschildpad! |
| De zeeschildpad! | The sea turtle! |
| It swims far, far away! | Hij zwemt heel ver weg! |
| Hij zwemt heel ver weg! | It swims far, far away! |
| Who swims in the sea? | Wie zwemt er in de zee? |
| Wie zwemt er in de zee? | Who swims in the sea? |
| Everybody swim! | Iedereen zwemt mee! |
| Iedereen zwemt mee! | Everybody swim! |
| Fish, whale, dolphin, too! | Vis, walvis, dolfijn, joehoe! |
| Vis, walvis, dolfijn, joehoe! | Fish, whale, dolphin, too! |
| Say it once, say it again! | Zeg het één keer, zeg het nog eens! |
| Zeg het nog een keer, mijn vriend! | Say it again, my friend! |
| Everybody swims, hooray! | Iedereen zwemt vandaag! |
| Iedereen zwemt vandaag! | Everybody swims, hooray! |
| What is fish? | |
| De vis! | What is fish? |
| What is whale? | |
| De walvis! | What is whale? |
| What is shark? | |
| De haai! | What is shark? |
| And how do we swim? | En hoe zwemmen wij? |
| Hij zwemt! Wij zwemmen erbij! | It swims! We swim along! |
| One more time, nice and clear! | Nog één keer, lekker duidelijk! |
| De vis, de walvis, de haai, kom hier! | The fish, the whale, the shark, come here! |
| Who swims in the sea? | Wie zwemt er in de zee? |
| Wie zwemt er in de zee? | Who swims in the sea? |
| Everybody swim! | Iedereen zwemt mee! |
| Iedereen zwemt mee! | Everybody swim! |
| Fish, whale, dolphin, too! | Vis, walvis, dolfijn, joehoe! |
| Vis, walvis, dolfijn, joehoe! | Fish, whale, dolphin, too! |
| Say it once, say it again! | Zeg het één keer, zeg het nog eens! |
| Zeg het nog een keer, mijn vriend! | Say it again, my friend! |
| Everybody swims, hooray! | Iedereen zwemt vandaag! |
| Iedereen zwemt vandaag! | Everybody swims, hooray! |
| De vis! | Fish! |
| De walvis! | Whale! |
| De dolfijn! | Dolphin, dolphin! |
| Iedereen zwemt mee! | Everybody swim! |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| de vis | fish |
| de walvis | whale |
| de dolfijn | dolphin |
| de octopus | octopus |
| de krab | crab |
| de zeester | starfish |
| het zeepaardje | seahorse |
| de kwal | jellyfish |
| de haai | shark |
| de zeeschildpad | sea turtle |
| hij zwemt | it swims |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “de vis”s
“de vis” means “fish” and comes up on 5 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:52, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count the octopus arms on your fingers, one to eight.
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