“Die Wochentage” — Days of the Week Song in German for Kids
In “Die Wochentage” (Days of the Week), kids sing key German words like Montag, Dienstag, Woche and heute, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 2:03 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Tage und Monate
- ⏱ 2:03
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“Die Wochentage” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| What day is it? Welcher Tag? | |
| Let’s learn the week, come on, don’t lag! | Wir lernen die Woche, komm, trödel nicht! |
| Monday! — Montag! | |
| Tuesday! — Dienstag! | |
| Say it once, then say it twice: | Sag es einmal, dann sag es zweimal: |
| Monday, Montag — sounds so nice! | |
| Tuesday, Dienstag — sing along! | |
| We can learn them with this song! | Mit diesem Lied können wir sie lernen! |
| Monday, Montag, here we go! | |
| Tuesday, Dienstag, now you know! | |
| A week — eine Woche! | |
| Today — heute! | |
| Say it loud, then say it slow: | Sag es laut, dann sag es langsam: |
| Monday, Montag! Tuesday, Dienstag! | |
| What is “week”? — Die Woche! | |
| What is “today”? — Heute! | |
| Today is Monday. — Heute ist Montag. | |
| Today is Tuesday. — Heute ist Dienstag. | |
| What comes after Monday? — Dienstag! | |
| What comes after Tuesday? — Mittwoch! | |
| Monday, Montag, here we go! | |
| Tuesday, Dienstag, now you know! | |
| A week — eine Woche! | |
| Today — heute! | |
| Say it loud, then say it slow: | Sag es laut, dann sag es langsam: |
| Monday, Montag! Tuesday, Dienstag! | |
| Say “Monday”! — Montag! | |
| Say “Tuesday”! — Dienstag! | |
| Say “the week”! — Die Woche! | |
| Say “today”! — Heute! | |
| Heute ist Montag! — Today is Monday! | |
| Heute ist Dienstag! — Today is Tuesday! | |
| Monday, Montag, clap your hands! | |
| Tuesday, Dienstag, make your plans! | |
| Eine Woche, seven days! | |
| Heute lernen wir — hooray! | |
| Monday, Montag, here we go! | |
| Tuesday, Dienstag, now you know! | |
| A week — eine Woche! | |
| Today — heute! | |
| Say it loud, then say it slow: | Sag es laut, dann sag es langsam: |
| Monday, Montag! Tuesday, Dienstag! | |
| Monday, Montag! Tuesday, Dienstag! | |
| Eine Woche — heute! Hooray! | |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Montag | Monday |
| Dienstag | Tuesday |
| Woche | week |
| heute | today |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “heute”s
“heute” means “today” and comes up on 11 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:03, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Clap once for every day or month in the song.
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