“De Vormen” — Shapes Song in Dutch for Kids
In “De Vormen” (Shapes), kids sing key Dutch words like de cirkel, het vierkant, de driehoek and de ster, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 16: Shapes, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 16 · De Vormen
- ⏱ 2:00
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“De Vormen” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Clap, clap, snap, snap! | Klap, klap, knip, knip! |
| Shapes are everywhere! | Overal zijn vormen! |
| Circle, square, and star! | Cirkel, vierkant en ster! |
| Are you ready? Here we go! | Ben je klaar? Daar gaan we! |
| Shapes! De vormen! | |
| Shapes are everywhere! | Overal zijn vormen! |
| Shapes! De vormen! | |
| Let us sing and share! | Laten we zingen en delen! |
| Circle! — De cirkel! | |
| A round circle! — Een ronde cirkel! | |
| Square! — Het vierkant! | |
| A big square! — Een groot vierkant! | |
| Triangle! — De driehoek! | |
| Look, a triangle! — Kijk, een driehoek! | |
| Shapes! De vormen! | |
| Shapes are everywhere! | Overal zijn vormen! |
| Shapes! De vormen! | |
| Let us sing and share! | Laten we zingen en delen! |
| Star! — De ster! | |
| A bright star! — Een helle ster! | |
| Heart! — Het hart! | |
| A red heart! — Een rood hart! | |
| Where is the star? — Waar is de ster? | |
| There is the heart! — Daar is het hart! | |
| Circle, square, triangle, star! | De cirkel, het vierkant, de driehoek, de ster! |
| De cirkel, het vierkant, de driehoek, de ster! | Circle, square, triangle, star! |
| Clap your hands, snap your fingers! | Klap in je handen, knip met je vingers! |
| Shapes, shapes, shapes! | Vormen, vormen, vormen! |
| Shapes! De vormen! | |
| Shapes are everywhere! | Overal zijn vormen! |
| Shapes! De vormen! | |
| Let us sing and share! | Laten we zingen en delen! |
| Circle! De cirkel! | |
| Square! Het vierkant! | |
| Bye bye! Tot ziens! | |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 5 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| de cirkel | circle |
| het vierkant | square |
| de driehoek | triangle |
| de ster | star |
| het hart | heart |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “de cirkel”s
“de cirkel” means “circle” and comes up on 3 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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
Make it a routine
At 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Find something round, square and triangular in the room and name it in Dutch.
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