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“Wat Zegt het Dier?” — What Does the Animal Say Song in Dutch for Kids

In “Wat Zegt het Dier?” (What Does the Animal Say?), kids sing key Dutch words like wat zegt hij?, de kikker, kwak kwak and het geluid, going back and forth between English and Dutch, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇳🇱 Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unit 4 · De Dieren
  • ⏱ 2:00
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“Wat Zegt het Dier?” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Dutch is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Dutch lines are shown in teal.
SungMeaning
What does it say?Wat zegt hij?
Wat zegt hij?What does it say?
Frog!De kikker!
De kikker!Frog!
What does the frog say?Wat zegt de kikker?
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
Sound!Het geluid!
Het geluid!Sound!
A little frog!Een kleine kikker!
Een kleine kikker!A little frog!
What does he say?Wat zegt hij?
Wat zegt hij?What does it say?
Ribbit, ribbit!Kwaak, kwaak!
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
The frog says quack?Zegt de kikker kwak?
De kikker zegt kwak!The frog says croak!
What does it say?Wat zegt hij?
Wat zegt hij?What does it say?
Frog!De kikker!
De kikker!Frog!
Quack, quack!Kwak kwak!
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
Say it again!Zeg het nog eens!
Zeg het nog eens!Say it once more!
What does it say? Wat zegt hij?
Duck!De eend!
De eend!Duck!
What does the duck say?Wat zegt de eend?
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
Cat!De kat!
De kat!Cat!
What does the cat say?Wat zegt de kat?
Miauw, miauw!Meow, meow!
Dog!De hond!
De hond!Dog!
What does the dog say?Wat zegt de hond?
Woef, woef!Woof, woof!
Bird!De vogel!
De vogel!Bird!
What does the bird say?Wat zegt de vogel?
Tjiep, tjiep!Tweet, tweet!
What does it say?Wat zegt hij?
Wat zegt hij?What does it say?
Frog!De kikker!
De kikker!Frog!
Quack, quack!Kwak kwak!
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
Say it again!Zeg het nog eens!
Zeg het nog eens!Say it once more!
What does it say? Wat zegt hij?
Who says miauw?
De kat!Cat!
Who says woef?
De hond!Dog!
Who says tjiep?
De vogel!Bird!
Listen, listen—what’s the sound?Luister, luister—wat is het geluid?
Het geluid!Sound!
What does it say?Wat zegt hij?
Wat zegt hij?What does it say?
Frog!De kikker!
De kikker!Frog!
Quack, quack!Kwak kwak!
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
Say it again!Zeg het nog eens!
Zeg het nog eens!Say it once more!
What does it say? Wat zegt hij?
Frog!De kikker!
De kikker!Frog!
Quack, quack!Kwak kwak!
Kwak kwak!Quack, quack!
Dag! Bye-bye!

Key Dutch words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

DutchEnglish
wat zegt hij?what does it say?
de kikkerfrog
kwak kwakquack
het geluidsound

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “kwak kwak”

    “kwak kwak” (quack) is sung on 7 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.

  2. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Move like each animal as it's named: hop, stomp, flap, slither.

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