“Was sagt das Tier?” — What Does the Animal Say Song in German for Kids

In “Was sagt das Tier?” (What Does the Animal Say?), kids sing key German words like Was sagt es?, Frosch, quak quak and Geräusch, going back and forth between English and German, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:46 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇩🇪 German
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Die Tiere
⏱ 1:46
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“Was sagt das Tier?” 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
What does it say?	Was sagt es?
Was sagt es?	What does it say?
Was sagt es?	What does it say?
What does it say?	Was sagt es?
What does the frog say?	Was sagt der Frosch?
Was sagt der Frosch?	What does the frog say?
Quack, quack!	Quak, quak!
Quak, quak!	Quack, quack!
What’s that sound?	Was ist das für ein Geräusch?
Was ist das für ein Geräusch?	What’s that sound?
Quak, quak! Quak, quak!	Quack, quack! Quack, quack!
Frog!	Frosch!
Frosch!	Frog!
Cat!	Katze!
Katze!	Cat!
Meow, meow!	Miau, miau!
Miau, miau!	Meow, meow!
What does the cat say?	Was sagt die Katze?
Was sagt die Katze?	What does the cat say?
Katze!	Cat!
Cat!	Katze!
Dog!	Hund!
Hund!	Dog!
Woof, woof!	Wau, wau!
Wau, wau!	Woof, woof!
What does the dog say?	Was sagt der Hund?
Was sagt der Hund?	What does the dog say?
Hund!	Dog!
Dog!	Hund!
What does the frog say?	Was sagt der Frosch?
Was sagt der Frosch?	What does the frog say?
Quack, quack!	Quak, quak!
Quak, quak!	Quack, quack!
What’s that sound?	Was ist das für ein Geräusch?
Was ist das für ein Geräusch?	What’s that sound?
Quak, quak! Quak, quak!	Quack, quack! Quack, quack!
Frog!	Frosch!
Frosch!	Frog!
Cow!	Kuh!
Kuh!	Cow!
Moo, moo!	Muh, muh!
Muh, muh!	Moo, moo!
What does the cow say?	Was sagt die Kuh?
Was sagt die Kuh?	What does the cow say?
Kuh!	Cow!
Cow!	Kuh!
Duck!	Ente!
Ente!	Duck!
Quack, quack!	Quak, quak!
Quak, quak!	Quack, quack!
What does the duck say?	Was sagt die Ente?
Was sagt die Ente?	What does the duck say?
Ente!	Duck!
Duck!	Ente!
Listen!	Hör mal!
Hör mal!	Listen!
The sound!	Das Geräusch!
Das Geräusch!	The sound!
What does it say?	Was sagt es?
Was sagt es?	What does it say?
Was sagt es? What does it say?
Frosch! Katze! Hund! Kuh! Ente!	Frog! Cat! Dog! Cow! Duck!
What does the frog say?	Was sagt der Frosch?
Was sagt der Frosch?	What does the frog say?
Quack, quack!	Quak, quak!
Quak, quak!	Quack, quack!
What’s that sound?	Was ist das für ein Geräusch?
Was ist das für ein Geräusch?	What’s that sound?
Quak, quak! Quak, quak!	Quack, quack! Quack, quack!
Frog!	Frosch!
Frosch!	Frog!
Was sagt es? What does it say?
Quak, quak! Hooray!
What does it say?	Was sagt es?
Was sagt es?	What does it say?
Frosch! Quak, quak!	Frog! Quack, quack!

Key German words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

German	English
Was sagt es?	what does it say?
Frosch	frog
quak quak	quack
Geräusch	sound

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “quak quak”
“quak quak” (quack) is sung on 9 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
Make it a routine
At 1:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. After the song, say an animal sound and let your child answer with the German name.