“Ich mag das!” — I Like It Song in German for Kids
In “Ich mag das!” (I Like It!), kids sing key German words like ich mag, ich mag keine Spinnen, magst du…? and ich liebe, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 26: I Like, I Want, I Can, 2:21 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A1
- Unit 26 · Ich mag, ich will, ich kann
- ⏱ 2:21
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“Ich mag das!” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I like ice cream! | Ich mag das Eis! |
| Ich mag das Eis! | I like ice cream! |
| Do you like dogs? | Magst du Hunde? |
| Magst du Hunde? Ja, ich mag sie! | Do you like dogs? Yes, I like them! |
| I like dancing! | Ich tanze gern! |
| Ich tanze gern! | I like dancing! |
| Do you like dancing? | Tanzt du gern? |
| Ja! Ich tanze gern! | Yes! I like dancing! |
| We can like the same things—or like different things! | Wir können dasselbe mögen — oder Verschiedenes! |
| I like! | Ich mag! |
| Ich mag! | I like! |
| I love! | Ich liebe! |
| Ich liebe! | I love! |
| Do you like it? | Magst du das? |
| Magst du das? | Do you like it? |
| Ja! Ja! / Nein! Nein! | Yes! Yes! / No! No! |
| I like ice cream! | Ich mag das Eis! |
| Ich mag das Eis! | I like ice cream! |
| Ich mag, ich mag—what do you like? | |
| I don't like spiders! | Ich mag keine Spinnen! |
| Ich mag keine Spinnen! | I don't like spiders! |
| Do you like the rain? | Magst du den Regen? |
| Magst du den Regen? | Do you like the rain? |
| No, I don't! | Nein, ich mag ihn nicht! |
| Nein, ich mag ihn nicht! | No, I don't! |
| I love broccoli! | Ich liebe Brokkoli! |
| Ich liebe Brokkoli! | I love broccoli! |
| My favorite color is blue! | Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Blau! |
| Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Blau! | My favorite color is blue! |
| Different likes are just fine with me! | Verschiedene Vorlieben finde ich ganz okay! |
| I like! | Ich mag! |
| Ich mag! | I like! |
| I love! | Ich liebe! |
| Ich liebe! | I love! |
| Do you like it? | Magst du das? |
| Magst du das? | Do you like it? |
| Ja! Ja! / Nein! Nein! | Yes! Yes! / No! No! |
| I like ice cream! | Ich mag das Eis! |
| Ich mag das Eis! | I like ice cream! |
| Ich mag, ich mag—what do you like? | |
| Dogs? | Hunde? |
| Hunde! | Dogs! |
| Rain? | Regen? |
| Regen! | Rain! |
| Spiders? | Spinnen? |
| Keine Spinnen! | No spiders! |
| Say it once, say it twice— | Sag es einmal, sag es zweimal — |
| I like! | Ich mag! |
| Ich mag! | I like! |
| You like you, and I like me; different is a happy thing! | Du magst dich und ich mag mich; anders sein ist etwas Schönes! |
| I like! | Ich mag! |
| Ich mag! | I like! |
| I love! | Ich liebe! |
| Ich liebe! | I love! |
| Do you like it? | Magst du das? |
| Magst du das? | Do you like it? |
| Ja! Ja! / Nein! Nein! | Yes! Yes! / No! No! |
| I like ice cream! | Ich mag das Eis! |
| Ich mag das Eis! | I like ice cream! |
| Ich mag, ich mag—what do you like? | |
| I like you, and you like me— | Ich mag dich und du magst mich — |
| Das ist schön! | That’s nice! |
| So schön! | So nice! |
| Was magst du? What do you like? | |
Key German words in this song
The 9 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| ich mag | I like |
| ich mag keine Spinnen | I don't like spiders |
| magst du…? | do you like…? |
| ich liebe | I love |
| das Eis | ice cream |
| ich tanze gern | I like dancing |
| ich mag Hunde | I like dogs |
| der Regen | rain |
| meine Lieblingsfarbe | my favorite color |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “ich mag”s
“ich mag” means “I like” and comes up on 14 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 2:21, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Show off a skill each time the song sings I can.
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