“En el Mercado” — At the Market Song in Spanish for Kids

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“En el Mercado” lyrics with English translation

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

Key Spanish words in this song

The 12 words and phrases this song is built around.

How to use this song with your child

1. 1

   Make “por favor” the word of the day

   This song repeats “por favor” (please) on 9 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

2. 2

   Split the parts

   Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Spanish ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.

3. 3

   Make it a routine

   At 2:13, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Set up a market stall with toy fruit and play shopkeeper.

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“At the Market” in other languages

The same song, written for each language we teach.

• 🇫🇷French:Au Marché
• 🇩🇪German:Auf dem Markt
• 🇮🇹Italian:Al Mercato
• 🇵🇹Portuguese:No Mercado
• 🇳🇱Dutch:Op de Markt