“Von elf bis zwanzig” — Eleven to Twenty Song in German for Kids
In “Von elf bis zwanzig” (Eleven to Twenty), kids sing key German words like elf, zwölf, dreizehn and vierzehn, 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, 2:41 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Große Zahlen
- ⏱ 2:41
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“Von elf bis zwanzig” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, friends? Bist du bereit? | |
| Let’s count together—eins, zwei! | |
| Eleven! — Elf! | |
| Twelve! — Zwölf! | |
| Come and count with me! — Wir zählen! | |
| Thirteen! — Dreizehn! | |
| Fourteen! — Vierzehn! | |
| Clap your hands! — Klatscht in die Hände! | |
| Fifteen! — Fünfzehn! | |
| Sixteen! — Sechzehn! | |
| Take a little step! — Mach einen Schritt! | |
| Seventeen! — Siebzehn! | |
| Eighteen! — Achtzehn! | |
| Nineteen! — Neunzehn! | |
| Twenty! — Zwanzig! | |
| Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, | fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, |
| achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig! | eighteen, nineteen, twenty! |
| That’s eleven through twenty! | Das ist elf bis zwanzig! |
| Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, | fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, |
| achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig! | eighteen, nineteen, twenty! |
| Wir zählen—come count with me! | |
| Let’s go slowly! — Ganz langsam! | |
| Eleven, twelve! — Elf, zwölf! | |
| Thirteen, fourteen! — Dreizehn, vierzehn! | |
| Fifteen, sixteen! — Fünfzehn, sechzehn! | |
| Seventeen, eighteen! — Siebzehn, achtzehn! | |
| Nineteen, twenty! — Neunzehn, zwanzig! | |
| Your turn now! — Jetzt bist du dran! | |
| Count them up! — Zähl sie laut! | |
| One more time! — Noch einmal! | |
| Elf and zwölf are special, see? | |
| Then “three-ten, four-ten”—dreizehn, vierzehn! | |
| Fünfzehn, sechzehn—hear that change? | |
| Siebzehn drops a letter on the way! | |
| Achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig too— | |
| Now the German count belongs to you! | |
| Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, | fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, |
| achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig! | eighteen, nineteen, twenty! |
| That’s eleven through twenty! | Das ist elf bis zwanzig! |
| Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, | fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, |
| achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig! | eighteen, nineteen, twenty! |
| Wir zählen—come count with me! | |
| Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, | fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, |
| achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig! | eighteen, nineteen, twenty! |
| That’s eleven through twenty! | Das ist elf bis zwanzig! |
| Elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| fünfzehn, sechzehn, siebzehn, | fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, |
| achtzehn, neunzehn, zwanzig! | eighteen, nineteen, twenty! |
| Wir zählen—come count with me! | |
| Eleven to twenty! — Elf bis zwanzig! | |
| We did it! — Das war toll! | |
Key German words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| elf | eleven |
| zwölf | twelve |
| dreizehn | thirteen |
| vierzehn | fourteen |
| fünfzehn | fifteen |
| sechzehn | sixteen |
| siebzehn | seventeen |
| achtzehn | eighteen |
| neunzehn | nineteen |
| zwanzig | twenty |
| wir zählen | let's count |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “zwanzig”s
“zwanzig” means “twenty” and comes up on 10 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 2:41, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count by tens with ten-block towers or groups of ten pasta pieces.
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