“Water en Melk” — Water and Milk Song in Dutch for Kids
In “Water en Melk” (Water and Milk), kids sing key Dutch words like het water, de melk, drinken and het glas, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:01 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇳🇱 Dutch
- Level: A1
- Unit 7 · Het Eten
- ⏱ 2:01
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“Water en Melk” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Drinken, drinken, sip and smile | |
| Water en melk | Water and milk |
| Een vrolijke tijd | A happy time |
| Milk | De melk |
| De melk | The milk |
| I want milk | Ik wil melk |
| Ik wil melk | I want milk |
| Water or milk? | Water of melk? |
| I drink milk | Ik drink melk |
| Ik drink melk | I drink milk |
| The glass is here | Het glas staat hier |
| Het glas staat hier | The glass is here |
| Water en melk, lekker and clear | |
| Water, water | Het water, ja! |
| Het water, ja! | The water, yes! |
| Milk, milk | De melk, hoera! |
| De melk, hoera! | The milk, hooray! |
| A glass, a glass | Het glas, kijk daar! |
| Het glas, kijk daar! | The glass, look there! |
| Drinken, drinken, sip and smile | |
| Water en melk, een vrolijke tijd | Water and milk, a happy time |
| Can I have water? | Mag ik water? |
| Mag ik water? | Can I have water? |
| Can I have milk? | Mag ik melk? |
| Mag ik melk? | Can I have milk? |
| Please is alsjeblieft | |
| Thank you is dankjewel | |
| Water, water | Het water, ja! |
| Het water, ja! | The water, yes! |
| Milk, milk | De melk, hoera! |
| De melk, hoera! | The milk, hooray! |
| A glass, a glass | Het glas, kijk daar! |
| Het glas, kijk daar! | The glass, look there! |
| Drinken, drinken, sip and smile | |
| Water en melk, een vrolijke tijd | Water and milk, a happy time |
| Water, het water | Water, the water |
| Melk, de melk | Milk, the milk |
| Dag, tot ziens! | Bye, goodbye! |
Key Dutch words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| het water | water |
| de melk | milk |
| drinken | to drink |
| het glas | glass |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “de melk” the word of the day
This song repeats “de melk” (milk) on 4 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 2:01, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Point to each fruit or vegetable in the kitchen as the song mentions it.
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