“Hallo, wie geht's?” — Hi, How Are You Song in German for Kids

In “Hallo, wie geht's?” (Hi, How Are You?), kids sing key German words like hallo, Wie geht's?, gut and Lass uns spielen!, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 1:24 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 1 · Hallo!
⏱ 1:24
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“Hallo, wie geht's?” 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!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Good!	Gut!
Gut!	Good!
Gut!	Good!
Good!	Gut!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Good!	Gut!
Gut!	Good!
Hallo! Hello! Gut! Good!
Let’s play!	Lass uns spielen!
Lass uns spielen!	Let’s play!
Let’s play!	Lass uns spielen!
Lass uns spielen!	Let’s play!
Come here!	Komm her!
Komm her!	Come here!
Komm her!	Come here!
Come here!	Komm her!
Thank you!	Danke!
Danke!	Thank you!
Danke!	Thank you!
Thank you!	Danke!
Please!	Bitte!
Bitte!	Please!
Bitte!	Please!
Please!	Bitte!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Good!	Gut!
Gut!	Good!
Hallo! Hello! Gut! Good!
Bye-bye!	Tschüss!
Tschüss!	Bye-bye!
Tschüss!	Bye-bye!
Bye-bye!	Tschüss!
See you soon!	Bis bald!
Bis bald!	See you soon!
Bis bald!	See you soon!
See you soon!	Bis bald!
Hello!	Hallo!
Hallo!	Hello!
How are you?	Wie geht’s?
Wie geht’s?	How are you?
Good!	Gut!
Gut!	Good!
Lass uns spielen! Let’s play!
Hallo! Hello! Gut! Good!
Tschüss!	Bye-bye!
Bye-bye!	Tschüss!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
hallo	hello
Wie geht's?	how are you?
gut	good
Lass uns spielen!	let's play!

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “hallo”
“hallo” (hello) is sung on 8 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
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
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:24 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Wave every time the greeting comes round in the song; then wave without the music and see if your child says the word.