“Zähl mit mir” — Count With Me Song in German for Kids
In “Zähl mit mir” (Count With Me), kids sing key German words like sechs, sieben, acht and neun, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 2: Numbers 1–10, 1:35 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 2 · Die Zahlen
- ⏱ 1:35
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“Zähl mit mir” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready to count? | Bereit zu zählen? |
| Bereit zu zählen? | Ready to count? |
| Count with me — zähl mit mir! | |
| One! | Eins! |
| Eins! | One! |
| Two! | Zwei! |
| Zwei! | Two! |
| Three! | Drei! |
| Drei! | Three! |
| Four! | Vier! |
| Vier! | Four! |
| Five! | Fünf! |
| Fünf! | Five! |
| Six! | Sechs! |
| Sechs! | Six! |
| Seven! | Sieben! |
| Sieben! | Seven! |
| Six, sieben — say it again! | |
| Count with me! | Zähl mit mir! |
| Zähl mit mir! | Count with me! |
| Six! | Sechs! |
| Sechs! | Six! |
| Seven! | Sieben! |
| Sieben! | Seven! |
| Eight! | Acht! |
| Acht! | Eight! |
| Nine! | Neun! |
| Neun! | Nine! |
| Count with me — eins, zwei, drei! | |
| Six, sieben, acht, neun — hoch und frei! | |
| Eight! | Acht! |
| Acht! | Eight! |
| Nine! | Neun! |
| Neun! | Nine! |
| Ten! | Zehn! |
| Zehn! | Ten! |
| Hello! | Hallo! |
| Hallo! | Hello! |
| Good morning! | Guten Morgen! |
| Guten Morgen! | Good morning! |
| My name! | Mein Name! |
| Mein Name! | My name! |
| Your name! | Dein Name! |
| Dein Name! | Your name! |
| Come here! | Komm her! |
| Komm her! | Come here! |
| Let’s go! | Los geht’s! |
| Los geht’s! | Let’s go! |
| Thank you! | Danke! |
| Danke! | Thank you! |
| Please! | Bitte! |
| Bitte! | Please! |
| Six! | Sechs! |
| Sechs! | Six! |
| Seven! | Sieben! |
| Sieben! | Seven! |
| Eight! | Acht! |
| Acht! | Eight! |
| Nine! | Neun! |
| Neun! | Nine! |
| Learning words with happy eyes! | Wir lernen Wörter mit fröhlichen Augen! |
| Count with me! | Zähl mit mir! |
| Zähl mit mir! | Count with me! |
| Six! | Sechs! |
| Sechs! | Six! |
| Seven! | Sieben! |
| Sieben! | Seven! |
| Eight! | Acht! |
| Acht! | Eight! |
| Nine! | Neun! |
| Neun! | Nine! |
| Count with me — eins, zwei, drei! | |
| Six, sieben, acht, neun — hoch und frei! | |
| One, two, three! | Eins, zwei, drei! |
| Eins, zwei, drei! | One, two, three! |
| Count with me! | Zähl mit mir! |
| Zähl mit mir! | Count with me! |
| Six, sieben, acht, neun — bye-bye! | |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| sechs | six |
| sieben | seven |
| acht | eight |
| neun | nine |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “sieben” the word of the day
This song repeats “sieben” (seven) on 6 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and German. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the German answer before the song sings it.
- 3
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:35 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Line up toys and touch one for each German number you hear.
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