“Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig” — Counting by Tens Song in German for Kids
In “Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig” (Counting by Tens), kids sing key German words like zehn, zwanzig, dreißig and vierzig, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 2:19 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Große Zahlen
- ⏱ 2:19
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“Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, friends? Let’s count by tens! | Bereit? Wir zählen in Zehnerschritten! |
| Bereit? Wir zählen in Zehnerschritten! | Ready, friends? Let’s count by tens! |
| Ten! — Zehn! Take a step with me! | |
| Twenty! — Zwanzig! Eins, zwei, drei! | |
| Thirty! — Dreißig! Spell it with ß! | |
| Dreißig mit ß — yes, that’s the one! | |
| Forty! — Vierzig! March along! | |
| Fifty! — Fünfzig! Sing our song! | |
| Ten, twenty, thirty — zehn, zwanzig, dreißig! | |
| Forty, fifty — vierzig, fünfzig! | |
| Count by tens, come on, let’s go! | Zähl in Zehnern, komm, los geht's! |
| In Zehnerschritten — Schritt für Schritt! | In steps of ten — step by step! |
| Clap your hands and tap your feet! | Klatsch in die Hände und stampf mit den Füßen! |
| Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig — count with me! | |
| Sixty! — Sechzig! I can say it! | |
| Seventy! — Siebzig! Let’s parade it! | |
| Eighty! — Achtzig! Turn around! | |
| Ninety! — Neunzig! Hear that sound! | |
| One hundred! — Hundert! We made it! | |
| Hundert! — Hooray! We celebrated! | |
| What a number! — Was für ’ne Zahl! | |
| Let’s count again, from ten to hundert! | |
| Ten, twenty, thirty — zehn, zwanzig, dreißig! | |
| Forty, fifty — vierzig, fünfzig! | |
| Count by tens, come on, let’s go! | Zähl in Zehnern, komm, los geht's! |
| In Zehnerschritten — Schritt für Schritt! | In steps of ten — step by step! |
| Clap your hands and tap your feet! | Klatsch in die Hände und stampf mit den Füßen! |
| Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig — count with me! | |
| Now we’re coming back down, nice and slow! | Jetzt zählen wir wieder runter, schön langsam! |
| Hundert, neunzig — here we go! | |
| Achtzig, siebzig, sechzig, fünfzig! | Eighty, seventy, sixty, fifty! |
| Vierzig, dreißig — don’t forget ß! | |
| Zwanzig, zehn — we know them all! | |
| One big cheer for the counting call! | Einmal laut jubeln für das Zählen! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty — zehn, zwanzig, dreißig! | |
| Forty, fifty — vierzig, fünfzig! | |
| Count by tens, come on, let’s go! | Zähl in Zehnern, komm, los geht's! |
| In Zehnerschritten — Schritt für Schritt! | In steps of ten — step by step! |
| Clap your hands and tap your feet! | Klatsch in die Hände und stampf mit den Füßen! |
| Zehn, zwanzig, dreißig — count with me! | |
| Hundert! — One hundred! Hooray, hooray! | |
| We counted by tens — hip hip hooray! | Wir haben in Zehnern gezählt — hipp, hipp, hurra! |
Key German words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| zehn | ten |
| zwanzig | twenty |
| dreißig | thirty |
| vierzig | forty |
| fünfzig | fifty |
| sechzig | sixty |
| siebzig | seventy |
| achtzig | eighty |
| neunzig | ninety |
| hundert | one hundred |
| in Zehnerschritten zählen | count by tens |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “dreißig”
“dreißig” (thirty) is sung on 9 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 2:19, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Pause before a number and let your child sing the next one.
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