“Die Monate des Jahres” — Months of the Year Song in German for Kids
In “Die Monate des Jahres” (Months of the Year), kids sing key German words like Januar, Monat, Jahr and Dezember, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 2:07 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Tage und Monate
- ⏱ 2:07
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“Die Monate des Jahres” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Yeah! Let's learn the months of the year! | Juhu! Wir lernen die Monate des Jahres! |
| The months of the year in German! | Die Monate des Jahres auf Deutsch! |
| Bist du bereit? Are you ready? | |
| Let's play the translation game! | Wir spielen das Übersetzungsspiel! |
| One, two, three, go! | Eins, zwei, drei, los! |
| The year is here, das ganze Jahr! | |
| So many months, es ist wunderbar! | |
| We sing the months, are you ready to hear? | Wir singen die Monate, bist du bereit zum Zuhören? |
| Learning is fun, month by month, year by year! | Lernen macht Spaß, Monat für Monat, Jahr für Jahr! |
| The year! | Das Jahr! |
| Das Jahr! | The year! |
| The month! | Der Monat! |
| Der Monat! | The month! |
| Twelve months! | Zwölf Monate! |
| Zwölf Monate! | Twelve months! |
| January! | Januar! |
| Januar! | January! |
| January is cold! | Der Januar ist kalt! |
| Der Januar ist kalt! | January is cold! |
| Very good! Sehr gut! Now let's flip it! | |
| Februar! | February! |
| February! | Februar! |
| März! | March! |
| March! | März! |
| April! | |
| April! | |
| Der April macht, was er will! | April does what it wants! |
| April does what it wants! | Der April macht, was er will! |
| Mai! | May! |
| May! | Mai! |
| Juni und Juli! | June and July! |
| June and July! | Juni und Juli! |
| Wunderbar! You are doing so well! | |
| The year is here, das ganze Jahr! | |
| So many months, es ist wunderbar! | |
| We sing the months, are you ready to hear? | Wir singen die Monate, bist du bereit zum Zuhören? |
| Learning is fun, month by month, year by year! | Lernen macht Spaß, Monat für Monat, Jahr für Jahr! |
| August! | |
| August! | |
| September! | |
| September! | |
| October! | Oktober! |
| Oktober! | October! |
| November! | |
| November! | |
| December! | Dezember! |
| Dezember! | December! |
| December is cozy! | Der Dezember ist gemütlich! |
| Der Dezember ist gemütlich! | December is cozy! |
| The year is done! | Das Jahr ist vorbei! |
| Das Jahr ist vorbei! | The year is done! |
| Monat by month! | |
| Monat für Monat! | Month by month! |
| Year by year! | Jahr für Jahr! |
| Jahr für Jahr! | Year by year! |
| Auf Wiedersehen! Bye-bye! | |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Januar | January |
| Monat | month |
| Jahr | year |
| Dezember | December |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “Jahr”
“Jahr” (year) is sung on 3 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
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 2:07, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Find your child's birthday month in the song and give it an extra-loud cheer.
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