“Hallo, mein Freund” — Hi, Friend Song in German for Kids

In “Hallo, mein Freund” (Hi, Friend), kids sing key German words like hallo, Freund, Wie geht's? and Name, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 1:46 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 1 · Hallo!
⏱ 1:46
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“Hallo, mein Freund” 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
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
Friend!	Freund!
Freund!	Friend!
Hallo, Freund!	Hello, friend!
Hello, friend!	Hallo, Freund!
Name?
Name!
Dein Name?	Your name?
Your name?	Dein Name?
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Gut!	Good!
Good!	Gut!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
Friend!	Freund!
Freund!	Friend!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Gut, gut! Good, good!
Hello, friend!	Hallo, Freund!
Hallo, Freund!	Hello, friend!
Hallo, hallo, schön, dass du da bist!	Hello, hello, so nice that you’re here!
Good morning!	Guten Morgen!
Guten Morgen!	Good morning!
Good day!	Guten Tag!
Guten Tag!	Good day!
What’s your name?	Wie heißt du?
Wie heißt du?	What’s your name?
Ich heiße Mia.	My name is Mia.
My name is Ben.	Ich heiße Ben.
And you?	Und du?
Und du?	And you?
I’m good!	Mir geht’s gut!
Mir geht’s gut!	I’m good!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
Friend!	Freund!
Freund!	Friend!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Gut, gut! Good, good!
Hello, friend!	Hallo, Freund!
Hallo, Freund!	Hello, friend!
Hallo, hallo, schön, dass du da bist!	Hello, hello, so nice that you’re here!
Hallo!	Hello!
Hello!	Hallo!
Freund!	Friend!
Friend!	Freund!
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Gut! Gut! I’m good, too!
Say it again!	Sag es noch mal!
Noch einmal!	One more time!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
Friend!	Freund!
Freund!	Friend!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Gut, gut! Good, good!
Hello, friend!	Hallo, Freund!
Hallo, Freund!	Hello, friend!
Hallo, hallo, schön, dass du da bist!	Hello, hello, so nice that you’re here!
Hallo, Freund! Hello, friend!

Key German words in this song

The 5 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
hallo	hello
Freund	friend
Wie geht's?	how are you?
Name	name
gut	good

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “hallo” the word of the day
This song repeats “hallo” (hello) on 13 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 1:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Wave every time the greeting comes round in the song; then wave without the music and see if your child says the word.