“Heute ist Montag” — Today is Monday Song in German for Kids
In “Heute ist Montag” (Today is Monday), kids sing key German words like heute, morgen, gestern and Tag, 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, 2:22 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇩🇪 German
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Tage und Monate
- ⏱ 2:22
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“Heute ist Montag” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. German is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, little learner? | Bereit, kleiner Schlaukopf? |
| Ja! Los geht’s! | Yes! Let’s go! |
| Today! | Heute! |
| Heute! | Today! |
| Today is Monday! | Heute ist Montag! |
| Heute ist Montag! | Today is Monday! |
| What day is today? | Welcher Tag ist heute? |
| Welcher Tag ist heute? | What day is today? |
| Monday! | Montag! |
| Montag! | Monday! |
| Heute, today—say it again! | |
| Today! | Heute! |
| Heute! | Today! |
| Tomorrow! | Morgen! |
| Morgen! | Tomorrow! |
| Yesterday! | Gestern! |
| Gestern! | Yesterday! |
| Day! | Tag! |
| Tag! | Day! |
| Heute, morgen, gestern, Tag! | Today, tomorrow, yesterday, day! |
| Say it, sing it, give a happy clap! | Sag es, sing es, klatsch fröhlich mit! |
| Good morning! | Guten Morgen! |
| Guten Morgen! | Good morning! |
| See you tomorrow! | Bis morgen! |
| Bis morgen! | See you tomorrow! |
| Yesterday was Sunday. | Gestern war Sonntag. |
| Gestern war Sonntag. | Yesterday was Sunday. |
| Today is Monday. | Heute ist Montag. |
| Heute ist Montag. | Today is Monday. |
| What day is today? | Welcher Tag ist heute? |
| Welcher Tag ist heute? | What day is today? |
| Montag! Monday! | |
| Today! | Heute! |
| Heute! | Today! |
| Tomorrow! | Morgen! |
| Morgen! | Tomorrow! |
| Yesterday! | Gestern! |
| Gestern! | Yesterday! |
| Day! | Tag! |
| Tag! | Day! |
| Heute, morgen, gestern, Tag! | Today, tomorrow, yesterday, day! |
| Say it, sing it, give a happy clap! | Sag es, sing es, klatsch fröhlich mit! |
| Heute—today! | |
| Morgen—tomorrow! | |
| Gestern—yesterday! | |
| Tag—day! | |
| Yesterday was Sunday, today is Monday, | Gestern war Sonntag, heute ist Montag, |
| Tomorrow comes next—say the words our way! | Morgen kommt als Nächstes – sag die Wörter auf unsere Art! |
| Today! | Heute! |
| Heute! | Today! |
| Tomorrow! | Morgen! |
| Morgen! | Tomorrow! |
| Yesterday! | Gestern! |
| Gestern! | Yesterday! |
| Day! | Tag! |
| Tag! | Day! |
| Heute, morgen, gestern, Tag! | Today, tomorrow, yesterday, day! |
| Heute ist Montag—sing it right back! | |
| What day is today? | Welcher Tag ist heute? |
| Heute ist Montag! | Today is Monday! |
| Monday, Montag—great job, hooray! | |
Key German words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| German | English |
|---|---|
| heute | today |
| morgen | tomorrow |
| gestern | yesterday |
| Tag | day |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “heute” the word of the day
This song repeats “heute” (today) on 14 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 2:22, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Follow along on a real calendar, pointing to each day or month as it's sung.
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