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“El Abecedario” — Alphabet Song Song in Spanish for Kids

In “El Abecedario” (The Alphabet Song), kids sing key Spanish words like el abecedario, la letra, hache and jota, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 21: ABC & First Sounds, 2:20 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unit 21 · Letras y Sonidos
  • ⏱ 2:20
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“El Abecedario” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
SungMeaning
Hello, hola!
Ready? ¡Listos!
Call it out, answer back—let's learn the alphabet!Tú lo dices, yo respondo: ¡aprendamos el abecedario!
A — a, say it with me!A — a, ¡dilo conmigo!
A — a, ¡muy bien!A — a, very good!
B — be, your turn now!B — be, ¡ahora te toca!
B — be, ¡otra vez!B — be, one more time!
C — ce, clap along!C — ce, ¡aplaude!
C — ce, ¡canta conmigo!C — ce, sing with me!
D — de, nice and clear!D — de, ¡bien clarito!
D — de, ¡sí, sí!D — de, yes, yes!
E — e, listen close!E — e, ¡escucha bien!
E — e, ¡qué fácil!E — e, so easy!
F — efe, sing it bright!F — efe, ¡cántalo alegre!
F — efe, ¡muy bien!F — efe, very good!
G — ge, that sound is new!G — ge, ¡ese sonido es nuevo!
G — ge, ¡repítelo!G — ge, say it again!
H — hache, say it slow!H — hache, ¡dilo despacio!
H — hache, ¡otra vez!H — hache, one more time!
A, be, ce, de—come and sing with me!A, be, ce, de—¡ven a cantar conmigo!
A, be, ce, de—¡canta conmigo!A, be, ce, de—sing with me!
E, efe, ge, hache—letters for you and me!E, efe, ge, hache—¡letras para ti y para mí!
E, efe, ge, hache—¡otra vez!E, efe, ge, hache—one more time!
El abecedario, the alphabet song!
La letra, the letter—sing along!
Call and answer, all day long:Pregunta y respuesta, todo el día:
English first, Spanish strong!¡Primero inglés, y luego español!
I — i, your turn now!I — i, ¡ahora te toca!
I — i, ¡muy bien!I — i, very good!
J — jota, bounce with me!J — jota, ¡salta conmigo!
J — jota, ¡otra vez!J — jota, one more time!
K — ka, keep the beat!K — ka, ¡sigue el ritmo!
K — ka, ¡sí, sí!K — ka, yes, yes!
L — ele, nice and clear!L — ele, ¡bien clarito!
L — ele, ¡canta conmigo!L — ele, sing with me!
M — eme, here we go!M — eme, ¡allá vamos!
M — eme, ¡muy bien!M — eme, very good!
N — ene, say it proud!N — ene, ¡dilo con orgullo!
N — ene, ¡otra vez!N — ene, one more time!
Ñ — eñe, special sound!Ñ — eñe, ¡un sonido especial!
Ñ — eñe, ¡qué genial!Ñ — eñe, how cool!
O — o, round and bright!O — o, ¡redonda y alegre!
O — o, ¡sí, sí!O — o, yes, yes!
P — pe, one more time!P — pe, ¡una vez más!
P — pe, ¡otra vez!P — pe, again!
Q — cu, listen close!Q — cu, ¡escucha bien!
Q — cu, ¡muy bien!Q — cu, very good!
R — erre, roll it out!R — erre, ¡hazla vibrar!
R — erre, ¡otra vez!R — erre, one more time!
S — ese, now we know!S — ese, ¡ya lo sabemos!
S — ese, ¡canta conmigo!S — ese, sing with me!
T — te, tap your knees!T — te, ¡tócate las rodillas!
T — te, ¡sí, sí!T — te, yes, yes!
U — u, almost through!U — u, ¡ya casi terminamos!
U — u, ¡muy bien!U — u, very good!
V — ve, wave hello!V — ve, ¡saluda con la mano!
V — ve, ¡otra vez!V — ve, one more time!
W — doble u, say it!W — doble u, ¡dilo!
W — doble u, ¡qué bien!W — doble u, great!
X — equis, there it is!X — equis, ¡ahí está!
X — equis, ¡sí, sí!X — equis, yes, yes!
Y — ye, finish strong!Y — ye, ¡terminamos con fuerza!
Y — ye, ¡canta conmigo!Y — ye, sing with me!
Z — zeta, last one now!Z — zeta, ¡la última!
Z — zeta, ¡otra vez!Z — zeta, one more time!
A, be, ce, de—come and sing with me!A, be, ce, de—¡ven a cantar conmigo!
A, be, ce, de—¡canta conmigo!A, be, ce, de—sing with me!
E, efe, ge, hache—letters for you and me!E, efe, ge, hache—¡letras para ti y para mí!
E, efe, ge, hache—¡otra vez!E, efe, ge, hache—one more time!
El abecedario, the alphabet song!
La letra, the letter—sing along!
Call and answer, all day long:Pregunta y respuesta, todo el día:
English first, Spanish strong!¡Primero inglés, y luego español!
What is alphabet?¿Cómo se dice “alphabet”?
¡El abecedario!The alphabet!
What is letter?¿Cómo se dice “letter”?
¡La letra!The letter!
H is hache, J is jota,La H es hache, la J es jota,
Ñ is eñe—say it closer!La Ñ es eñe—¡dilo más cerca!
Q is cu, R is erre,La Q es cu, la R es erre,
Z is zeta—now we know!La Z es zeta—¡ya lo sabemos!
A, be, ce, de—come and sing with me!A, be, ce, de—¡ven a cantar conmigo!
A, be, ce, de—¡canta conmigo!A, be, ce, de—sing with me!
E, efe, ge, hache—letters for you and me!E, efe, ge, hache—¡letras para ti y para mí!
E, efe, ge, hache—¡otra vez!E, efe, ge, hache—one more time!
El abecedario, the alphabet song!
La letra, the letter—sing along!
Call and answer, all day long:Pregunta y respuesta, todo el día:
English first, Spanish strong!¡Primero inglés, y luego español!
A, be, ce, de—¡otra vez!A, be, ce, de—one more time!
El abecedario—¡muy bien!The alphabet—very good!
Canta conmigo!Sing with me!
¡Adiós!Goodbye!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
el abecedarioalphabet
la letraletter
hacheH
jotaJ
eñeÑ
cuQ
erreR
zetaZ
canta conmigosing with me
otra vezone more time

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “otra vez”

    “otra vez” (one more time) is sung on 12 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. 2

    Pause between the call and the answer

    The song moves back and forth between English and Spanish. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Spanish answer before the song sings it.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:20, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Find the first letter of your child's name in the song and cheer when it comes round.

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