“Oma und Opa” — Grandma and Grandpa Song in German for Kids
In “Oma und Opa” (Grandma and Grandpa), kids sing key German words like Oma, Opa, alt and Umarmung, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 5: Family, 1:56 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 5 · Meine Familie
- ⏱ 1:56
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“Oma und Opa” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sleepy head, ready to learn about family? | Kleine Schlafmütze, bereit, etwas über die Familie zu lernen? |
| Ja! Let's go! | |
| Grandma! | Die Oma! |
| Die Oma! | Grandma! |
| Grandpa! | Der Opa! |
| Der Opa! | Grandpa! |
| Grandma! | Die Oma! |
| Die Oma! | Grandma! |
| Grandpa! | Der Opa! |
| Der Opa! | Grandpa! |
| Grandma and Grandpa! | Oma und Opa! |
| Oma und Opa! | Grandma and Grandpa! |
| I love my Grandma! | Ich liebe meine Oma! |
| Ich liebe meine Oma! | I love my Grandma! |
| I love my Grandpa! | Ich liebe meinen Opa! |
| Ich liebe meinen Opa! | I love my Grandpa! |
| Old! | Alt! |
| Alt! | Old! |
| A big hug! | Eine große Umarmung! |
| Eine große Umarmung! | A big hug! |
| Old! | Alt! |
| Alt! | Old! |
| A big hug! | Eine große Umarmung! |
| Eine große Umarmung! | A big hug! |
| Grandma and Grandpa! | Oma und Opa! |
| Oma und Opa! | Grandma and Grandpa! |
| I love my Grandma! | Ich liebe meine Oma! |
| Ich liebe meine Oma! | I love my Grandma! |
| I love my Grandpa! | Ich liebe meinen Opa! |
| Ich liebe meinen Opa! | I love my Grandpa! |
| Give a hug! | Gib eine Umarmung! |
| Gib eine Umarmung! | Give a hug! |
| Sweet Oma! | |
| Süße Oma! | Sweet Grandma! |
| Dear Opa! | |
| Lieber Opa! | Dear Grandpa! |
| Grandma! | Oma... |
| Oma... | Grandma! |
| Grandpa! | Opa... |
| Opa... | Grandpa! |
| Goodnight, Oma and Opa. | |
| Gute Nacht, Oma und Opa. | Good night, Grandma and Grandpa. |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Oma | grandma |
| Opa | grandpa |
| alt | old |
| Umarmung | hug |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “Oma” the word of the day
This song repeats “Oma” (grandma) on 11 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and German. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the German answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 1:56, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Point to each family member, or their photo, as the song names them.
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