“Vandaag Is het Maandag” — Today is Monday Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Vandaag Is het Maandag” (Today is Monday), kids sing key Dutch words like vandaag, morgen, gisteren and de dag, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 2:41 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Dagen en Maanden
- ⏱ 2:41
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“Vandaag Is het Maandag” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Today! | Vandaag! |
| Vandaag! | Today! |
| Today is Monday! | Vandaag is het maandag! |
| Vandaag is het maandag! | Today is Monday! |
| What day is it? | Welke dag is het? |
| Welke dag is het? | What day is it? |
| It’s Monday, the day we start. | Het is maandag, de dag waarop we beginnen. |
| Het is maandag, de dag waarop we beginnen. | It’s Monday, the day we start. |
| Tomorrow! | Morgen! |
| Morgen! | Tomorrow! |
| Tomorrow we’ll play again. | Morgen spelen we weer! |
| Morgen spelen we weer! | Tomorrow we’ll play again. |
| Say it once more! | Zeg het nog één keer! |
| Vandaag, morgen—yes, I can! | |
| Today, today! | Vandaag, vandaag! |
| Vandaag, vandaag! | Today, today! |
| What day is it? | Welke dag is het? |
| Welke dag is het? | What day is it? |
| Monday, Monday! | Maandag, maandag! |
| Maandag, maandag! | Monday, Monday! |
| The day is here! | De dag is hier! |
| De dag is hier! | The day is here! |
| Today is Monday, hooray, hooray! | Vandaag is het maandag, hoera, hoera! |
| Vandaag is maandag—zing maar mee! | Today is Monday—sing along! |
| Yesterday! | Gisteren! |
| Gisteren! | Yesterday! |
| Yesterday I drew a boat. | Gisteren tekende ik een boot. |
| Gisteren tekende je een boot. | Yesterday you drew a boat. |
| Tomorrow I’ll make it float! | Morgen laat ik hem drijven! |
| Morgen laat je hem varen! | Tomorrow you'll make it sail! |
| What’s “the day” in Dutch? | Hoe zeg je “the day” in het Nederlands? |
| De dag! | The day! |
| And “today”? | En “today”? |
| Vandaag! | Today! |
| Gisteren, vandaag, morgen— | Yesterday, today, tomorrow! |
| Yesterday, today, tomorrow! | Gisteren, vandaag, morgen— |
| Today, today! | Vandaag, vandaag! |
| Vandaag, vandaag! | Today, today! |
| What day is it? | Welke dag is het? |
| Welke dag is het? | What day is it? |
| Monday, Monday! | Maandag, maandag! |
| Maandag, maandag! | Monday, Monday! |
| The day is here! | De dag is hier! |
| De dag is hier! | The day is here! |
| Today is Monday, hooray, hooray! | Vandaag is het maandag, hoera, hoera! |
| Vandaag is maandag—zing maar mee! | Today is Monday—sing along! |
| Is tomorrow today? | Is morgen vandaag? |
| Nee, morgen is later. | |
| Was yesterday today? | Was gisteren vandaag? |
| Nee, gisteren was eerder! | |
| Yesterday, today, tomorrow— | Gisteren, vandaag, morgen! |
| Gisteren, vandaag, morgen! | Yesterday, today, tomorrow— |
| Today, today! | Vandaag, vandaag! |
| Vandaag, vandaag! | Today, today! |
| What day is it? | Welke dag is het? |
| Welke dag is het? | What day is it? |
| Monday, Monday! | Maandag, maandag! |
| Maandag, maandag! | Monday, Monday! |
| The day is here! | De dag is hier! |
| De dag is hier! | The day is here! |
| Today is Monday, hooray, hooray! | Vandaag is het maandag, hoera, hoera! |
| Vandaag is maandag—zing maar mee! | Today is Monday—sing along! |
| Vandaag! Morgen! Gisteren! De dag! | Today! Tomorrow! Yesterday! The day! |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| vandaag | today |
| morgen | tomorrow |
| gisteren | yesterday |
| de dag | day |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “vandaag” the word of the day
This song repeats “vandaag” (today) on 12 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 2:41, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Find your child's birthday month in the song and give it an extra-loud cheer.
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