“Obst und Gemüse” — Fruits and Vegetables Song in German for Kids

In “Obst und Gemüse” (Fruits and Vegetables), kids sing key German words like Gemüse, Karotte, Tomate and gesund, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:41 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: A1
Unit 7 · Das Essen
⏱ 2:41
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“Obst und Gemüse” 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.
Sung	Meaning
Ready? Fertig? Let’s play!
Los geht’s! Come on!
Fruit!	Obst!
Obst!	Fruit!
Apple!	Apfel!
Apfel!	Apple!
I eat an apple.	Ich esse einen Apfel.
Ich esse einen Apfel.	I eat an apple.
Pear!	Birne!
Birne!	Pear!
Banana!	Banane!
Banane!	Banana!
I like bananas.	Ich mag Bananen.
Ich mag Bananen.	I like bananas.
What is fruit?	Was ist Obst?
Was ist Obst?	What is fruit?
Fruit is sweet!	Obst ist süß!
Obst ist süß!	Fruit is sweet!
Fruits and vegetables!	Obst und Gemüse!
Obst und Gemüse!	Fruits and vegetables!
Say it again: Gemüse!
Gemüse!	Vegetables!
Healthy!	Gesund!
Gesund!	Healthy!
Eat well, feel good!	Iss gesund, fühl dich gut!
Iss gesund, fühl dich gut!	Eat well, feel good!
Obst und Gemüse, lecker und gesund!	Fruits and vegetables, tasty and healthy!
Vegetable!	Gemüse!
Gemüse!	Vegetables!
Carrot!	Karotte!
Karotte!	Carrot!
I eat a carrot.	Ich esse eine Karotte.
Ich esse eine Karotte.	I eat a carrot.
Tomato!	Tomate!
Tomate!	Tomato!
The tomato is red.	Die Tomate ist rot.
Die Tomate ist rot.	The tomato is red.
Cucumber!	Gurke!
Gurke!	Cucumber!
Potato!	Kartoffel!
Kartoffel!	Potato!
Peas!	Erbsen!
Erbsen!	Peas!
What is healthy?	Was ist gesund?
Was ist gesund?	What is healthy?
Carrots are healthy!	Karotten sind gesund!
Karotten sind gesund!	Carrots are healthy!
Fruits and vegetables!	Obst und Gemüse!
Obst und Gemüse!	Fruits and vegetables!
Say it again: Gemüse!
Gemüse!	Vegetables!
Healthy!	Gesund!
Gesund!	Healthy!
Eat well, feel good!	Iss gesund, fühl dich gut!
Iss gesund, fühl dich gut!	Eat well, feel good!
Obst und Gemüse, lecker und gesund!	Fruits and vegetables, tasty and healthy!
Orange!
Orange!
Grapes!	Trauben!
Trauben!	Grapes!
I like grapes.	Ich mag Trauben.
Ich mag Trauben.	I like grapes.
Strawberry!	Erdbeere!
Erdbeere!	Strawberry!
Broccoli!	Brokkoli!
Brokkoli!	Broccoli!
Onion!	Zwiebel!
Zwiebel!	Onion!
I like vegetables.	Ich mag Gemüse.
Ich mag Gemüse.	I like vegetables.
Wash the fruit!	Wasch das Obst!
Wasch das Obst!	Wash the fruit!
Cut the carrot!	Schneide die Karotte!
Schneide die Karotte!	Cut the carrot!
A tomato, please!	Eine Tomate, bitte!
Eine Tomate, bitte!	A tomato, please!
More vegetables?	Mehr Gemüse?
Mehr Gemüse?	More vegetables?
Ja, bitte! Yes, please!
Fruits and vegetables!	Obst und Gemüse!
Obst und Gemüse!	Fruits and vegetables!
Carrot!	Karotte!
Karotte!	Carrot!
Tomato!	Tomate!
Tomate!	Tomato!
Healthy!	Gesund!
Gesund!	Healthy!
Obst und Gemüse, lecker und gesund!	Fruits and vegetables, tasty and healthy!
Gesund, gesund, Gemüse ist gesund!	Healthy, healthy, vegetables are healthy!
Obst und Gemüse—let’s sing it again!
Fruit!	Obst!
Obst!	Fruit!
Vegetables!	Gemüse!
Gemüse!	Vegetables!
Tschüss! Bye-bye!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Gemüse	vegetables
Karotte	carrot
Tomate	tomato
gesund	healthy

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “Gemüse”
“Gemüse” (vegetables) is sung on 14 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 2:41, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play a pretend café: your child orders food in German from the song's words.