German words for kids · Shapes, toys & things that go
Shapes in German for kids
Shapes are a preschool staple, and they're all around: plates are circles, windows are squares, slices of toast can be triangles.
Shapes in German
die Formen
Sounds like ≈ dee FOR-men
Good to know: Dreieck is literally "three-corner", a nice example of how German builds words from parts.
The words
| English | German | Sounds like ≈ |
|---|---|---|
| circle | der Kreis | KRICE |
| square | das Quadrat | kvah-DRAHT |
| triangle | das Dreieck | DRY-ek |
| star | der Stern | SHTERN |
| heart | das Herz | HAIRTS |
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our German songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Finde ein Herz!
Find a heart!
from Die Formen (Shapes)
2 songs that teach it
These words are key words in these songs. Every line is shown in German with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Ich hab dich lieb, Ich bewege meinen Körper, Der Mond und die Sterne, Ein neues Jahr, Im Weltraum, Ä, Ö, Ü und ß, Zähneputzen, Beim Kinderarzt and 3 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Go on a shape hunt around the house and name each shape you find.
- 2Cut sandwiches into circles, squares and triangles and name them before eating.
- 3Draw shapes in the air with a finger and guess each other's shape.
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Germanhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using German songs with your family.