Dutch words for kids · Greetings & manners
How to say “good morning” in Dutch
A morning greeting is easy to make a daily habit, because the moment it belongs to happens every single day.
Good morning in Dutch
goedemorgen
Sounds like ≈ KHOO-duh-mor-khun
Good to know: Both g's are the throaty Dutch g. In speech it's often shortened to goeiemorgen or just morgen!
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Dutch songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Ik zeg goedemorgen!
I say good morning!
from Goedemorgen (Good Morning)
Goedemorgen! Wakker worden!
Good morning! Wake up!
from Mijn Dag (My Day)
Goedemorgen!
Good morning!
from Op de Markt (At the Market)
2 songs that teach it
“Good morning” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Dutch with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Hoi, Hoe Gaat Het?, Oma en Opa, Ik Hou van Jou, Mijn Dag, Goedemorgen, Juf!, Volgende Halte!.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Say goedemorgen at the bedroom door every morning before anything else, and wait for your child to answer it back.
- 2Open the curtains together and greet the sun, the sky and the street with goedemorgen.
- 3Play the greeting song while getting dressed; within a week most kids start singing the first line on their own.
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“Good morning” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Dutchhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Dutch songs with your family.