“Die Küche” — Kitchen Song in German for Kids

In “Die Küche” (The Kitchen), kids sing key German words like Küche, Tisch, Stuhl and Teller, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 10: At Home, 1:57 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: A1
Unit 10 · Mein Zuhause
⏱ 1:57
🔒 Premium

🔒 “Die Küche” is a Premium song

The lyrics and translation are free to read below. To play the song, start a 7-day free trial: it unlocks all 134 songs in every language. Cancel anytime.

Start 7-day free trial or play the free songs first

“Die Küche” 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, set—what’s in the kitchen?	Los geht’s! Was ist in der Küche?
Los geht’s! Was ist in der Küche?	Ready, set—what’s in the kitchen?
Kitchen! — Küche!
Come into the kitchen! — Komm in die Küche!
Table! — Tisch!
Set the table! — Deck den Tisch!
Chair! — Stuhl!
Pull up a chair! — Hol den Stuhl her!
Plate! — Teller!
Here’s your plate! — Hier ist dein Teller!
Küche, Küche—kitchen, kitchen!
Tisch, Tisch—table, table!
Stuhl, Stuhl—chair, chair!
Teller, Teller—plate, plate!
Say it once, say it twice,	Sag es einmal, sag es zweimal,
Learning words is fun and nice!	Wörter lernen macht Spaß und ist schön!
Spoon! — Löffel!
Pass me a spoon! — Gib mir einen Löffel!
Fork! — Gabel!
Here’s a fork! — Hier ist eine Gabel!
Cup! — Tasse!
My cup is blue! — Meine Tasse ist blau!
Water! — Wasser!
I’d like some water! — Ich möchte Wasser!
Where is the bread? — Das Brot ist hier!
Where is the milk? — Die Milch ist hier!
Wash your hands! — Wasch dir die Hände!
Dinner is ready! — Das Essen ist fertig!
Küche, Küche—kitchen, kitchen!
Tisch, Tisch—table, table!
Stuhl, Stuhl—chair, chair!
Teller, Teller—plate, plate!
Say it once, say it twice,	Sag es einmal, sag es zweimal,
Learning words is fun and nice!	Wörter lernen macht Spaß und ist schön!
I have a plate. — Ich habe einen Teller.
You have a cup. — Du hast eine Tasse.
We sit together. — Wir sitzen zusammen.
Guten Appetit! — Enjoy your meal!
Kitchen! — Küche!
Table! — Tisch!
Chair! — Stuhl!
Plate! — Teller!
Küche, Tisch, Stuhl, Teller—say them all together!
Kitchen, table, chair, plate—now you know them better!	Küche, Tisch, Stuhl, Teller – jetzt kennst du sie besser!
Auf Wiedersehen, kitchen! — Goodbye, Küche!
See you soon! — Bis bald!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Küche	kitchen
Tisch	table
Stuhl	chair
Teller	plate

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “Küche” the word of the day
This song repeats “Küche” (kitchen) on 7 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
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 1:57, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Go on a house tour and point to each room or object as the song names it.