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“Ein Tag am Strand” — A Day at the Beach Song in German for Kids

In “Ein Tag am Strand” (A Day at the Beach), kids sing key German words like der Strand, der Badeanzug, die Sonnencreme and der Eimer, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 2:05 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇩🇪 German
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 29 · Am Meer
  • ⏱ 2:05
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“Ein Tag am Strand” lyrics with English translation

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

Song lyrics with translation. German lines are shown in teal.
SungMeaning
Swimsuit on!Badeanzug an!
Der Badeanzug!The swimsuit!
Sun cream, please!Sonnencreme, bitte!
Die Sonnencreme!The sun cream!
Sun hat on!Sonnenhut auf!
Der Sonnenhut!The sun hat!
Ready to go?Bereit?
Ja, los geht’s!Yes, let’s go!
The beach!Der Strand!
Der Strand!The beach!
Say it again!Sag es noch mal!
Der Strand!The beach!
Der Strand, der Badeanzug,The beach, the swimsuit,
Die Sonnencreme—hurra!The sun cream — hooray!
The beach!Der Strand!
Der Strand!The beach!
The bucket!Der Eimer!
Der Eimer!The bucket!
The spade!Die Schaufel!
Die Schaufel!The spade!
Buddel, buddel, eins, zwei, drei!Dig, dig, one, two, three!
The sandcastle!Die Sandburg!
Die Sandburg!The sandcastle!
Big and tall!Groß und hoch!
Eine Sandburg!A sandcastle!
Der Strand, der Strand,The beach, the beach,
Let’s learn the words and play!Lernen wir die Wörter und spielen!
Shells!Die Muscheln!
Die Muscheln!Shells!
Pick them up!Heb sie auf!
Die Muscheln!Shells!
Waves!Die Wellen!
Die Wellen!Waves!
Jump, jump, jump!Spring, spring, spring!
Über die Wellen!Over the waves!
The water is cold!Das Wasser ist kalt!
Das Wasser ist kalt!The water is cold!
What shall we do?Was machen wir?
Wir gehen schwimmen!Let’s go swimming!
Das Wasser ist kalt—The water is cold.
Wir gehen schwimmen! Juhu!Let’s go swimming! Yippee!
The beach!Der Strand!
Der Strand!The beach!
The bucket!Der Eimer!
Der Eimer!The bucket!
The spade!Die Schaufel!
Die Schaufel!The spade!
Buddel, buddel, eins, zwei, drei!Dig, dig, one, two, three!
The sandcastle!Die Sandburg!
Die Sandburg!The sandcastle!
Big and tall!Groß und hoch!
Eine Sandburg!A sandcastle!
Der Strand, der Strand,The beach, the beach,
Let’s learn the words and play!Lernen wir die Wörter und spielen!
Towel!Das Handtuch!
Das Handtuch!Towel!
Dry off now!Jetzt abtrocknen!
Mit dem Handtuch!With the towel!
Ice cream!Das Eis!
Das Eis!Ice cream!
In the shade!Im Schatten!
Im Schatten!In the shade!
Muscheln, Wellen, Handtuch, Eis—Shells, waves, towel, ice cream —
Strandtag macht uns froh!A beach day makes us happy!
The beach!Der Strand!
Der Strand!The beach!
The bucket!Der Eimer!
Der Eimer!The bucket!
The spade!Die Schaufel!
Die Schaufel!The spade!
Buddel, buddel, eins, zwei, drei!Dig, dig, one, two, three!
The sandcastle!Die Sandburg!
Die Sandburg!The sandcastle!
Big and tall!Groß und hoch!
Eine Sandburg!A sandcastle!
Der Strand, der Strand,The beach, the beach,
Let’s learn the words and play!Lernen wir die Wörter und spielen!
Der Strand! Der Strand! Auf Wiederseh’n!The beach! The beach! Goodbye!

Key German words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

GermanEnglish
der Strandthe beach
der Badeanzugswimsuit
die Sonnencremesun cream
der Eimerbucket
die Schaufelspade
die Sandburgsandcastle
die Muschelnshells
die Wellenwaves
das Handtuchtowel
wir gehen schwimmenlet's swim
das Wasser ist kaltthe water is cold

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “der Strand” the word of the day

    This song repeats “der Strand” (the beach) on 10 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

  2. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:05, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Swim, snap and wiggle like each sea animal as it comes up in the song.

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