“Auf dem Markt” — At the Market Song in German for Kids
In “Auf dem Markt” (At the Market), kids sing key German words like der Markt, guten Morgen, ich hätte gern and bitte, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 32: In the Town, 2:30 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A2
- Unit 32 · In der Stadt
- ⏱ 2:30
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“Auf dem Markt” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Good morning! Guten Morgen! | |
| Guten Morgen! Good morning! | |
| The market! Der Markt! | |
| Der Markt! The market! | |
| A basket! Der Korb! | |
| Der Korb! The basket! | |
| Apples, please! Äpfel, bitte! | |
| Ich hätte gern Äpfel, bitte! | I’d like some apples, please! |
| Fresh tomatoes! Die Tomaten! | |
| Die Tomaten! Tomatoes! | |
| Juicy oranges! Die Orangen! | |
| Die Orangen! Oranges! | |
| How many? Wie viele? | |
| Three, please! Drei, bitte! | |
| How much is it? Was kostet das? | |
| Two euros! Zwei Euro! | |
| Here you are! Bitte schön! | |
| Thank you! Danke schön! | |
| In the basket, in the bag, | In den Korb, in die Tasche, |
| Apples, oranges—what a grab! | Äpfel, Orangen — was für ein Fang! |
| Bitte schön! | Here you go! |
| Danke schön! | Thank you! |
| Shopping at the market—sing it again! | Einkaufen auf dem Markt — sing es noch mal! |
| Good morning! Guten Morgen! | |
| Guten Morgen! What would you like? | |
| Ich hätte gern drei Äpfel, bitte. | I’d like three apples, please. |
| Three apples? Wie viele? Drei? | |
| Ja, drei Äpfel, bitte! | Yes, three apples, please! |
| And tomatoes? Die Tomaten? | |
| Zwei Tomaten, bitte schön! | Two tomatoes, please! |
| Oranges? Die Orangen? | |
| Ich hätte gern zwei Orangen! | I’d like two oranges! |
| How much is it? Was kostet das? | |
| Two euros? Zwei Euro? | |
| Here you are! Bitte schön! | |
| Thank you! Danke schön! | |
| Put them in the basket, one by one! | Leg sie in den Korb, eins nach dem anderen! |
| How many? Wie viele? | |
| Three, please! Drei, bitte! | |
| How much is it? Was kostet das? | |
| Two euros! Zwei Euro! | |
| Here you are! Bitte schön! | |
| Thank you! Danke schön! | |
| In the basket, in the bag, | In den Korb, in die Tasche, |
| Apples, oranges—what a grab! | Äpfel, Orangen — was für ein Fang! |
| Bitte schön! | Here you go! |
| Danke schön! | Thank you! |
| Shopping at the market—sing it again! | Einkaufen auf dem Markt — sing es noch mal! |
| Please means bitte! | |
| Bitte, bitte! | Please, please! |
| The basket—der Korb! | |
| Der Korb, der Korb! | The basket, the basket! |
| Apples—die Äpfel! | |
| Die Äpfel, bitte! | The apples, please! |
| Thank you, goodbye! | Danke, tschüss! |
| Danke, tschüss! | Thank you, goodbye! |
| Danke, tschüss! | Thank you, goodbye! |
| How many? Wie viele? | |
| Three, please! Drei, bitte! | |
| How much is it? Was kostet das? | |
| Two euros! Zwei Euro! | |
| Here you are! Bitte schön! | |
| Thank you! Danke schön! | |
| In the basket, in the bag, | In den Korb, in die Tasche, |
| Apples, oranges—what a grab! | Äpfel, Orangen — was für ein Fang! |
| Bitte schön! | Here you go! |
| Danke schön! | Thank you! |
| Shopping at the market—danke, tschüss! | |
Key German words in this song
The 12 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| der Markt | the market |
| guten Morgen | good morning |
| ich hätte gern | I'd like |
| bitte | please |
| wie viele? | how many? |
| was kostet das? | how much is it? |
| bitte schön | here you are |
| der Korb | the basket |
| die Äpfel | apples |
| die Tomaten | tomatoes |
| die Orangen | oranges |
| danke tschüss | thank you goodbye |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “bitte”
“bitte” (please) is sung on 13 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
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the German ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:30, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Ring the bell and call out next stop like the bus driver.
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